Intro: 
(G)        (C)        (G)        (A7) 
(D)        (C)        (D)        (G) 
 
(G)Things got rough, things got tough, 
Thin(C)gs got h(G)arder than (A7)hard 
W(D7)e were just tryin' to make a living 
In o(C)ur ba(D)ck ya(G)rd 
We were born to late, died too soon. 
Anx(C)iety's a (G)terrible c(A7)rime 
If you (D7)can't come now, don't come at all 
'Cause it's a cr(C)ooked pi(D)ece of ti(G)me 
 
Chorus: 
It's a (G)crooked piece of time that we live in (C)     (G)      (A7) 
A(D7)ll in all and all in all, it was a cr(C)ooked p(D)iece of t(G)ime 
 
Instrumental 
(G)        (C)        (G)        (A7) 
(D)        (C)        (D)        (G) 
 
(G)Yesterday morning, an i(C)ll wi(G)nd c(A7)ame 
(D7)Blew your picture right out(C) of the (D)picture (G)frame 
Even blew the candle out from un(C)derne(G)ath the (A7)flame 
(D7)Yesterday morning an i(C)ll wi(D)nd c(G)ame 
 
Chorus 
 
Instrumental 
(G)        (C)        (G)        (A7) 
(D)        (C)        (D)        (G) 
 
(G)Things got rough, things got tough, 
Thin(C)gs got h(G)arder than (A7)hard 
W(D7)e were just tryin' to make a living 
In o(C)ur ba(D)ck ya(G)rd 
We were born to late, died too soon. 
Anx(C)iety's a (G)terrible c(A7)rime 
If you (D7)can't come now, don't come at all 
'Cause it's a cr(C)ooked pi(D)ece of ti(G)me 
 
Chorus 
 
It's a cr(C)ooked (D)piece of (G)time 
It's a cr(C)ooked (D)piece of (G)time