Ticking

Intro:  E  A  E 
        E  B 
        E  A  C#m  B 
        E  A  C#m  B 


   E 
I'm cutting ties with things that bind 
  A 
My heart to this world 
 C#m                            B 
I love you and I'm willing but I cannot 

Keep you girl 
E                          A 
Philly by the morning and Ohio by the 

Night 
   C#m                            B 
The thing about a long rope is you can't 

Hold on too tight 

( E  A  C#m  B ) 


E                             A 
Wooden floors and coffee cups stepped on 

And all used up 
      C#m                            B 
But I reckon that's what morning are for 
   E 
And everyone thinks they know me now in 
     A 
These close minded leave me towns 
    C#m                          B 
But I'm too young to even know myself 


       E      B 
There's wheels running down the 
C#m 
Interstate 
A               E               B 
Lord, I'll wait another day cuz I ain't 
        C#m  A 
Close to you 
        E    B              C#m 
There's time ticking on the interstate 
   A            E           B 
And Lord, I hate that I ain't close to 
C#m  A 
You 

( E  B  C#m  A ) 


   E                               A 
And all my friends have moved away, some 

Got jobs and some got saved 
     C#m                             B 
They talk to me like I am still that kid 
   E 
The fighting, fiendin' Okie son, the 
A 
Restless, reckless, hopeful one 
    C#m                             B 
Who once was proud of everything he did 


  E               A 
Do you remember 25 long legs and loving 

Time 
C#m                     B 
Seems like 10 lifetimes ago 
   E 
I'm cutting ties with things that bind 
  A 
My heart to this world 
 C#m                            B 
I love you and I'm willing but I really 

Have to go 


       E      B 
There's wheels running down the 
C#m 
Interstate 
A               E               B 
Lord, I'll wait another day cuz I ain't 
        C#m  A 
Close to you 
       E    B              C#m 
There's time ticking on the interstate 
   A 
I'm fighting fate 
   E                 B 
And Lord, I hate that I ain't close to 
C#m  A 
You 

( E  B  C#m  A ) 


   E 
I'm cutting ties with things that bind 
  A 
My heart to this world 
 C#m                            B 
I love you and I'm willing but I cannot 

Keep you girl 
E                          A 
Philly by the morning and Ohio by the night 
   C#m                           B 
The thing about high hopes is you can't 

Hold on too tight