Drake Nick - At The Chime Of A City Clock guitar chord

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From: Harlan L Thompson

AT THE CHIME OF A CITY CLOCK- Nick Drake

TUNING: Tune down one whole step to play with record

A1            A2

A city freeze get on your knees

A3                    A4

Pray for warmth and green paper

A1             A2

A city drought you're down and out

A3                     A4

See your trousers don't taper

C           F               C                   B      E

Saddle up, kick your feet, ride the range of a London street

C         F              C                     B     E   B  E

Travel to a local plane, turn around and come back again

             A5                 A6

And at the chime of a city clock, put up your roadblock

A7              A5

Hang onto your crown

       A5                A6

For a stone in a tin can is wealth to the city man

A7                     A5

Who leaves his armour down

C F  G F C  C F  G F A

Stay indoors beneath the floors

Talk with neighbors only

The games you play make people say

You're either wierd or lonely

A city star won't shine too far on account of the way you are

And the beads around your face make you sure to fit back in place

And at the beat of a city drum, see all your friends come

In twos or threes or more

For the sound of a busy place is fine for a pretty face

Who knows what a face is for

The city clown will soon fall down

Without a face to hide in

And he will lose if he won't choose

The one he may confide in

A seller boy with smokes for sale went to ground with a face so pale

And never heard about the change, showed his hand and fell out of range

In the light of the city square find out the face that's fair

Keep it by your side

When the light of the city falls, you fly to the city walls

Take off with your bride

But at the chime of a city clock, put up your roadblock

Hang onto your crown

For a stone in a tin can is wealth to the city man

Who leaves his armour down

A1 (with pattern)                         A5 (with pattern)

--------------------  A1: x 0 5 0 x x     ---------------------  A5: x 0

2 2 2 x

--------------------  A2: x 0 4 2 x x     -----2---2---2---2---  A6: x 0

2 1 2 x

----0---0---0---0---  A3: x 0 3 2 x x     -----2---2---2---2---  A7: x 0

3 2 2 x

----5---5---5---5---  A4: x 0 2 2 x x     -----2---2---2---2---

0-0-------0---------  (use same pattern)  -0-0-------0---------

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NOTE: Just a fixing of lyrics from the previous version.