The Lovin' Spoonful – Six O Clock (Guitar)

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"Six O'Clock" (John Sebastian) Intro: clavinet arr. for guitar [4X; vocal and flutes (mellotron?) enter 3rd time]:
         G               Fsus2
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v

        15--15--15--15---|15--15--15--15---|
        15--15--15--15---|18--18--18--18---|
        16--16--16--16---|17--17--17--17---|
        ---------------0-|---------------0-|
        -----------------|-----------------|
        -----------------|-----------------|

                 G                     Fsus2
        There's something special 'bout six o'clock

                 G                         Fsus2
        In the morning when it's still too early to knock

                 E                 Am/E
        And the dusky light shines down on the block

                E7                      Am/E
        And reflects up and down on the hands of the clock
Fsus2 [as above, 4X; alarm clock enters 3rd time] Six o'clock, six o'clock Verse 1:
        G           G#dim                 Am
        A few hours ago she was standing here

                           C                          D
        Just watching the stars in our eyes and the lights as the tights

                   G
             disappeared

                     Em                      E
        And I could feel I could say what I want

                      Am                       A
        That I could nudge her and call her my   confidante

             G            D                  C         G
        But now I'm all alone with just my shadow in front

        Fsus2/G [2 bars]
        At six o'clock, six o'clock
Verse 2: I went home and found that time to sleep was rare Just watching my eyelids, knowing my brain bids the night not to care I got up and got scufflin' around But somehow it just wasn't the same happy town And the bells didn't ring with the same happy sound At six o'clock, six o'clock Bridge:
        F/G                       G
           If I go back where we parted

        F/G                   G
           Could I ever feel like that again

        F/G                                     G
           Guess I'll just have to wait 'til tomorrow

        D                Dsus4
          But what can I  do 'til then
Verse 3: Guess I'll go back home and just wait until dawn Yes, I had to learn going back where we were wouldn't help at all And I wish my head had been working right We'd have gone for coffee and talked all night And now I'm back alone, bein' twisted up tight Six o'clock, six o'clock Coda:
         G            D   C   G
        Now I'm back alone

              G             D   C   G
        Yes, now I'm back alone

             G         D   C   G
        I'm back alone

        G   D    C   G        (repeat to fade)
        / / / /  / / / /
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers