Willie Nelson - Pick up the tempo

^DPeople are saying that ^Gtime'll take ^A7care of ^Dpeople like me And I'm ^Dliving too fast, Lord you ^E7know it can't last too much ^A7longer But ^Dlittle they see that ^Gtheir thoughts of ^A7me is my ^Dsavior And they ^Dreally should know that the ^A7beat ought to go a little ^Dfaster

^DSo pick up the tempo just a ^Glittle, ^A7take it on ^Dhome A ^Dsinger ain't singin and the ^E7drummer's been drinkin' too ^A7long ^DTime'll take care of it^Gself so ^A7leave time a^Dlone ^DPick up the tempo just a ^A7little, take it on ^Dhome

I'm ^Ewild and I'm mean, and I'm cre^Aating a ^B7scene, I'm goin' ^Ecrazy I'm ^Egood and I'm bad, I'm ^F#happy, I'm sad and I'm ^B7lazy I'm ^Equiet and I'm loud, ^Agatherin' a ^A7crowd and I like ^Egravy 'Bout ^Ehalf off the wall but ^B7I learned it all in the ^ENavy

So ^Epick up the tempo just a ^Alittle bit, ^B7take it on ^Ehome A ^Esinger ain't singin and the ^F#drummer's been drinkin' too l^B7ong ^ETime'll take care of it^Aself so ^A7leave time a^Elone ^EPick up the tempo just a ^B7little, take it on ^Ehome

^EPick up the tempo just a ^B7little, take it on ^Ehome ^{A E}