Sparks – Beat The Clock (Guitar)

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(You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

          C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

          C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

          C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)

G                   F                    C
I was born a little premature (You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)

G                 F                       C
Mom just couldn't take no more (You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)

G              F
Had no time to learn to cry

G              F
Goodbye, Mama, got to fly

G                   F                        C
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye (You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

          C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)

G                         F              C
Entered school when I was two (You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)

G          F                    C
PhD'd that afternoon (You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)

G             F
Never entered any sports

G               F
Didn't look too good in shorts

G                       F               C
Got divorced when I was four (You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

          C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)

Am
I've seen everything there is

Dm
I've done everything there is

G
I've met everyone but Liz

C
Now I've even met ol' Liz

Am
No time for relationship

Dm
Skip the foreplay, let 'er rip

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You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

Em7       G                         C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

           C
(You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

          C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

          C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

          C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)

Bb                 Ab                   Eb
Well i did lots of traveling (You gotta beat the clock,you gotta beat the clock)

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Parts of me unravelling (You gotta beat the clock,you gotta beat the clock)

    Bb        Ab
The army then rejected me

Bb         Ab
Said i had two flat feet

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Wore them out when i was three (You gotta beat the clock,you gotta beat the clock)

Bb                 Ab                    Eb
Too bad there aint ten of you (You gotta beat the clock,you gotta beat the clock)

     Bb                Ab                   Eb
Well then i,d show you what i do (You gotta beat the clock,you gotta beat the clock)

    Bb               Ab
And i could cheat on five of you

Bb              Ab
And be faithful to you too

Bb              Ab                    Eb
But theres only one of you (You gotta beat the clock,you gotta beat the clock)

Cm
I've seen everything there is

Fm
I've done everything there is

Bb
I've met everyone but Liz

Eb
Now I've even met ol' Liz

Cm
No time for relationship

Fm
Skip the foreplay, let 'er rip

          Bb                        Bb/Ab
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

Gm7                                 Bb
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

           Eb
(You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

          Eb
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

          Eb
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

          Eb
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)