Six O Clock Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

clavinet arr. for guitar [4X; vocal and flutes (mellotron?) enter

3rd time]:

  G There's somethinFsus2g special 'bout six o'clock

  G In the morning when Fsus2it's still too early to knock

  E And the duskAm/Ey light shines down on the block

  E7 And reflects up anAm/Ed 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 A few G♯dimhours ago she was standAming here

  C Just watching the staDrs in our eyes and the lights as the tights

  G disappeared

  Em And I could feel IE could say what I want

  Am That I could nudge Aher and call her my confidante

  G But nowD I'm all alone with Cjust my shaGdow 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 If I go back wherGe we parted

  F/G Could I ever Gfeel like that again

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

  D But what Dsus4can 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 Now I'mD backC alonGe

  G Yes, nowD I'm Cback Galone

  G I'm Dback CaloneG

G D C

  G [repeat to fade]

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