{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1780951,"song":"Beat The Clock","artist":"The McCoys","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11391101-beat-the-clock-chords-by-the-mccoys/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1780951?type=chord","rating":4.28861,"votes":4,"content":"Beat The Clock: The McCoys\r\n#92 on BB Hot 100 on BANG Records in 1967.\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Emmaj7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBeat the clock, try to make it stop, before [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]B7[/ch]\r\ntime can draw the line and cut you down to her size.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Emmaj7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBeat the clock, try to make it stop, tell me [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nhow long will it take before you finally realize?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat the carnival is over and you've seen much better days.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]\r\nYou have wasted too much time into many different ways.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou deny the possibility of growing old.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou are filled with false humility..you're much too bold.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]B7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Emmaj7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBeat the clock, try to make it stop, before [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]B7[/ch]\r\ntime can draw the line and cut you down to her size.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Emmaj7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBeat the clock, try to make it stop, tell me [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nhow long will it take before you finally realize?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat you're in this game the same as me, although you [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthink you're not.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWhen you try to rise above it all, you get just what you got.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt seems to me you're slipping, you seem slightly unnerved.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen you finally see yourself, you get what you deserve.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]B7[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Bridge/Solo]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Emmaj7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBeat the clock, try to make it stop.. (Fade)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nA sixties smash from Kraziekhat.","plain_text":"Beat The Clock: The McCoys\n#92 on BB Hot 100 on BANG Records in 1967.\n\n[Intro]\nEm\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nD Em G Am7 B7 C\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nD Em G Am B7  Em G C D\n\n[Bridge/Solo]\nEm   B G Em G D Em G D Em G D Em\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\nA sixties smash from Kraziekhat.","chords":["Em","Emmaj7","Em7","G","Am","C","B7","D","B","Am7","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}