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Tick Tick Boom - 30 90 by Misc Musicals/Andrew Garfield, Jonathan Larson
Tick Tick Boom - 30 90
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:C
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
C Csus4 C5 Cmaj7 C6 C5 C Csus4 C5 Cmaj7 C6 C5
Csus4 C5 C Csus4 Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C6
(Play constant C note along with E, F, G, B, A, etc.)
[Verse]
C Fsus2
Stop the clock, take time out
C Fsus2
Time to regroup before you lose the bout
C Fsus2
Freeze the frame, back it up
C5 Fsus2
Time to refocus before they wrap it up
G G/F G G/F G
Years are getting shorter, lines on your face are getting longer
G/F Em7 E F
Feel like you're treading water, but the riptide's getting stronger
Dm7
Don't panic, don't jump ship
Bb/Eb
Can't fight it, like taxes
F/Bb Gsus G C
At least it happens only once in your life
[Chorus]
Am7 Em F C
They're singing "Happy Birthday", you just want to lay down and cry
Am7 Dm7 C/F G
Not just another birthday, it's thirty ninety
C Am7
Why can't you stay twenty-nine?
Em F C
Hell, you still feel like you're twenty-two
Am7 Dm
Turn thirty, nineteen ninety, bang!
F G C5
You're dead, what can you do?
Fsus2 C5
What can you do?
Fsus2 C
What can you do?
[Verse]
F C
Clear the runway, make another pass
F
Try one more approach before you're out of gas
G G/F G G/F G
Friends are getting fatter, hairs on your head are getting thinner
G/F Em7 E F
Feel like a cleanup batter on a team that ain't a winner?
Dm7
Don't freak out, don't strike out
Bb/Eb
Can't fight it, like city hall
F/Bb Gsus G C
At least you're not alone, your friends are there too
[Chorus]
Am7
They're singing "Happy Birthday"
Em F C
You just wish you could run away
Am7 Dm7
Who cares about a birthday?
C/F G C
But thirty ninety, hey!
Am7
Can you be optimistic?
Em F C
You're no longer the ingenue
G/A Am
Turn thirty, nineteen ninety
Dm
Boom!
Fsus2
You're passe!
G C5
What can you do?
Fsus2 C5
What can you do?
Fsus2 E D A G
What can you do?
[Bridge]
Dm G C F
Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, which way to Never Never Land?
Bb Eb Ab F C/E Dm
Em'rald City's gone to hell, since the wizard blew off his command
G C F
On the street you hear the voices: lost children, crocodiles
Bb Eb Cm7
You're not into making choices, wicked witches, poppy fields, or men behind
the curtain
Ab
Tiger lilies, ruby slippers
Fm7 G G/A
Clock is ticking, that's for certain
[Chorus]
D Bm7
They're singing "Happy Birthday"
F#m G
I just wish it all were a dream
D Bm7
It feels much more like doomsday
Em D/G A
Fuck thirty ninety!
D Bm7 F#m G
Seems like I'm in for a twister, I don't see a rainbow, do you?
D Bm7
Turn thirty in the nineties
Em
Into my hands now the ball is passed
Bm
I want the spoils but not too fast
Em Bm
The world is calling, it's now or Neverland
Em
Why can't I stay a child forever? And thirty ninety
Bm/F# G
Thirty ninety, thirty ninety, thirty ninety, thirty ninety, thirty thirty
G/A
ninety!
D5 Gsus2 D5
What can I do?
Gsus2 D2
What can I do?
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:3rd fret
[Intro]
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
[Verse 1]
G
Stop the clock
Cadd9
Take time out
G
Time to regroup
Cadd9
Before you lose the bout
G
Freeze the frame
Cadd9
Back it up
G
Time to refocus
Cadd9
Before they wrap it up
D
Years are getting shorter
D
Lines on your face are getting longer
E
Feel like you're treading water
A D
But the riptide's getting stronger
C
Don't panic, don't jump ship
C E
Can't fight it, like taxes
A D
At least it happens only once in your life
[Chorus]
G
They're singing, "Happy Birthday"
Cadd9
You just wanna lay down and cry
G
Not just another birthday
C D
It's 30/90
G
Why can't you stay 29
Cadd9
Hell, you still feel like you're 22
G
Turn thirty, 1990
C
Bang! You're dead
D G
What can you do?
Cadd9 G
What can you do?
C
What can you do?
[Verse 2]
G
Clear the runway
Cadd9
Make another pass
G
Try one more approach
C
Before you're out of gas
D
Friends are getting fatter
D
Hairs on your head are getting thinner
E
Feel like a clean-up batter
A D
On a team that ain't a winner
C
Don't freak out, don't strike out
C E
Can't fight it, like City Hall
At least you're not alone
D
Your friends are there too
[Chorus]
G
They're singing, "Happy Birthday"
Cadd9
You just wish you could run away
G
Who cares about a birthday?
C D
But 30/90
G
Hey, can’t you be optimistic?
Cadd9
You're no longer the ingenue
G
Turn thirty, 1990
C D
Voom! You're passé
G
What can you do?
Cadd9 G
What can you do?
C
What can you do?
[Bridge]
D A E Cadd9
G
Peter Pan and Tinkerbell
Cadd9
Which way to Never Never Land?
G
Emerald City's gone to hell
Cadd9
Since The Wizard
D
Blew off his command!
D
On the streets you hear the voices
D
Lost children, crocodiles
C
But you're not into
E
Making choices, wicked witches
E
Poppy fields, or men behind the curtain
A
Tiger lilies, ruby slippers
A D
Clock is ticking, that's for certain!
[Chorus]
G
They're singing, "Happy Birthday"
Cadd9
I just wish it all were a dream
G
It feels much more like Doomsday
C D
Fuck 30/90
G
Seems like I'm in for a twister
Cadd9
I don't see a rainbow, do you?
G
Turn 30 in the 90's
C
Into my hands now
C
The ball is passed
C
I want the spoils, but not too fast
A
The world is calling
A
It's now or Neverland
A
Why can't I stay a child forever, and
C
30/90
C
30/90
C
30/90
C
30/90
A
30/90
A
30, 30/90
D G Cadd9 G
What can I do?
C G
What can I do?
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