Intro: Bm-E- x2 


verse 1: 
       Bm 
If you wanna make a 
              E 
move then you better 
come in It's just the 
Bm 
ability to reason 
     E 
that wears so thin 
Bm 
Living and Dying and 
     E 
the stories that are 
     Bm 
true Secret to a good 
       E 
life's knowing when 
you're throught 


Chorus 1: 
A 
  Black coat white 
D 
shoes black hat 
     E 
cadillac yeah 
    D 
the boy is 
a time bomb 
A 
  Black coat white 
D 
shoes black hat 
     E 
cadillac yeah 
    D 
the boy is 
a time bomb 


verse 2: 
          Bm 
Well he's back in the 
                E 
hole where they got 
                  Bm 
him living Like a rat 
but he's smarter than 
E 
that nine lives like 
  Bm 
a cat 15 years old 
              E 
they take him to the 
                Bm 
youth authority home 
First thing you learn 
           E 
you got to make it 
in this world alone 


(Repeat Chorus 1) 


verse 3: 
Bm 
Now he has gotten out 
              E 
he has gotten free he 
               Bm 
gotta go got a car 
He's 21 years old 
     E 
he's running 
                 Bm 
numbers from the bar 
His pager's beeping 
E 
he's getting deep in 
    Bm 
Whatever he can move 
           E 
on and you know that 
kid is a creeping in 


Chorus 2: 
A 
  Black coat white 
D 
shoes black hat 
     E 
cadillac yeah 
    D 
the boy is 
a time bomb 
A 
  Black coat white 
D 
shoes black hat 
     E 
cadillac yeah 
    D 
the boy is 
a time bomb 
E 
  the boy is 
a time bomb 


Guitar Solo: Bm-E- x4 


Interlude: A-D-E-D-A-D-E(hold)-D(hold)


verse 4: 
Bm 
Tears come from the 
razor that's been 
E 
tattooed below his 
Bm 
eye His mother cries 
               E 
she knows that he 
is strong enough to 
Bm 
die He's rolling in 
         E 
the cadillac it's 
midnight sunroof is 
Bm 
down Three shots ring 
                E 
out the hero is dead 
the new king is crowned 


Chorus 3: 
A 
  Black coat white 
D 
shoes black hat 
     E 
cadillac yeah 
    D 
the boy is 
a time bomb 
A 
  Black coat white 
D 
shoes black hat 
     E 
cadillac yeah 
    D 
the boy is 
a time bomb 
A 
  Black coat white 
D 
shoes black hat 
     E 
cadillac yeah 
    D 
the boy is 
a time bomb 
A 
  Black coat white 
D 
shoes black hat 
     E 
cadillac yeah 
    D 
the boy is 
a time bomb 
E             A A A(hold) 
  Oh time bomb