Styx - "Too Much Time On My Hands" Tommy Shaw 1983 Chords
Tempo:
138 bpm
Chords used:
D
B
A
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This next song goes out to all of you who ever felt like you had too much time on your hands.
[A]
[D] Yeah, I'm getting on the floor, talking like a damn fool, got the 12-foot-4-piece thing,
I'm giving all I've got for the ass, and the 5-foot-4-proof.
[C] Is there anyone there I [D] can [C] see?
[D] [B] [C] Is there anyone there I can't get [D] [B] hold [D] of?
I'm so tired of losing, I got nothing to [G] do, and [D] all day to do it.
I go out [G] cruising, but [D] I've no place [G] to go, [D] and all night to get there.
[C] Is there anyone there [D] on a terrace?
[B] [C] Is there anyone there?
[D] [C]
[D] Now tell [A] me, is there [Am] anyone there?
I've [Bm] got too much time on my [A] hands to kick it away with a sad appeal.
I've [B] got too much time on my [Bm] hands, [A] it's hard to believe such a cold-out appeal.
I've [B] got too much time on my [D] hands to [A] kick it away, kick it away.
I've got [B] too much time on [Em] my hands, [B] too much time on [E] my hands, and I don't know what [Bm] to do with my time.
[E] So [F#] I do this.
[E] [B]
[A]
[B]
[Em] [A]
[D] I've got [B] too [Bm] [A]
[Bm]
[A]
[E] [Bm] much [B] time on my [E] hands, [B] too much time [Em] on my hands, I've got [Bm] too much time [A] on my [G] [D] hands.
[Dm] [D]
[B] Well, [D] I'm a refugee [C] in [D] a time when all [Am] the [G] world's out [D] of the blue, I'm out [C] here [G] trying.
[D] I've got no news of friends, and the fog never ends, and I've been too long at the fire.
[C] Is there anyone there?
I'm not [D] the [C] president.
He's not [D] the president.
[C] Is there anyone there?
[D]
[G] Now tell [A] me, is there anyone there?
I've [B] got too much time on my [A] hands to kick it away with a sad appeal.
I've [B] got too much time on my [A] hands, it's hard to believe such a cold-out appeal.
[B] I've got too much time on my [A] hands to kick it away, kick it away.
[Bm] I've got too much [B] time on [E] my hands, [G] [B] too much time on [Em] my hands, and I don't know what to [Bm] do with my [E]
time.
[B] I've got too much time on my [E] hands to kick [B] it away.
[Em] [B] [E]
[D]
[F]
[G]
[A]
[D]
[G] [A#] [E]
[A]
[D] Yeah, I'm getting on the floor, talking like a damn fool, got the 12-foot-4-piece thing,
I'm giving all I've got for the ass, and the 5-foot-4-proof.
[C] Is there anyone there I [D] can [C] see?
[D] [B] [C] Is there anyone there I can't get [D] [B] hold [D] of?
I'm so tired of losing, I got nothing to [G] do, and [D] all day to do it.
I go out [G] cruising, but [D] I've no place [G] to go, [D] and all night to get there.
[C] Is there anyone there [D] on a terrace?
[B] [C] Is there anyone there?
[D] [C]
[D] Now tell [A] me, is there [Am] anyone there?
I've [Bm] got too much time on my [A] hands to kick it away with a sad appeal.
I've [B] got too much time on my [Bm] hands, [A] it's hard to believe such a cold-out appeal.
I've [B] got too much time on my [D] hands to [A] kick it away, kick it away.
I've got [B] too much time on [Em] my hands, [B] too much time on [E] my hands, and I don't know what [Bm] to do with my time.
[E] So [F#] I do this.
[E] [B]
[A]
[B]
[Em] [A]
[D] I've got [B] too [Bm] [A]
[Bm]
[A]
[E] [Bm] much [B] time on my [E] hands, [B] too much time [Em] on my hands, I've got [Bm] too much time [A] on my [G] [D] hands.
[Dm] [D]
[B] Well, [D] I'm a refugee [C] in [D] a time when all [Am] the [G] world's out [D] of the blue, I'm out [C] here [G] trying.
[D] I've got no news of friends, and the fog never ends, and I've been too long at the fire.
[C] Is there anyone there?
I'm not [D] the [C] president.
He's not [D] the president.
[C] Is there anyone there?
[D]
[G] Now tell [A] me, is there anyone there?
I've [B] got too much time on my [A] hands to kick it away with a sad appeal.
I've [B] got too much time on my [A] hands, it's hard to believe such a cold-out appeal.
[B] I've got too much time on my [A] hands to kick it away, kick it away.
[Bm] I've got too much [B] time on [E] my hands, [G] [B] too much time on [Em] my hands, and I don't know what to [Bm] do with my [E]
time.
[B] I've got too much time on my [E] hands to kick [B] it away.
[Em] [B] [E]
[D]
[F]
[G]
[A]
[D]
[G] [A#] [E]
Key:
D
B
A
C
G
D
B
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ This next song goes out to all of you who ever felt like you had too much time on your hands.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] Yeah, I'm getting on the floor, talking like a damn fool, got the 12-foot-4-piece thing, _
_ _ I'm giving all I've got for the ass, _ and the 5-foot-4-proof.
_ _ [C] _ Is there anyone there I [D] can [C] see? _
[D] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ Is there anyone there I can't get [D] _ [B] hold [D] of?
_ _ _ I'm so tired of losing, I got nothing to [G] do, and [D] all day to do it.
_ _ I go out [G] cruising, but [D] I've no place [G] to go, [D] and all night to get there.
_ _ [C] _ _ Is there anyone there [D] on a _ terrace?
_ _ _ [B] _ [C] _ Is there anyone there?
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ Now tell [A] me, is there [Am] anyone there?
I've [Bm] got too much time on my [A] hands to kick it away with a sad appeal.
I've [B] got too much time on my [Bm] hands, [A] it's hard to believe such a cold-out appeal.
I've [B] got too much time on my [D] hands to [A] kick it away, kick it away.
I've got [B] too much time on [Em] my hands, _ [B] too much time on [E] my hands, and I don't know what [Bm] to do with my time.
[E] So [F#] I do this.
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I've got [B] _ too [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ much [B] time on my [E] hands, _ _ [B] too much time [Em] on my hands, I've got _ [Bm] too much time [A] on my _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ hands.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Well, [D] I'm a refugee [C] in [D] a time when all [Am] the [G] world's out [D] of the blue, I'm out [C] here [G] trying.
[D] _ _ _ I've got no news of friends, and the fog never ends, and I've been too long at the fire.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ Is there anyone there?
I'm not [D] the [C] president.
He's not [D] the president.
_ [C] _ Is there anyone there?
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] Now tell [A] me, is there anyone there?
I've [B] got too much time on my [A] hands to kick it away with a sad appeal.
I've [B] got too much time on my [A] hands, it's hard to believe such a cold-out appeal.
[B] I've got too much time on my [A] hands to kick it away, kick it away.
[Bm] I've got too much [B] time on [E] my hands, _ _ [G] [B] too much time on [Em] my hands, and I don't know what to [Bm] do with my [E]
time.
_ [B] I've got too much time on my [E] hands to kick _ _ [B] it away.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ This next song goes out to all of you who ever felt like you had too much time on your hands.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] Yeah, I'm getting on the floor, talking like a damn fool, got the 12-foot-4-piece thing, _
_ _ I'm giving all I've got for the ass, _ and the 5-foot-4-proof.
_ _ [C] _ Is there anyone there I [D] can [C] see? _
[D] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ Is there anyone there I can't get [D] _ [B] hold [D] of?
_ _ _ I'm so tired of losing, I got nothing to [G] do, and [D] all day to do it.
_ _ I go out [G] cruising, but [D] I've no place [G] to go, [D] and all night to get there.
_ _ [C] _ _ Is there anyone there [D] on a _ terrace?
_ _ _ [B] _ [C] _ Is there anyone there?
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ Now tell [A] me, is there [Am] anyone there?
I've [Bm] got too much time on my [A] hands to kick it away with a sad appeal.
I've [B] got too much time on my [Bm] hands, [A] it's hard to believe such a cold-out appeal.
I've [B] got too much time on my [D] hands to [A] kick it away, kick it away.
I've got [B] too much time on [Em] my hands, _ [B] too much time on [E] my hands, and I don't know what [Bm] to do with my time.
[E] So [F#] I do this.
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I've got [B] _ too [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ much [B] time on my [E] hands, _ _ [B] too much time [Em] on my hands, I've got _ [Bm] too much time [A] on my _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ hands.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Well, [D] I'm a refugee [C] in [D] a time when all [Am] the [G] world's out [D] of the blue, I'm out [C] here [G] trying.
[D] _ _ _ I've got no news of friends, and the fog never ends, and I've been too long at the fire.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ Is there anyone there?
I'm not [D] the [C] president.
He's not [D] the president.
_ [C] _ Is there anyone there?
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] Now tell [A] me, is there anyone there?
I've [B] got too much time on my [A] hands to kick it away with a sad appeal.
I've [B] got too much time on my [A] hands, it's hard to believe such a cold-out appeal.
[B] I've got too much time on my [A] hands to kick it away, kick it away.
[Bm] I've got too much [B] time on [E] my hands, _ _ [G] [B] too much time on [Em] my hands, and I don't know what to [Bm] do with my [E]
time.
_ [B] I've got too much time on my [E] hands to kick _ _ [B] it away.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ [A#] _ _ [E] _ _