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12-30

The Mamas and The Papas
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high) Download chord source (.txt)
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
  e e7 a7
  I used to live in New York City
  e e7 a7
  Everything there was dark and dirty
  e e7 a7
  Outside my window was a steeple
  e (e7)
  With a clock that always said 12:30
  Young  girls are coming to the canyon
   e
  And in the morning I can see them walking
  I  can no longer keep my blinds  drawn
   c
  And I can't keep myself from talking.
  At first so strange to feel so friendly
  To say good morning and really mean it
  To feel these changes happening in me
  But not to notice till I feel it.
  (Chorus)
  Cloudy waters cast no reflection
  Images of beauty lie there stagnant
  Vibrations bounce in no direction
  And lie there shattered into fragments.

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Readable chord sheet for 12-30 by The Mamas and The Papas

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

e  e7      a7     [A7]        [D]    [D7]
      I used to live in New York City
      e    e7      a7       [A7]        [D]     [D7]
      Everything there was dark and dirty
      e    e7     a7     [A7]     [D]      [Bb]   [D]
      Outside my window was a steeple
      e      (e7)        [Eb]            [D]
      With a clock that always said 12:30

      [G]Young girls are coming to the c[D]anyon
      [C]           e                      [D]
      And in the morning I can see them walking
      [G]I can no longer keep my bl[D]inds drawn
      [C]             c               [G]
      And I can't keep myself from talking.

      At first so strange to feel so friendly
      To say good morning and really mean it
      To feel these changes happening in me
      But not to notice till I feel it.

      (Chorus)

      Cloudy waters cast no reflection
      Images of beauty lie there stagnant
      Vibrations bounce in no direction
      And lie there shattered into fragments.

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