The Time-out Song Chords
The Time-out Song by Chuck Brown & The Chuckleberries is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, C, E and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
verse 1
A
well it's a hard life
A
when there's nothing to do
A
and it's a sad life
A
when there's no one to talk too
D C
no music to dance too
A D
and i can't go out
E
there's not even an audience to watch me pout
D
i've got the time-out blues
A
yeah, the time-out blues
Chorus
D A G
just sittin' and mopin' at the edge of my bed
D A D
what was i thinking, what got into my head
E A
when i popped off smart talk through a little chant from now
D
i've lost it all
E A
i'm sittin' in stuck here with the time-out blues
verse 2
A
it was a small toy
A
but it caught my eye
A
a very small toy
A
but it grew big in my mind
D A G
was it worth fighting over, grabbin' away
D E
just couldn't be patient, i just wanted to play
D
now i got the time-out blues
C A C
yeah, the time-out blues
Chorus
D A G
just sittin' and mopin' at the edge of my bed
D A D
what was i thinking, what got into my head
E A
when i popped off smart talk through a little chant from now
D
i've lost it all
E A
i'm sittin' in stuck here with the time-out blues
verse 3
G
i can't run, can't play, can't talk on the phone
A
i'm bored to tears, i'm like a dog without his bone
D
i got the time-out blues
C A C
yeah, the time-out blues
Chorus
D A G
just sittin' and mopin' at the edge of my bed
D A D
what was i thinking, what got into my head
E A
when i popped off smart talk through a little chant from now
D
i've lost it all
E A
i'm sittin' in stuck here with the time-out blues