song : time bomb
artist : the format
album : dog problems ( 2006 ) ( track 3 )
tabbed by : brandon karcic

intro

C G C G
oh no , was it worth it?

verse piano part
this can be played on guitar ( with some difficultly quick chord changes ) like this :

. . . G . . . . G . Am . . . Am . C/B . . C/B . C . C/B . Am . G

E | – 3 – – – – 3 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – |
B | – 0 – – – – 0 – – 1 – – – – 1 – – 1 – – – – 1 – – 1 – – 1 – – 1 – o |
G | – 0 – – – – 0 – – 2 – – – – 2 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 2 – |
D | – 0 – – – – 0 – – 2 – – – – 2 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 2 – – 0 – – 2 – |
A | – 2 – – – – 2 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 2 – – – – 2 – – 3 – – 2 – – 0 – o |
E | – 3 – – – – 3 – – x – – – – x – – x – – – – x – – x – – x – – x – | x2

. . . F . . . . F . . G . . . . G . . Am . . Am . C/B . Am . G

E | – 1 – – – – 1 – – 3 – – – – 3 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 0 – – 0 – – 3 – |
B | – 1 – – – – 1 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 1 – – – – 1 – – 1 – – 1 – – 0 – o |
G | – 2 – – – – 2 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 2 – – – – 2 – – 0 – – 2 – – 0 – |
D | – 3 – – – – 3 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 2 – – – – 2 – – 0 – – 2 – – 0 – |
A | – 3 – – – – 3 – – 2 – – – – 2 – – 0 – – – – 0 – – 2 – – 0 – – 2 – o |
E | – 1 – – – – 1 – – 3 – – – – 3 – – x – – – – x – – x – – x – – 3 – | x2

G Am C/B C C/B Am G
starting now i’m starting over

Am C/B C C/B Am F
i’m gonna sleep

G Am C/B Am G F
with the next person i meet

G Am C/B Am G

G Am C/B C C/B Am G
starting now i’m starting over

Am C/B C C/B Am F
you swore “together forever” now

G Am C/B Am G F
you’re telling lies , tell me your worst

G Am C/B Am G F
they’ve got
no

G Am C/B Am G F
they’ve got
no concept of time

chorus

Am F
tick tock , you’re not a clock

Dm C
you’re a time bomb baby

Dm C
a time bomb baby oh

C G C G
oh no , was it worth it?

verse 2

G Am C/B C C/B Am
G Am C/B C C/B Am
F G Am C/B Am G
F G Am C/B Am G

was it worth what you did to big business?
was it worth?
was it worth?
what your friends , put up their noses .

starting now i’m starting over
tell the new wave kids their make – up kits

can find me where self pity gets

hold Am
a breath of fresh air

chorus

Am F
Dm C Dm C

tick tock , you’re not a clock
you’re a time bomb baby

a time bomb baby oh
tick tock , you’re not a clock
you’re a time bomb baby

a time bomb baby oh
you set the watch

you’re just in time

to wreck my life
to bring back what i left behind
tick tock , you’re not a clock
you’re a time bomb baby

a time bomb baby oh

bridge

Dm C

five years and you fell for a waiter

Dm C
i’m sure he says he’s an actor

F Am
so you’re acting like ( you never tried to take your life )

Dm C
so starting now i’m starting over

Dm C
i’m throwing bottles
and i’m taking showers

F Am
i’m going to sleep

F ( start verse chords )
i’m going to sleep

verse

G Am C/B C C/B Am
G Am C/B C C/B Am
F G Am C/B Am G
F G Am C/B Am G

starting now i’m starting over ( stop it )

starting now i’m starting over ( stop it )
to play the game
, get even
act my age

chorus

tick tock , you’re not a clock
you’re a time bomb baby

a time bomb baby oh
tick tock , you’re not a clock
you’re a time bomb baby

a time bomb baby oh
you set the watch

you’re just in time

to wreck my life
to bring back what i left behind
tick tock , you’re not a clock
you’re a time bomb baby

a time bomb baby
a time bomb baby
a time bomb baby
a time bomb baby oh

outro

C G C
oh no was it worth
G hold C
was it worth what you
did to your wrists?