The Stick Chords by The Time

Tempo:
116.7 bpm
Chords used:

C#m

F#

E

B

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Stick chords
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I sing, I love to sing, I sing, I love to
[C#m] sing.
I love to sing, I love to sing, I love to sing.
Girl, [D] life's bad, [E] but you can't compare.
[F#] [C#m]
[G#m] [G#] [E] So baby, why can't I be somewhere?
[F#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
Take a [E] vacation, I don't care.
[D#m] [F#] [C#m] Cause I could get some stimulation anywhere.
[G#] [F#] [C#m]
Please help me, [B] [A] I don't have my [F#m] sleep.
[C#m]
So I need satisfaction.
So I can get away.
[B] [A] I don't have my [F#m] sleep.
[C#m] I need satisfaction.
Girl, it's getting hard.
I need satisfaction.
I [F#m] [C#m]
need satisfaction.
[G] [A]
I need to cook.
[B] No, [C#] it's too early.
I need to [G#m] cook.
I just work [C#m] sick.
All for me, I'm running, I have to [F#] [E] fast.
[F#] [C#m] Cause every [E] time we make love, we run out of [F#] [C#m] gas.
[C#] [G#] [C#m]
Girl, my car's so bad, [E] it wants to H2O.
I'm a fool.
[G#] [E]
No, it can't compete, it's got the [F#] cruise control.
[C#m]
[B] [Am] [E]
You just come to [B] cook, [A] rather request [B] it.
[C#m]
I'm sick in my back.
Please come to [B] [F#m] [C#m]
check my back.
Everybody, I'm getting less satisfaction.
I'm sick in my back.
[C#]
Girl, you need to cook.
[F] Watch your [C#] motion.
Girl, you [G#] need to cook.
I have to cook.
[C#m]
[F#m] [C#m]
[B] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
Sick.
[B] [E]
I've been driving fancy, with Asian girl in a T.
I'm [G#] [C#m]
the baddest driver you've ever seen.
[G#] [B] [C#m]
Though I like it fast, and I like it slow.
[D#] [G#] [C#m] Sometimes I let the time jump, and we won't let go.
[B] [G#] [Bm] [C#m]
You just come to [B] cook, [A] rather request [Bm] [E] it.
You just come to [B] cook, [F#m] rather request it.
[C#m]
You just come to [B] cook, [A] rather [F#m] request [C#m] it.
This is satisfaction, [B] sick in my back.
[C#m]
This [B] is satisfaction, sick in my [F#] back.
[C#m] Everybody.
This is satisfaction, sick in my back.
[E] [F#]
[C#]
What time [F#] is it?
[C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
[G#] [B] [C#m]
I [F#]
[C#] [F#] said what [G#] time is it?
[Bm] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m] [E] [F#]
[C#m] [F#] I [G#] [C#m]
said [F#]
[G#m] [C#m]
[B] [A] [F#m] [E]
[C] [E] [Bm]
[C#m]
[D] [G#m]
what [F#] [C] [E]
[C] [N]
time is it?
[F#] [E]
Somebody bring [F#] me a mirror.
[C#] [G#] What time we are?
[C#m] [B] [F#m] [G#]
[F#] [C#m]
I said [F#] what time [C#m] is it?
I said what time [F#] is [C#m]
it?
[F#] [C#m] I
[F#] [E] [C#]
[B] said [C#m] [F#] [C#m]
[G#] [C#m]
what time is [G] [E]
it?
[F#] [E]
[F#m] [E]
I said [B] what [F#] [E]
[B] [C#m] [D#] [C#m]
[G#] [E]
[B] [A] [F#m] [E] time [B] is it?
[G#] I said what time is it?
[F#m] [E]
[B] [A] [G#m] [E]
[G#] [E]
I said what [B] [A] [D#] [C#m]
[C] [E]
[C] [C#m]
[G#] [C#m]
time
[F#] [E] [C#m] is it?
I said what time is it?
[F#] I said what time [E]
is it?
[G#] [C#m] [E] [F#] [C#m]
[G#] [N]
Key:  
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
E
2311
B
12341112
G#
134211114
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
E
2311
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To start learning The Time - The Stick chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F#m, C#m, E, F#, C#m, B, A, C#m, F# and C#m in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 58 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 117 BPM. With the song's key of C# Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ I sing, I love to sing, _ I sing, I love to _
[C#m] sing. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I love to sing, I love to sing, I love to sing.
Girl, [D] life's bad, [E] but you can't compare.
[F#] _ [C#m] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [E] So baby, why can't I be somewhere?
[F#] _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
Take a [E] vacation, I don't care. _
_ _ [D#m] _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] Cause I could get some stimulation _ anywhere. _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m]
Please help me, [B] _ [A] I don't have my [F#m] sleep.
[C#m]
So I need satisfaction.
So I can get away. _
_ _ [B] [A] I don't have my [F#m] sleep.
[C#m] I need satisfaction.
_ Girl, it's getting hard.
I need satisfaction.
_ _ I [F#m] _ [C#m]
need satisfaction.
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _
I need to cook.
[B] No, [C#] it's too early.
I need to [G#m] cook.
I just work [C#m] sick.
All for me, I'm running, I have to [F#] [E] fast.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] Cause every [E] time we make love, we run out of [F#] [C#m] gas.
[C#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#m]
Girl, my car's so bad, [E] it wants to _ _ H2O.
I'm a fool.
_ _ _ [G#] _ [E] _ _
No, it can't compete, it's got the [F#] cruise control.
_ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E]
You just come to [B] cook, [A] rather request [B] it.
[C#m] _
_ _ _ I'm sick in my back.
Please come to [B] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ check my back.
Everybody, I'm getting less satisfaction.
I'm sick in my back.
[C#]
Girl, you need to cook.
[F] Watch your [C#] motion. _
Girl, you [G#] need to cook.
I have to cook.
_ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _
_ _ Sick.
[B] _ _ [E] _
I've been driving fancy, with Asian girl in a T. _ _
_ I'm [G#] _ _ _ [C#m] _
the baddest driver you've ever _ seen.
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [B] _ [C#m]
Though I like it fast, and I like it slow. _
_ [D#] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] Sometimes I let the time jump, and we won't let go. _
_ _ [B] _ [G#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m]
You just come to [B] cook, [A] rather request [Bm] [E] it.
You just come to [B] cook, [F#m] rather request it.
[C#m]
You just come to [B] cook, [A] rather [F#m] request [C#m] it.
This is satisfaction, _ [B] sick in my back.
[C#m]
This [B] is satisfaction, _ sick in my [F#] back.
[C#m] Everybody.
This is satisfaction, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sick in my back. _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ What time [F#] is it?
_ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ I [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#] said what [G#] time is it?
[Bm] _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ [F#] _
_ _ [C#m] [F#] I [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
said _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C] _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
what _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ time is it? _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ Somebody bring [F#] me a mirror. _
_ [C#] [G#] What time we are? _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G#] _
[F#] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ said _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] what time [C#m] is _ it? _
_ _ _ _ _ I said _ _ _ _ _ _ what _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
time [F#] is [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
it? _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ I _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#] _
[B] said [C#m] _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ what _ time is _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
it? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I said [B] what _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ [D#] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] time _ [B] is it?
[G#] I said what time is it?
_ [F#m] _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [E] _ _
I said what _ [B] _ [A] _ [D#] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
time _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] [C#m] is it?
_ _ _ I said what time is it?
[F#] I said what time [E] _
_ is it?
[G#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [N] _