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At The Chime Of A City Clock - Nick Drake
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Tabbed by: cflat
Email: cflat@earthlink.net
Tuning: e,b,g,d,a,e (whole step down to match album)
INTRO x2 (on the recording the song starts on the second note; skipping the first)
You can use your thumb on the 5th fret of the E string if it's better for you. There's
times to play some extra open strings or move the positions from up the fretboard towards
nut.
e|--------------------------------|------------5-------------------|B|--------8-----------8-----------|7-----------7-----------7-------|G|--------5-----------5-----------|5-----------5-----------5-------|D|--------7-----------7-----------|7-----------7-----------7-------|A|0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---|0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|------------5-------------------|B|--------6-----------6-----------|5-----------5-----------5-------|G|--------5-----------5-----------|5-----------5-----------5-------|D|--------7-----------7-----------|7-----------7-----------7-------|A|0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---|0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
** BEGINNING OF REPEAT:
A city freeze get on your knees
A stay indoors beneath the floors
A city clown will soon fall down
e|--------------------------------|------------5-------------------|B|--------8-----------8-----------|7-----------7-----------7-------|G|--------5-----------5-----------|5-----------5-----------5-------|D|--------7-----------7-----------|7-----------7-----------7-------|A|0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---|0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
a pray for warmth and green paper
talk with neighbors only
without a face to hide in
e|--------------------------------|------------5-------------------|B|--------6-----------6-----------|5-----------5-----------5-------|G|--------5-----------5-----------|5-----------5-----------5-------|D|--------7-----------7-----------|7-----------7-----------7-------|A|0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---|0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A city drought you're down and out
The games you play make people say
And he will lose if he won't choose
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see your trousers don't taper
you're either weird or lonely
the one he may confide in
e|--------------------------------|------------5-------------------|B|--------6-----------6-----------|5-----------5-----------5-------|G|--------5-----------5-----------|5-----------5-----------5-------|D|--------7-----------7-----------|7-----------7-----------7-------|A|0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---|0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A saddle up kick your feet
A city star won't shine too far
A sonny boy with smokes for sale
e|--------3-----------3-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|B|--------5-----------5-----------|--------1-----------1-----------|G|--------5-----------5-----------|--------2-----------2----2------|D|--------5-----------5----2------|--------3-----------3-------3---|A|3---3---3---3-3-3---3-------3---|--------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|1---1---1---1-1-1---1-----------|
ride the range of a London street
on account of the way you are
went to ground with a face so pale
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A travel to a local plane
And the beads around your face
And never heard about the change
e|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0----------0----0-------|B|--------1-----------1-----------|--------1----------1----1-------|G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------2----------2----2-------|D|--------2-----------2----2------|--------3----------3----3-------|A|3---3---3---3-3-3---3-------3---|-------------3--------------0---|E|--------------------------------|1---1---1----------1----1-------|
turn around and come back again
make you sure to fit back in place
showed his hand and fell out of range
e|--------0-----------0-----------|------------0-------------------|B|--------1-----------1-----------|------------0-------------------|G|--------0-----------0-----------|4-----------1-------------------|D|--------2-----------2-----------|4-----------2-----2-------------|A|0---3---3---3-3-3---3-----0-----|2-------0---2---------2---------|E|--------------------------------|------------0--------------0----|
And at the
And at the
In the
e|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|B|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|G|--------4-----------4-----------|--------1-----------1-----------|D|--------4-----4-----4-----4-----|--------2-----2-----2-----2-----|A|--------2-----------2---2-------|--------2-----------2-----------|E|2---2---2---2---2---2-------2---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
chime of a city clock uh put up your road block
beat of a city drum see how your friends come
light of a city square find out the face that's fair
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|D|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|--------5---5-------5---5---5---|A|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
hang on to your crown for a
in twos or threes or more for the
keep it by your side but the
e|--------------------------------|-------(0)----------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------2-----2-----2-------2---|G|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|--------2-----2-----2-------2---|D|--------4---4-------4---4---4---|--------2-----2-----2-------2---|A|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
stone in a tin can is wealth to the city man
sound of a busy place is fine for a pretty face
light of the city falls you fly to the city walls
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|D|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|--------5---5-------5---5---5---|A|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
who leaves his armour down
who knows what a face is for
take off with your bride But at the
e|--------------------------------|-------(0)----------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------2-----2-----2-------2---|G|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|--------2-----2-----2-------2---|D|--------4---4-------4---4---4---|--------2-----2-----2-------2---|A|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
*************************** 1st time only *************************
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GO TO BEGINNING OF REPEAT
*************************** 2nd time only *************************
e|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----|B|--------1-----------1-----------|--------1-----1-----1-----1-----|G|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----|--------2-----2-----2-----2-----|D|--------2-----2-----2-----2-----|--------3-----3-----3-----3-----|A|3---3---3---3---3---3--3-----3--|--------x-----------x-----------|E|--------------------------------|1---1---1---1----1--1---1----1--|
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2/2 time
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GO TO BEGINNING OF REPEAT
*************************** 3rd time only *************************
chime of the city clock put up your road block
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|D|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|--------5---5-------5---5---5---|A|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
hang on to your crown for a
e|--------------------------------|-------(0)----------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------2-----2-----2-------2---|G|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|--------2-----2-----2-------2---|D|--------4---4-------4---4---4---|--------2-----2-----2-------2---|A|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
stone in a tin can is wealth to the city man
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|D|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|--------5---5-------5---5---5---|A|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
who leaves his armor
e|--------------------------------|-------(0)----------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------2-----2-----2-------2---|G|--------6---6-------6---6---6---|--------2-----2-----2-------2---|D|--------4---4-------4---4---4---|--------2-----2-----2-------2---|A|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
down
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e|--------------------------------|5-------------------------------|B|--------6-----------6-----------|5-------------------------------|G|--------5-----------5-----------|6-------------------------------|D|--------7-----------7-----------|7-------------------------------|A|0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---|0-------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
END
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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