Intro
A 
 
Verse 1
A 
Headed 'cross the border 
A 
Looking for a place to play 
A 
I left the sun behind 
A 
I don't mind 
A 
But I think that it looked like rain 
 
Chorus
A             C 
Hold back the water 
  D                  A 
I gotta find time to burn 
              C 
Hold back the water 
  D                  A 
I gotta find time to burn 
 
Verse 2
A 
Headed west to Georgia 
A 
Looking for the road to L.A 
A 
They say the weather's fine 
A 
But the sun don't shine 
A 
'Cause the smog's always in the way 
 
Chorus
A             C 
Hold back the water 
  D                  A 
I gotta find time to burn 
              C 
Hold back the water (Yo!) 
                     A 
I gotta find time to burn 
 
Guitar Solo
A      C  D 
A 
 
Verse 3
A 
I've never played no smoker 
A 
You know I've never played no hotdog 
A 
The preacher say 
A 
I was born this way 
A 
With storm cloud in my heart 
 
Chorus
A             C 
Hold back the water 
  D                  A 
I gotta find time to burn 
              C 
Hold back the water 
  D                  A 
I gotta find time to burn 
  D                  A 
I gotta find time to burn 
  D                  A 
I gotta find time to burn 
  D                  A           N.C. 
I gotta find time to burn (Whooo) 
 
Guitar Solo
A 
 
Verse 4
A 
Headed 'cross the border 
A 
Looking for a place to play 
A 
I left the sun behind 
A 
I don't mind 
A 
But I think that it looked like rain 
 
Out-Chorus
A             C 
Hold back the water 
  D                  A 
I gotta find time to burn 
              C 
Hold back the water (Yo!) 
  D                  A 
I gotta find time to burn 
  D                  A 
I gotta find time to burn 
  D                  A 
I gotta find time to burn 
  D                  A 
I gotta find time to burn 
              C 
Hold back the water (Hey!) 
  D                  A 
I gotta find time to burn