Pick Up The Tempo chords by Waylon Jennings

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Verse 1
D 
 (D major) Some people are saying
G 
A 
D 
that  (G major) time will take care of  (A major) people like  (D major) me
That I'm living too fast
E 
and they  (E major) say that I can't
A 
last much  (A major) longer
D 
G 
Little  (D major) they see that their  (G major) thoughts of me
D 
 (D major) is my saviour
A 
Little they know that the  (A major) beat
D 
ought to go a little  (D major) faster
G 
So pick up the tempo just  (G major) a little
A 
D 
and  (A major) take it on  (D major) home
The singer ain't singin'
E 
and the  (E major) drummer's been
A 
a -draggin'  (A major) too long
D 
 (D major) Time will take care of itself,
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A 
D 
 (G major) so just leave  (A major) time  (D major) alone
G 
Pick up the tempo just  (G major) a little
A 
D 
and  (A major) take it on  (D major) home
E 
Well, I'm  (E major) wild and I'm mean
A 
E 
I'm  (A major) creating a scene, I've gone  (E major) crazy
I'm good and I'm bad
B 
F# 
B 
And  (B major) I'm  (F sharp major) happy and sad and I'm  (B major) lazy
E 
I'm  (E major) quiet and I'm loud
A 
E 
I'm  (A major) gathering a crowd and I like gravy  (E major) 
About half off the wall,
B 
E 
I  (B major) learned it all in the  (E major) Navy
A 
So pick up the tempo just  (A major) a  little,
B 
E 
and  (B major) take it on  (E major) home
The singer ain't singin'
F# 
and the  (F sharp major) drummer's been a
B 
-draggin' too  (B major) long
E 
A 
Time  (E major) will take care of it (A major) self
B 
E 
so just  (B major) leave time alone  (E major) 
A 
Pick up the tempo just  (A major) a little
B 
A 
E 
and  (B major) take it on  (A major) home  (E major) 
A 
Yeah, pick up the tempo just  (A major) a little
B 
A 
E 
and  (B major) take it on  (A major) home  (E major) 
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