E                  A9/E               E7 (omit3)       A9/E   
There's no time to kill between the cradle and the grave 
        E                  A9/E         E7 (omit3)        A9/E   
Father Time still takes a toll on every minute that you save 
      A              D9/A              A7 (omit3)       D9/A    
Legal tender's never gonna change the number on your days 
            E               A9/E              E7 (omit3)   A9/E   
The highest cost of livin's dyin', that's one everybody pays 
   C7M            C7M            B            B 
So have it spent before you get the bill, there's no time to kill 
E  A9/E    E7 (omit3) A9/E   
{turnaround} 
 
If we'd known ten years ago today would be ten years from now 

Would we spend tomorrow's yesterdays and make it last somehow 

Or lead the cheers in someone else's game and never learn to play 

And see the rules of thumb are all the same that measure every day 
    C7M             C7M              B            B           E   E 
The grass is green on both sides of the hill, there's no time to kill 
 

            A         D9/A           A                D9/A    
No time to kill, even I've said it, probably always will 
    A           D9/A               A                     D9/A    
But I can look ahead and see that time ain't standin' still 
            E               A9/E               E               A9/E   
No time to kill but time to change the kind of hurry I've been in 
E                  A9/E          E                   A9/E   
Quit this work and worry lookin' back at where I've been 
   C7M           C7M       B             B 
If you don't look ahead nobody will, there's no time to kill 
E  A9/E    E  A9/E   
{turnaround} 
 
If we had an hourglass to watch each one go by 

Or a bell to mark each one to pass, we'd see just how they fly 

Would we escalate the value to be worth its weight in gold 

Or would we never know the fortunes that we had till we grow old 

And do we just keep killin' time until there's no time to kill 
 
No time to kill, even I've said it, probably always will 

But I can look ahead and see that time ain't standin' still 

No time to kill but time to change the kind of hurry I've been in 

Quit this work and worry lookin' back at where I've been 

If you don't look ahead nobody will, there's no time to kill 
 
No time to kill, even I've said it, probably always will 

But I can look ahead and see that time ain't standin' still 

No time to kill but time to change the kind of hurry I've been in 

Quit this work and worry lookin' back at where I've been 

If you don't look ahead nobody will, there's no time to kill 
            E   A9/E     E   A9/E   
No time to kill                    {repeat several times} 
 

E  A9/E    E7 (omit3) A9/E      E  A9/E    E7 (omit3) A9/E   
{guitar solo} 
E  A9/E    E7 (omit3) A9/E      E  A9/E    E7 (omit3) A9/E   
{guitar solo} 
E  A9/E    E7 (omit3) A9/E      C7M  C7M  B  B    E 
{guitar solo}