Ticking Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C](So[C] li[C]ke that?)
[C][F][Am][G]
[C][F][Am][G]

[Verse 1]
I'm [C]cutting ties with things that bind
[F]my heart to this world
I [Am]love you and I'm willing
but I [G]cannot keep you, girl
[C]Philly by the morning and Ohio[F] by the night
[Am]Thing about a long rope
is you [G]can't hold on too tight
[C][F][Am][G]

[Verse 2]
On [C]wooden floors and coffee cups
[F]Stepped on and all used up
But I [Am]reckon that's what mornings are [G]for
And [C]everyone thinks they know me now
In [F]these close minded leave me towns
But [Am]I'm too young to even know mys[G]elf

[Chorus 1]
There's [C]wheels [G]running down the [Am]interstate
Oh, [F]Lord, I'll wait an[C]other day,
'cause [G]I ain't close to y[Am]ou[F]
There's [C]time [G]ticking on the [Am]interstate
And [F]Lord, I hate
[C]that I [G]ain't [Am]close to [F]you

[Interlude 1]
[C][Dm][Am][G]

[Verse 3]
And [C]all my friends have moved away
[F]Some got jobs and some got saved
They [Am]talk to me like I'm still that [G]kid
The [C]fighting, fiendin' Okie son
The [F]restless, reckless, hopeful one
Who [Am]once was proud of everything he [G]did
Do [C]you remember twenty-five
[F]Long legs and loving time?
[Am]Seems like ten lifetimes a[G]go
I'm [C]cutting ties with things
that bind [F]my heart to this world
I [Am]love you and I'm willing,
but I [G]really have to go

[Chorus 2]
There's [C]wheels [G]running down the [Am]interstate
Oh, [F]Lord, I'll wait an[C]other day,
'cause [G]I ain't close to y[Am]ou[F]
There's [C]time [G]ticking on the [Am]interstate
I'm [F]fighting fate
And [C]Lord, I hate
that [G]I ain't close to y[Am]ou[F]

[Interlude 2]
[C][Dm][Am][G]

[Outro 1]
I'm [C]cutting ties with things that bind
[F]my heart to this world
I [Am]love you and I'm willing
but I [G]cannot keep you, girl
[C]Philly by the morning and Ohio[F] by the night
[Am]Thing about a long rope
is you [G]can't hold on too tight