Deadline chords

Blue Öyster Cult

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Simplify chords 

  			Intro 
Em    Em 
Bm Bm Bm 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                   Cmaj7 
  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                  Cmaj7 
  I wouldn't want it to happen to you 

Verse: 2 
Bm Bm Bm Bm 
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                    Cmaj7 
  And I believe that somehow he knew 
Am               Bm      Am              Bm 
  He crossed the deadline. He passed the deadline, darling 
Am               Bm                 Cmaj7 
  There wasn't a thing anybody could do 

Interlude 
Em   Em 
Bm Bm Bm Bm 
Bm Bm Bm Bm 
Em   Em 

Verse: 3 
Bm Bm Bm Bm 
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           Cmaj7 
  Consequences are easily misconstrued 
Am               Bm      Am                Bm 
  Don't miss the deadline. It's almost the deadline, darling 
Am           Bm                     Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
  I couldn't live if it happened to you 

Outro: Em   Em   Em   Em