------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Clockwork - The Boomtown Rats ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Mick 2009 Like Clockwork - The Boomtown Rats (from the album "A Tonic For The Troops") Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock Tick tock, tick tock Am (x02210@1)Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock FTick (133211@1)tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock Am (x02210@1) I'm not disconnected FI'm (133211@1)not unaware AmI'm (x02210@1)in one place at one time FI'm (133211@1)neither here nor there AmI'm (x02210@1)hooked to the mainstream Tuned into the world FPlugged (133211@1)into my surroundings not out on a limb AmI'm (x02210@1)thinking in a straight line I'm thinking that these thoughts are mine FMy (133211@1)heart is beating oh so fast I feel the hours crashing C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)my mind beats time like clockwork C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)I think in sync like clockwork Am (x02210@1)Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock FTick (133211@1)tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock AmShe's (x02210@1)done away with emotion FShe (133211@1)sees things clearly now AmShe (x02210@1)says she sees it all from her room FAnd (133211@1)it looks so small from her room Am (x02210@1)It's all right, it's all right FI'm (133211@1)on your side...for a while AmShe (x02210@1)thinks time is the concept by which we measure our age FShe (133211@1)wants to say it again, but she don't have time C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1) Am (x02210@1) Because her mind beats time like clockwork C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)she thinks in sync like clockwork Am (x02210@1)Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock FTick (133211@1)tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) ECount (022100@1)the hours, count the months and minutes C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) EYou're (022100@1)born in tears and you die in pain and that's your limit C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) You're lookin' for so many reasons but there's none Ethere, (022100@1)why don't you admit it C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) EWe (022100@1)make the most of what we've got, that's the ticket AmMy, (x02210@1)my, my AmI (x02210@1)stayed in that room a long, long time FAnd (133211@1)watched the seasons gliding by And hey...what's the matter? We've got time, lots of time It's alright, it's alright I'm on your side for a while We'll wind up We'll slow down We'll speed up, move around, or we'll maybe overwind.. C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1) Am (x02210@1) Because our minds beats time like clockwork C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)now we think in sync like clockwork ooh ooh ooh C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1) Am (x02210@1) And our minds beats time like clockwork C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)we think in sync like clockwork Am (x02210@1)Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock Mick 2009
