Pick up the Tempo - Willie Nelson
From Phases and Stages
Transcribed by Tony Thomas


[D]People are sayin' that [G]time will take care of [D]people like me
That I'm livin' too fast, they [E]say I can't last much [A]longer
[D]But little they see that [G]their thoughts of me is my [D]savior
And little they know that the [A]beat ought to go a little [D]faster

Pick up the tempo just a [G]little and bring it on [D]home
The singer ain't singin' and the [E]drummer's been draggin' too [A]long
[D]Time will take care of [G]itself so just leave time [D]alone
Pick up the tempo just a [A]little and bring it on [G]home [D]

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[E]Well I'm wild and I'm mean I'm [A]creatin' a scene I'm goin' [E]crazy
I'm good and I'm bad, I'm [E#]happy and I'm sad and I'm [B]lazy
[E]I'm quiet and I'm loud and I'm [A]gatherin' a crowd and I like
[E]gravy
I'm 'bout half off the wall but [B]I learned it all in the [E]navy

Pick up the tempo just a [A]little and bring it on [E]home
The singer ain't singin' and the [E#]drummer's been draggin' too [B]long
[E]Time will take care of [A]itself so just leave time [E]alone
Pick up the tempo just a [B]little and bring it on [A]home [E]