Phases And Stages (Theme) / Pick Up The Tempo chords by Willie Nelson

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Verse 1
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 (D minor) Phases  (D major) and  (G major) stages,
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 (D minor) circles and  (G major) cycles,
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and  (F major) scenes  (G major) that we've  (C major) all  (F major) seen be (E major) fore.
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Let me  (A major) tell you some more.  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
People are sayin'
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that  (G major) time will take care of people  (D major) like me
And that I'm livin' too fast
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and they  (E major) say I can't last for much longer  (A major) 
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But  (D major) little they see
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that  (G major) their thoughts of me
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is my savior  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
And little do they know
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that the beat  (A major) ought to go
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just a little faster  (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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So  (D major) pick up the tempo just a  (G major) little
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and  (A major) take it on home  (D major) 
The singer ain't singin'
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and the  (E major) drummer's been
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draggin' too long  (A major)  (D minor) 
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 (A major) Time  (D major) will take care of itself,
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 (G major) so just  (A major) leave time alone  (D major) 
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And pick up the tempo just a  (A major) little
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And take it on home  (G major)  (D major) 
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Well I'm  (E major) wild and I'm mean
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I'm  (A major) creating a scene and
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I'm going crazy  (E major) 
Well I'm good and I'm bad
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And I'm happy  (F sharp major) and I'm
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sad and I'm lazy  (B major) 
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I'm quiet  (E major) and I'm loud
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and I'm a  (A major) gatherin' a
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crowd and I like gravy  (E major) 
About half off the wall
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but I  (B major) learned it all in the Navy  (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (B major) 
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So  (E major) pick up the tempo just  (A major) a little
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and  (B major) take it all  (E major) on
The singer ain't singing,
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and the drummer's  (F sharp major) been
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draggin' too long  (B major) 
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And  (E major) time'll take care of itself,
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 (A major) so just leave  (B major) time alone  (E major) 
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And pick up the tempo just a  (B major) little,
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and take it all  (A major) home.  (E major) song  (D minor) 
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Phases and  (G major) stages  (D minor) 
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Circles  (G major) and cycles
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Scenes that we've all seen before  (E major) 
Let me tell you some more