Roxette – Spending My Time
Capo 2nd 172 bpm 4/4 Strumming [Joyride 1991]
Verse 1
Em C D D
What's the time… Seems it's already mor-rrr-ning…
Em C D D
I see the sky… it's so beautiful and blue…
Em C
The TV’s on… but the only thing
D D A A Am Am
showing… is a picture of you-uuu…
Verse 2
Em C D D
Oh I get up… and make myself some coffee…
Em C D D
I try to read… a book but the story's too thin…
Em C
I thank the Lord above… that you're not here to
D D A A Am Am
see me… in the shape I'm in-nnn…
Bridge
D D D D
Spending my time-eee… watching the
A A A A
da-aaa-ays go-ooo by-yyy… feeling so small…
Bm Bm G G
I stare at the wall… hoping that you…
Em G A A Bm Bm D D
think of me too… I'm spending my time-eee…
Verse 3
Em C D D
I try to call… but I don't know what to tell you…
Em C D D
I leave a kiss… on your answering machine…
Em C
Oh help me please… is there someone who can
D D A A Am Am
make me… wake up from this dream-mmm…
Chorus
D D D D
Spending my time-eee… watching the
A A A A
da-aaa-ays go-ooo by-yyy… feeling so small…
Bm Bm G G
I stare at the wall… hoping that you…
Em G A A
are missing me too… I'm spending my time-eee…
D D D D
watching the
A A A A
sun-nnn go-ooo down-nnn… I fall asleep to the sound…
Bm Bm G G
"Tears of a Clown-nnn…" a prayer
Em Em * A (A) Bm Bm A A
gone-eee blind-ddd… I'm spending my time-eee…
Middle 8
Em G D C
My friends keep telling me “Hey life will go o-ooo-nnn!”
Em G D D
Time will make sure I'll get over you-uuu… Uuu-uuu…
Em G D A
This silly ga-aaa-me of love… you play… you win on-nnn-ly
C C B B
to lose-eee… Uuu-uuu ooo-ooo-ooo…
I-III’M
Refrain
E E E E
spending my time-eee… watching the
B B B B
da-aaa-ays go-ooo by-yyy… feeling so small…
C#m C#m A A
I stare at the wall… hoping that you…
F#m A B B
think of me too… I'm spending my time-eee…
E E E E
watching the
B B B B
sun-nnn go-ooo down-nnn… I fall asleep to the sound…
C#m C#m A A F#m F#m
"Tears of a Clown-nnn…" a prayer gone-eee blind-ddd…
* B (B)(B) (B) C#m C#m B B
I'm spending my time-eee…
Outro (fade ending)
A.. b B E.. f#m F#m A.. b B E E
A.. b B E.. f#m F#m A.. b B E E
A.. b B E.. f#m F#m A.. b B E E
A.. b B E.. f#m F#m A.. b B E E
A.. b B E.. f#m F#m A.. b B E E * A