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Clock Strikes Ten

Cheap Trick
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Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 20:50:55 -0500 (EST)

From: Glen Norman Pavan <senomar@UDel.Edu>

Subject: cheap_trick: clock_strikes_ten.tab

artist: Cheap Trick

title: Clock Strikes Ten

album: In Color/At Budakan

tuning: standard

intro:

G-------16--12---14---------------14-----16----12-|
D--------------------12-------12------------------|

descending riff:

G--2-1-0---------------------------|
D--------4-3-2-1-0-----------------|
A------------------4-3-2-1-0-------|
E----------------------------4-3-2-|

intro twice

descending riff

verse

(E) Clock strikes ten it's a Saturday Night

money in my pocket and it feels alright

(G) Not staying home gonna stay out late

(A) Gonna hear some rockin music it feels just great

A--3-2-1-0----------|
E-----------4-3-2-1-|

(E) Clock strikes twelve on a Saturday Night

(G) All the creeps are sleeping all the cools in sight

(B) All the kings and queens are out tonight

(D) Are looking for some action til it feels alright

chorus

(D) Imagine what we're doing tonight (A)

(D) you really got me going tonight (A)

(D) imagine what we're doing tonight (A)

(D) I'm crazy for some action tonight (A)

descending riff

second verse

Clock strikes two I'll be out all night

all my money's spent but that's alright

Not going home gonna stay out late

Get ready for some action want some action tonight

Clock strikes four I want some more

Everybody's layin on the floor

Not going home gonna stay out late

gonna get rockin before its too late

chorus

descending riff

intro twice (bass E)

descending riff

third verse

Gonna get down gonna get on down

gonna get down gonna get on down

gonna get down gonan get on down

gonna get down gonna get down

gonna get down gonna get on down

get down gonna get on down

get down gonna

get down gonna

get down na na na na na na na na na

chorus

outro: chorus repeats, key change from D A to E B to F C

questions, comments to senomar@bach.udel.edu

-I'm here, I'm queer, I play 5-string bass

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