E5                  A5               E5 (omit3)       A5   
There's no time to kill between the cradle and the grave 
        E5                  A5         E5 (omit3)        A5   
Father Time still takes a toll on every minute that you save 
      A5              D5              A5 (omit3)       D5    
Legal tender's never gonna change the number on your days 
            E5               A5              E5 (omit3)   A5   
The highest cost of livin's dyin', that's one everybody pays 
   C5            C5            B5            B5 
So have it spent before you get the bill, there's no time to kill 
E5  A5    E5 (omit3) A5   
{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 
    C5             C5              B5            B5           E5   E5 
The grass is green on both sides of the hill, there's no time to kill 
 

            A5         D5           A5                D5    
No time to kill, even I've said it, probably always will 
    A5           D5               A5                     D5    
But I can look ahead and see that time ain't standin' still 
            E5               A5               E5               A5   
No time to kill but time to change the kind of hurry I've been in 
E5                  A5          E5                   A5   
Quit this work and worry lookin' back at where I've been 
   C5           C5       B5             B5 
If you don't look ahead nobody will, there's no time to kill 
E5  A5    E5  A5   
{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 
            E5   A5     E5   A5   
No time to kill                    {repeat several times} 
 

E5  A5    E5 (omit3) A5      E5  A5    E5 (omit3) A5   
{guitar solo} 
E5  A5    E5 (omit3) A5      E5  A5    E5 (omit3) A5   
{guitar solo} 
E5  A5    E5 (omit3) A5      C5  C5  B5  B5    E5 
{guitar solo}