Deadline
Blue Öyster Cult
MetalMedium for beginners4 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Em
Bm
Am
Cmaj7Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
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
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Chord set
Em · Bm · Am · Cmaj7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.