PICK UP THE TEMPO
(Willie Nelson)

Waylon Jennings - 1973
Jerry Jeff Walker - 1975
Willie Nelson - 1980
Jack Ingram - 1995
Best Kissers In The World - 1996
Thompson Brothers Band - 1997
Phosphorescent - 2008



 
Some people are sayin' that time will take care of people like me
That I'm livin' too fast and they say that I can't last much longer
But little they see that their thoughts of me is my saviour
And little they know that the beat oughta go a little faster

So pick up the tempo just a little and take it on home
The singer ain't singin' and the drummer's been a-draggin' too long
Time'll take care of itself, so just leave time alone
And pick up the tempo just a little and take it on home

Well I'm wild and I'm mean, I'm creatin' a scene, I'm goin' crazy
I'm good and I'm bad and I'm happy and sad and I'm lazy
I'm quiet and I'm loud, I'm gatherin' a crowd and I like gravy
About half off the wall, I learned it all in the navy

So pick up the tempo just a little and take it on home
The singer ain't singin' and the drummer's been a-draggin' too long
Time'll take care of itself, so just leave time alone
And pick up the tempo just a little and take it on home
Yeah, pick up the tempo just a little and take it on home



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - December 2010)