Playing For Time chords by Buzzcocks

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Verse 1
D 
 (D major) [echo]
Playing for time,
C 
D 
 (C major) I  can see your false face in my mind  (D major) 
C 
D 
 (C major) I  can hear your false claims, out of  (D major) line
B 
C 
D 
But now  (B major) everyone, they pass  (C major) you by  (D major) 

Verse 2
D 
 (D major) Playing for time,
C 
D 
 (C major) I  can see you're out of place and time  (D major) 
C 
Stand (C major) ing in an empty space
D 
that's  (D major) mine
[echo off]
B 
But now  (B major) everyone,
C 
D 
they know the reas (C major) on why  (D major) 

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Verse 3

Playing for time,

I can see your false face in my mind

I can hear your false claims out of line

But now everyone, they pass you by

Verse 4
D 
 (D major) Playing for time,
C 
D 
 (C major) how could you think I could be so blind  (D major) 
C 
I turned  (C major) the screw that
D 
works inside your mind  (D major) 
B 
But now  (B major) everyone,
C 
they pass you  (C major) by
D 
C 
Bb 
A 
 (D major)  (C major)  (B flat major)  (A major) 

Verse 5
D 
C 
Bb 
A 
 (D major) I  can  (C major) hear and see  (B flat major) your pulse  (A major) race
D 
C 
Bb 
A 
 (D major) I  can  (C major) hear and see  (B flat major) your pulse  (A major) race
D 
C 
Bb 
A 
 (D major) I  can  (C major) hear and see  (B flat major) your pulse  (A major) race
D 
 (D major) Playing for time,
C 
Am 
C 
D 
 (C major) I  can see you're out  (A minor) of place  (C major) and time  (D major) 
C 
Am 
C 
D 
Standing  (C major) in an empty  (A minor) space  (C major) that's  (D major) mine
B 
Well now  (B major) everyone,
C 
they know the reas (C major) on why
D 
C 
Bb 
A 
 (D major)  (C major)  (B flat major)  (A major) 

Verse 6
D 
C 
Bb 
A 
 (D major) I  can  (C major) hear and see  (B flat major) your pulse  (A major) race
D 
C 
Bb 
A 
 (D major) I  can  (C major) hear and see  (B flat major) your pulse  (A major) race
D 
C 
Bb 
A 
 (D major) I  can  (C major) hear and see  (B flat major) your pulse  (A major) race
D 
 (D major) Playing for time,
C 
Am 
C 
D 
 (C major) I  can see you false  (A minor) face  (C major) in my  (D major) mind
C 
Am 
C 
D 
 (C major) I  can hear your false  (A minor) claims  (C major) out of  (D major) line
B 
C 
D 
Well now  (B major) everyone, they pass you  (C major) by  (D major) 

Verse 7
D 
 (D major) Playing for time (playing for time)
Playing for time (playing for time)
D 
Playing for time (playing for  (D major) time)
Playing for time (playing for time)
Playing for time (playing for time)
Playing for time (playing for time)