At The Chime Of A City Clock
Nick DrakeVersion1
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A city freeze get on your knees
Pray for warmth and green paper
A city drought you're down and out
See your trousers don't taper
Saddle up, kick your feet, ride the range of a London street
Travel to a local plane, turn around and come back again
And 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
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
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Readable chord sheet for At The Chime Of A City Clock by Nick Drake
A[A] city freeze g[A2]et on your knees P[A3]ray for warmth and gree[Asus4]n paper A[A] city drought y[A2]ou're down and out S[A3]ee your trousers don't t[Asus4]aper S[C]addle up, kic[F]k your feet, ride[C] the range of a Londo[B]n street[E] T[C]ravel to a [F]local plane, tur[C]n around and come back [B]again [E] [B] [E] A[A5]nd at the chime of a[A6] city clock, put up your roadblock H[A7]ang onto your cro[A5]wn F[A5]or a stone in a tin[A6] can is wealth to the city man W[A7]ho leaves his armour dow[A5]n [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] [A5] -------------------- 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---------| -------------------- ---------------------|