Nick Drake – At The Chime Of A City Clock (Guitar)

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Chords

These are the chords used in the intro and in the verse and everytime you see this chord progression "Em Em C/E Em" Em7no5: 0X203X Em6no5: 0X202X C/E: 0X201X Em: 0X200X [Verse 1]
Em            Em
A city freeze,     get on your knees

C/E                 Em
Pray for warmth and green paper

Em              Em
A city drought, you're down and out

 C/E                 Em
See your trousers don't taper

 G          C
Saddle up, kick your feet

 G                  F#m    B
Ride the range of a London street

 G          C
Travel to a local plane

  G                  F#m     B
Turn around and come back again
C#m B [Chorus]
 Emaj7
And at the chime of a city clock

 E7
Put up your road block

 E6               E
Hang on to your crown

 Emaj7
For a stone in a tin can

 E7
Is wealth to the city man

 E6                    E
Who leaves his armour down
[Refrain] G C G F# B [Verse 2]
Em           Em
Stay indoors, beneath the floors

C/E                 Em
Talk with neighbours only

Em                 Em
The games you play make people say

C/E                 Em
You're either weird or lonely

G          C
A city star won't shine too far

 G                  F#m     B
On account of the way you are

G          C
And the beads around your face

 G                  F#m     B
Make you sure to fit back in place
C#m B [Chorus]
 Emaj7
And at the beat of a city drum

 E7
See how your friends come

  E6                 E
In twos, or threes, or more

 Emaj7
For the sound of a busy place

  E7
Is fine for a pretty face

   E6                  E
Who knows what a face is for
[Refrain] G C D C Em x2 Em Em C/E Em [Verse 3]
Em             Em
The city clown will soon fall down

C/E                    Em
Without a face to hide in

Em               Em
And he will lose if he won't choose

C/E                    Em
The one he may confide in

G          C
Sonny boy with smokes for sale

G                  F#m     B
Went to ground with a face so pale

G          C
And never heard about the change

G                  F#m     B
Showed his hand and fell out of range
C#m B [Bridge]
 Emaj7
In the light of a city square

 E7
Find out the face that's fair

 E6                 E
Keep it by your side

  Emaj7
When the light of the city falls

 E7
You fly to the city walls

E6                    E
Take off with your bride
[Chorus]
Emaj7
But at the chime of a city clock

E7
Put up your road block

E6                E
Hang on to your crown

      Emaj7
For a stone in a tin can

  E7
Is wealth to the city man

   E6                Em Em C/E Em
Who leaves his armour down
Em Em C/E Em