Em    Em
Bm Bm Bm Bm


[Verse 1]
Bm
  You said you'd be here at a quarter to five
Bm                                       Em Bm
  I didn't know if you were dead or alive
Bm
  How long you think that I can sharpen my knife
Bm                                         Em Bm
  I've got better things to do with my life


[Chorus]
Am                Bm      Am               Bm
  It's almost the deadline. Don't miss the deadline, darling
Am              Bm                   Cmaj7
  When all your bad dreams will come true
Am               Bm      Am                Bm
  Don't miss the deadline. It's almost the deadline, darling
Am           Bm                  Cmaj7
  I wouldn't want it to happen to you


[Verse 2]
Bm Bm Bm Bm
Bm
Phil screamed at him, and he hung up the phone
Bm                                   Em Bm
  I wonder if he ever felt more alone
Bm
  He never finished his coffee that night
Bm                                              Em Bm
The photo they showed David was a terrible sight


[Chorus]
Am              Bm      Am              Bm
  He missed the deadline. He passed the deadline, darling
Am        Bm                    Cmaj7
  And I believe that somehow he knew
Am               Bm      Am              Bm
  He crossed the deadline. He passed the deadline, darling
Am               Bm                 Cmaj7
  There wasn't a thing anybody could do


[Instrumental]
Em   Em
Bm Bm Bm Bm
Bm Bm Bm Bm
Em   Em


[Verse 3]
Bm Bm Bm Bm
Bm
  Listen my darling, now, don't play with fire
Bm                                          Em Bm
  You find a way to balance faith and desire


[Chorus]
Am                Bm      Am               Bm
  It's almost the deadline. Don't miss the deadline darling
Am                 Bm           Cmaj7
  Consequences are easily misconstrued
Am               Bm      Am                Bm
  Don't miss the deadline. It's almost the deadline, darling
Am           Bm                     Cmaj7 Cmaj7
  I couldn't live if it happened to you