Key: Eb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe



Intro: Cm - G - Ab - Bb - Cm - G - Eb - Bb/D-


Verse 1:
Cm(hold)
  That's the sound of the
                         Cm  Bb/D Eb Bb Fm
last threads starting to fray
Cm(hold)
  If we don't watch out we'll
                          Cm Bb/D Eb Bb Fm
fall down the rest of the way


Refrain:
Ab
  If it continues on like
         Bb
this then  there'll be
nothing left for us to fix


Chorus 1:
Eb     Bb Eb     Bb      Cm
  What we   both need is time
 G      Cm           Bb  Eb
apart before it gets any worse
   Bb   Eb     Bb         Cm
We might  just find we're better
G      Cm           Bb      Cm  G Ab Bb Cm G Eb Bb/D
off or learn how to make it work


Verse 2:
Cm(hold)
  As the flame makes it's 
                      Cm  Bb/D Eb Bb Fm
way to the end of the rope
Cm(hold)
  if we don't do something 
                       Cm   Bb/D Eb Bb Fm
soon than it's gonna explode


(Repeat Refrain)


Chorus 2:
Eb     Bb Eb     Bb      Cm
  What we   both need is time
 G      Cm           Bb  Eb
apart before it gets any worse
   Bb   Eb     Bb         Cm
We might  just find we're better
G      Cm           Bb
off or learn how to make it work


Bridge:
Ab       Bb           Cm
  Been together long enough
to know sometimes
   Ab             Bb
we need a little space once
     Cm
in a while to breathe
      Ab                 Bb
And I know this time was bad
      Eb         Bb/D
but I think that we should
Cm     Bb     Ab
take a couple days
                          Bb
take a few steps back and think
before we throw it all away


Guitar Solo: Cm - G - Ab - Bb - Cm - G - Eb - Bb/D- x2


(Repeat Refrain)


Chorus 3:
Eb     Bb Eb     Bb      Cm
  What we   both need is time
 G      Cm           Bb  Eb
apart before it gets any worse
   Bb   Eb     Bb         Cm
We might  just find we're better
G      Cm           Bb      Cm  G Ab Bb Cm G Eb Bb/D Cm(hold)
off or learn how to make it work