Willie Nelson - Pick up the tempo

^DPeople are saying that ^Gtime’ll tak^A7e care o^Df people like me And I'm ^Dliving too fast, Lord you ^E7know it can’t last too muc^A7h longer 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 th^E7e drummer’s been drinkin??^A7? too long ^DTime’ll take care of ^Gitself s^A7o leave time^D alone ^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'^B7m lazy I'm ^Equiet and I’m loud^A, gatherin??^A7? a crowd and I l^Eike gravy '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 th^F#e drummer’s been drinkin’^B7 too long ^ETime’ll take care of ^Aitself s^A7o leave time^E alone ^EPick up the tempo just a ^B7little, take it on ^Ehome

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