Tablature at the chime of a city clock - Nick Drake

          



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  From: Harlan L Thompson <harlant@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>

  

  AT THE CHIME OF A CITY CLOCK- Nick Drake

  

  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 down tapered

  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 odd and wierd and 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 overheard above 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)   

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

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

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

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

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

  --------------------

  

  A5 (with pattern)

  ---------------------  A5: x 0 2 2 2 x

  -----2---2---2---2---  A6: x 0 2 1 2 x

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

  -----2---2---2---2---

  -0-0-------0---------

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  NOTE: chances are pretty good that this is completely wrong, but

  until the correct tuning is posted, this will have to do.  Since

  this is one of my favorite N.D. songs, I had to find a way to

  play it somehow or another.  

  

  (from Bryter Layter, 1970)

  (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)

  

  

   


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 At the chime of a city clock, de Nick drake 

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