Key: E
Introduction:
Bm
Verse: 1
Bm
You said you'd be here at a quarter to five
Bm Em Bm
I didn't know if you were dead or alive
Bm
How long you think that I can sharpen my knife
Bm Em Bm
I've got better things to do with my life
Am Bm Am Bm
It's almost the deadline. Don't miss the deadline, darling
Am Bm C7M
When all your bad dreams will come true
Am Bm Am Bm
Don't miss the deadline. It's almost the deadline, darling
Am Bm C7M
I wouldn't want it to happen to you
Verse: 2
Bm
Phil screamed at him, and he hung up the phone
Bm Em Bm
I wonder if he ever felt more alone
Bm
He never finished his coffee that night
Bm Em Bm
The photo they showed David was a terrible sight
Am Bm Am Bm
He missed the deadline. He passed the deadline, darling
Am Bm C7M
And I believe that somehow he knew
Am Bm Am Bm
He crossed the deadline. He passed the deadline, darling
Am Bm C7M
There wasn't a thing anybody could do
Interlude
Em
Verse: 3
Bm
Listen my darling, now, don't play with fire
Bm Em Bm
You find a way to balance faith and desire
Am Bm Am Bm
It's almost the deadline. Don't miss the deadline darling
Am Bm C7M
Consequences are easily misconstrued
Am Bm Am Bm
Don't miss the deadline. It's almost the deadline, darling
Am Bm C7M
I couldn't live if it happened to you
Outro: Em Em Em Em