Buy Your Time
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[Verso 1]
E
Six feet below me is six feet away from me
C#m
Mistreat a second, you're risking a legacy
A
Live on the drip of a fixed stream of money
The life of a lab rat, a big screen in front of me
[Pré-Refrão]
E
You're gonna see, you're gonna see the end of it
C#m
Vision of a future, but you can't seem to render it
A
Surrender it, surrender it
It won't be evident, it's imminent
Until you're at the end of it
E
You got timewaste it away, right?
C#m
Find a middle manager and sell him your daylight
A
You're saving, you're an hour behind
You're a half penny short
And baby, money is time, and
[Refrão]
E C#m
Your whole purpose is to be worthless
A
And that's not by mistake, it's all by design
A
You'll make it by, and they'll make you buy your time
[Verso 2]
E
I wish I was wrong when I was thirteen
C#m
When I hated every second of the wrecking machine
A
I wish I grew up to learn it was actually
More than a tax-funded apathy factory
[Pré-Refrão]
E
But actually, it's sad to see
C#m
The kind of wickedness you'll stomach
When they're paying your salary
A
The malice and the fallacies
If you can palate being callous
You'll be valuablebut tragically
[Refrão]
E C#m
Your whole purpose is to be worthless
A
And that's not by mistake, it's all by design
A
You'll make it by, and they'll make you buy your time
[Ponte]
E
Fish gets a tank, a bird gets a cage
C#m
A dog gets a leash, and you get a wage
A
A fish gets a tank, a bird gets a cage
A dog gets a leash, you get a wage
E
A fish gets a tank, a bird gets a cage
C#m
A dog gets a leash, and you get a wage
A
And it's never enough to pay for the days
That you wish you had back
Baby, you sold them away
(Oh, oh!)
[Pré-Refrão]
E
I'm gonna see, I'm gonna see the end of it
C#m
Vision of a future, but you can't seem to render it
A
Surrender it, surrender it
It won't be evident, it's imminent
Until you're at the end of it
[Refrão]
E C#m
Your whole purpose is to be worthless
A
Your whole purpose is to be worthless
E
Your whole purpose
(A fish gets a tank, a bird gets a cage
A dog gets a leash, and you get a wage)
C#m
Is to be worthless
(A fish gets a tank, a bird gets a cage
A dog gets a leash, and you get a wage)
A
And that's not by mistake
(A fish gets a tank, a bird gets a cage, a dog gets a leash)
It's all by design
(And you get a wage, ready get set, it's on the way!)
A
You'll make it by, and you'll make it by
A
And you'll make it by, and they'll make you buy your time
E
How to play Buy Your Time
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.