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At The Chime Of A City Clock by Nick Drake
At The Chime Of A City Clock
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
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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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
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----0----|
E|--------------------------------|------------0-------------------|
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 *************************
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--|
e|--------0-----------0-----------|------------0------------------:|
B|--------1-----------1-----------|------------0------------------:|
G|--------0-----0-----0-----------|4-----------1------------------:|
D|--------2-----2-----2-----------|4-----------2-----2------------:|
A|3---3---3---3---3---3-----0-----|2-------0---2---------2--------:|
E|--------------------------------|------------0--------------0---:|
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--|
e|0--------0------0---------0-----|---------------0-----0----0-----|
B|3--------3------1---------1-----|---------------1-----1----1-----|
G|4--------4------2---------2-----|0--------------0-----0----0-----|
D|5---------------3---------3-----|----3---2------2-----2----2-----|
A|--------------------------------|------------0--0---0---0--0--0--|
E|3----3------3---1-----1-------1-|--------------------------------|
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--|
2/2 time
e|0--------0------0---------0-----|---------------:|
B|3--------3------1---------1-----|---------------:|
G|4--------4------2---------2-----|0--------------:|
D|5---------------3---------3-----|----3---2------:|
A|x---------------x---------------|------------0--:|
E|3----3------3---1-----1-------1-|---------------:|
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
e|--------------------------------|--------------------5-----------|
B|--------8-----------8-----------|--------7-----------7-----------|
G|--------5-----------5-----------|--------5-----------5-----------|
D|--------7-----------7-----------|--------7-----------7-----------|
A|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------6-----------6-----------|--------5-----------5-----------|
G|--------5-----------5-----------|--------5-----------5-----------|
D|--------7-----------7-----------|--------7-----------7-----------|
A|0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------5-----------|
B|--------8-----------8-----------|--------7-----------7-----------|
G|--------5-----------5-----------|--------5-----------5-----------|
D|--------7-----------7-----------|--------7-----------7-----------|
A|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-------------------------------|
G|--------5-----------5-----------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------7-----------7-----------|7-------------------------------|
A|0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---|0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
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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version 3
Tuning: EADGBE*
maybe a capo on this one?
play the cd...
main riff
C/G B/Gb Bb/F A/E rpt
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------8-8-8----------7-7-7---------6-6-6---------5-5-5-----|
G|--------5-5-5----------4-4-4---------3-3-3---------2-2-2-----|
D|--------5-5-5----------4-4-4---------3-3-3---------2-2-2-----|
A|-----0-0---0-------0-0----0------0-0----0------0-0----0------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
pre-chorus
C/G Am/F C/G Bm7 E x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1--1--1------1--1--1--------1--1--1-----3-3-0--0------|
G|-------0--0--0------2--2--2--------0--0--0-----2-2-0--1------|
D|-------2-----2------2-----2--------2-----2-----4-4-0--2------|
A|-------3-----3------0-----0--------3-----3-----2-2----2------|
E|----3-3----3-----1-1----1-------3-3----3--------------0------|
chorus
A A/Ab A/G A/Gb rpt
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------5---5---------5---5---------5---5---------5---5---|
G|--------6---6-6-------6---6-6-------6---6-6-------6---6-6----|
D|-------7-7---7-------6-6---6-------5-5---5-------4-4---4-----|
A|----0-0-----------0-0-----------0-0-----------0-0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
* just feep pumpin the pedal (doubled) bass note..
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version 4
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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