The Cranberries - Time Is Ticking Out: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Time Is Ticking Out" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Bm
We'd better think about the things we say
We'd better think about the games we play
D               G   A
The world went round,
D           G   A
around and round

We better think about the consequences
We better think about the global census
If time went down, yeah,
if time went down

What about Chernobyl?
What about radiation?
We don't know, we don't know

What about deprivation
Gluttony, the human nation?
We don't know, we don't know

Chorus:
      D         G
 For me love is all,
 for me love is all
 For me love is all,
 for me love is all

Bm
Time is ticking out...

Looks like we've screwed up the ozone layer
I wonder if the politicians care
The dime went down, yeah,
if time went down

What about our children then
Is there nothing left for them?
We don't know,
we don't know

Chorus

Ah ah ah I need the oxygen
La-la-la-la ah ah I need the oxygen

Chorus:
For me love is all
For me love is all

Time is ticking out, yeah,
time is ticking out


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Time Is Ticking Out" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Time Is Ticking Out" by The Cranberries.