Intro:  (B)  (E)  (B)  (F#)  (B)  (B)  (E)  (B)  (A)  (E)  (B)

(B) Runnin' down the interstate 
Coffee drippin' down my leg 
Every day I'm runnin' late
Gettin' slapped ar(A)ound by the (E) hands of (B) time

Next (B) lane there's a pick-up 
A girl puttin' on her make-up 
Her cellular phone's startin' to break up
She's gettin' slapped ar(A)ound by the (E) hands of (B) time

(F#) Everybody's runnin' a little (B) late like me
The (F#) whole world's runnin' be(B)hind
(F#) Can't seem to get where we (G#m) need to be
Gettin' slapped ar(A)ound by the (E) hands of (B) time

Harmonica Solo:

(B) Here comes a carpool
Mama's got her hands full
Six kids all late for school
Gettin' slapped ar(A)ound by the (E) hands of (B) time

Just passed the (B) governor's motorcade
Must've had a flat tire on the way
I guess everybody's got to wait
When you're slapped ar(A)ound by the (E) hands of (B) time

(F#) Everybody's runnin' a little (B) late like me
The (F#) whole world's runnin' be(B)hind
(F#) Can't seem to get where we (G#m) need to be
Gettin' slapped ar(A)ound by the (E) hands of (B) time
Yeah (F#) everybody's runnin' a little (B) late like me
The (F#) whole world's runnin' be(B)hind
(F#) Can't seem to get where we (G#m) need to be
Gettin' slapped ar(A)ound by the (E) hands of (B) time

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