G C G A7
D C D G

[Verse]
G
Things got rough, things got tough,
     C        G          A7
Thin gs got h arder than hard
  D7
W e were just tryin' to make a living
     C     D     G
In o ur ba ck ya rd
We were born to late, died too soon.
    C        G          A7
Anx iety's a terrible c rime
       D7
If you can't come now, don't come at all
                 C        D         G
'Cause it's a cr ooked pi ece of ti me

[Chorus]
       G                                     C G A7
It's a crooked piece of time that we live in
  D7                                    C       D         G
A ll in all and all in all, it was a cr ooked p iece of t ime

[Instrumental]
G C G A7
D C D G

[Verse]
G                       C     G    A7
Yesterday morning, an i ll wi nd c ame
D7                          C      D       G
Blew your picture right out of the picture frame
                                 C     G       A7
Even blew the candle out from un derne ath the flame
D7                     C     D    G
Yesterday morning an i ll wi nd c ame

[Chorus]
       G                                     C G A7
It's a crooked piece of time that we live in
  D7                                    C       D         G
A ll in all and all in all, it was a cr ooked p iece of t ime

[Instrumental]
G C G A7
D C D G

[Bridge]
G
Things got rough, things got tough,
     C        G          A7
Thin gs got h arder than hard
  D7
W e were just tryin' to make a living
     C     D     G
In o ur ba ck ya rd
We were born to late, died too soon.
    C        G          A7
Anx iety's a terrible c rime
       D7
If you can't come now, don't come at all
                 C        D         G
'Cause it's a cr ooked pi ece of ti me

[Chorus]
       G                                     C G A7
It's a crooked piece of time that we live in
  D7                                    C       D         G
A ll in all and all in all, it was a cr ooked p iece of t ime

          C     D        G
It's a cr ooked piece of time
          C     D        G
It's a cr ooked piece of time