------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At The Chime Of A City Clock - Nick Drake ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: cflat Email: cflat@earthlink.net 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-----| 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