Deadline Chords
Deadline by Blue Öyster Cult is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, Bm, Am and Cmaj7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the 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