7 Chords used in the song: Am, B, E, F, G, C, Dm
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Intro: [Am][B][E][F-G]
1st verse:
Am B
I think I'm drowning, asphyxiated
E F - G -
I wanna break this spell that you've created
Am B
You're something beautiful, a contradiction
E F - G -
I wanna play the game, I want the friction
Am B E F - G -
You will be the death of me
Am B E F - G -
You will be the death of me
Pre-chorus:
F |
Bury it |
G Am | PALM
I won't let you bury it |
G F | MUTE
I won't let you smother it |
G Am |
I won't let you murder it |
Chorus:
G F
Our time is running out,
G Am
Our time is running out
C F
You can't push it underground
G Am F - G -
You can't stop it screaming out
[Am][B][E][F-G]
2nd verse:
Am B
I wanted freedom, bound and restricted
E F - G -
I tried to give you up but I'm addicted
Am B
Now that you know I'm trapped, sense of elation
E F - G -
You'd never dream of breaking this fixation
Am B E F - G -
You will squeeze the life out of me
Pre-chorus:
F |
Bury it |
G Am | PALM
I won't let you bury it |
G F | MUTE
I won't let you smother it |
G Am |
I won't let you murder it |
Chorus:
G F
Our time is running out,
G Am
Our time is running out
C F
You can't push it underground
G Am
You can't stop it screaming out
C (Dm)
How did it come to this?
Bridge:
Dm Am
Ooo Oooo Oooya ya ya ya ya
Dm Am
Ooo Oooo Oooya ya ya ya ya
Dm Am E E
Ooo Oooo Oooya ya ya, ya ya yaaaa____
[Am][B][E][F-G]
Am B E F - G -
Yeah you will suck the life out of me
Pre-chorus:
F |
Bury it |
G Am | PALM
I won't let you bury it |
G F | MUTE
I won't let you smother it |
G Am |
I won't let you murder it |
Chorus:
G F
Our time is running out,
G Am
Our time is running out
C F
You can't push it underground
G Am
You can't stop it screaming out
C (Dm)
How did it come to this?
Outro:
Dm Am
Ooo Oooo Oooya ya ya ya ya
Dm Am
Ooo Oooo Oooya ya ya ya ya
Dm Am E E
Ooo Oooo Oooya ya ya, ya ya yaaaa____
[Am][B][E]
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Very nice! Only thing is that first G in the chorus - I think it should just be the previous Am carrying over.
10 Nov 2017
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About this song: Time Is Running Out
"Time Is Running Out" is a song by English alternative rock band Muse, and is the third track on their third album, Absolution. It was released as the lead single from the album on September 8, 2003, in the United Kingdom and other countries. The single proved to be the band's breakthrough hit on alternative rock radio in the United States - hitting number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was also the band's first Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number eight, besting the number eleven peak of "Plug In Baby". Read more on Last.fm.