10cc – 24 Hours (Guitar)

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[Intro] Ab Db Ab Bb7 Db Ab Bb7 Db Ab Bb7 Db Ab Bbmaj7sus2 [Verse 1]
C6sus2
       Here on the street
Feeling the cool of the dawn
C6sus2
       Shuffling feet

                      Bbadd9
Faces are ragged and worn
They've been working all night
C6sus2
Waiting for the curtain to rise

             Dm
While you're under the sheets

Bbadd9                      C6sus2
You with the stars in your eyes
[Verse 2]
C6sus2
       Letter box noise
Snapping the day into life
C6sus2
       Newspaper boys

                          Bbadd9
Cutting the mist like a knife
We're beginning to rise
C6sus2
Curtain up the drama begins

         Dm            Dm7
It's the start of the race

Bbadd9                Cmaj7
All of us wanting to win
[Instrumental] Em C Em C Em D/F# G B C D C B B/A Em D/F# G B C B [Chorus]
Ab/Eb              Bb7/Eb
People rushing, shouting, pushing

Eb                Ebsus4 Eb
Got no time for conver--sation

Ab/Eb       Bb7/Eb
Inner city population

    Db/Eb
The struggle for communication

Ab/Eb            Bb7/Eb
People trying, pressure rising

Eb                  Ebsus4   Eb
Hook and hustle, flex your muscle

Ab/Eb             Bb7/Eb
It's all part of living

       C          D/C
Do you wanna get away? (Wanna get away)

 C          D/C  C D/C C D/C
(Wanna get away)
[Verse 3]
C6sus2
       Restaurant smells
Mix in the heat of the day
C6sus2
       Telephone bells

                         Bbadd9
Kissogram girl's on her way
Someone's thinking of you
C6sus2
Birthday boy is in for a treat

        Dm
And the message is clear

Bbadd9                     C6sus2
Once a year life can be sweet
[Verse 4]
C6sus2
       Caught in a flash
Cover girl freezes her smile
C6sus2
       Media trash

                               Bbadd9
Blinding the crowd with such style
It's a dazzling affair
  C6sus2
A fantasy to star in your dreams

       Dm          Dm7
Do you want to believe

Bbadd9                        Cmaj7
Everyone knows what they've seen?
[Instrumental] Em C Em C [Bridge 1]
Em
Twilight time in the city

        D/F#
And the shutters are down

                G
That's when the singles are lost in their doubles

    B C   D    C     B     B/A
The happy hour comes round

   Em
To help you unwind in the shadows

          D/F#
Takes the tension away

            G
It's been a hell of a day in the city

         B         C  B
Now it's your time to play
[Chorus] Ab/Eb Bb7/Eb Eb Ebsus4 Eb Ab/Eb Bb7/Eb Db/Eb Ab/Eb Bb7/Eb Eb Ebsus4 Eb
Ab/Eb          Bb7/Eb
Living under pressure

       C
Do you wanna buy a dream? (Dream)
[Bridge 2]
       Gm           D
I say, Phil can you get it, he say

C       Bb      F Gm
Alright alright alright

        Gm         D
Tell me when can I get it, he say

C       Bb      F  Gm
Tonight tonight tonight

       Gm         D
I want money on delivery, hey

C             Bb            F       Gm
That's right, that's right, that's right

      Gm             D
I say baby don't you trust me, he say

    C Bb   F Gm F   C         D    C    Bb F6/9/G
The city's a jungle where the strongest survive
[Verse 5]
C6sus2
       Neonic heat
Flooding the darkness with light
C6sus2
       The capital beats

                          Bbadd9
Feeding the pulse of the night
It's the music of life
C6sus2
Listen to the sound of the crowd

          Dm             Dm7
Where the rhythm's so strong

        Bbadd9                Cmaj7 D/C Cmaj7 D/C
And the music is playing so loud

          Bbadd9
Where the rhythm's so strong

        Gm7
And the music is playing so—
[Outro] Db Ab Bb7 Db Ab Bb7 Db Ab Bb7 Db Ab Bb7 Db Ab Bb7 Db Ab Bb7 Db Ab Bb7
Db Ab Bb7
(Fade Out)