C  G/B  D  G  Gsus4  G


G                       G/F#      
How many times have you opened your eyes,
Bdim                           C
Afraid what you’ll find hiding behind you?
                      G   Gsus4  G
You always seemed refrained…

G     G/F#  
Walking along, dressed for the part…
Bdim
How many years in the making?
                          C
You never questioned your heart?
                          G  Gsus4  G
What’s inside? What’s the harm?
        Bm      C      D               G  Gsus4  G
Can you hear me when I say pick up the pace?


G                     G/F#      
So you carry on with story and song,
Bdim                           
With what’s right and what’s wrong…
                   C
We’ve all heard it before…
                                   G  Gsus4  G
Might as well keep your head to yourself…
G                     G/F#      
Cancel your plans, wash your hands…
Bdim
Don’t look back, you know better…
                              C
You know what you’re going to find…
                                       G  Gsus4  G
And you’re better off leaving it all behind…
        Bm      C      D               G  Gsus4  G
Can you hear me when I say pick up the pace?
          G/F#                      Bdim                           C
It ain’t a race, but you’ve got to stop worrying about saving your face…
                            G  Gsus4  G
There ain’t no game to be played…

G                     G/F#      
As the years go by and the tears dry,
      Bdim                           
You won’t feel the need to be so crass…
             C                                         G  Gsus4  G
You’ll understand, and we’ll be better off—you and me—man to man…
G               G/F#               Bdim              
So sit quietly, don’t say a word…
                C
You’ll still be heard…
                                          G  Gsus4  G
And it will all make perfect sense in the end…
        Bm      C      D               G  Gsus4  G
Can you hear me when I say pick up the pace?                (repeat)