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What Time Is It

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What Time Is It?
- Artist: The Jive Five featuring Eugene Pitt 
- peak Billboard position # 67 in 1962 
- Words and Music by Bob Feldman, Richard Gottenhrer, and Jerry Goldstein 
D(Tick-tock, listen Cto the clock) 
D(Tick-tock, listen Cto the clock) 
DWhat time is it? C  
DI've just got to kCnow 
DWhat time is it? (CIt's five o'clock) 
DThree more hours to go 
GTill I hold her in my arms Am  
And tell Bmher that I want her Amfor my own G  
D(Tick-tock, tick-tCock) 
D(Tick-tock, listen Cto the clock) 
D(Tick-tock, listen Cto the clock) 
DWhat time is it? C  
DTell me once again C  
DWhat time is it? (CIt's six o'clock) 
DTwo more hours and then 
GI will kiss her sweet lips Am  
While the magic of Bmthe moonlight makes Amher mine G  
C#m(Tick-tock, tick-tock, better hurry up) 
BmAnd put my tie on 
C#m(Better hurry up) 
It's almost time G  A  
D                 C
(Tick-tock, listen to the clock) 
D                 C
(Tick-tock, listen to the clock) 
DWhat time is it? (CIt's seven o'clock) 
DJust one hour more C  
DWhat time is it? (CIt's eight o'clock) 
DNow I'm at her door 
And my heart iGs beating fast Am  
The momeBmnt's here at last Am  
What time iGs it? (It's time for loveAm)G  

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What Time Is It

by The Jive Five

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C#m

What Time Is It?

- Artist: The Jive Five featuring Eugene Pitt

- peak Billboard position # 67 in 1962

- Words and Music by Bob Feldman, Richard Gottenhrer, and Jerry Goldstein

D C

(Tick-tock, listen to the clock)

D C

(Tick-tock, listen to the clock)

D C

What time is it?

D C

I've just got to know

D C

What time is it? (It's five o'clock)

Three more hours to go

G Am

Till I hold her in my arms

Bm Am G

And tell her that I want her for my own

D C

(Tick-tock, tick-tock)

D C

(Tick-tock, listen to the clock)

D C

(Tick-tock, listen to the clock)

D C

What time is it?

D C

Tell me once again

D C

What time is it? (It's six o'clock)

Two more hours and then

G Am

I will kiss her sweet lips

Bm Am G

While the magic of the moonlight makes her mine

C#m

(Tick-tock, tick-tock, better hurry up)

And put my tie on

C#m

(Better hurry up)

G A

It's almost time

D C

(Tick-tock, listen to the clock)

D C

(Tick-tock, listen to the clock)

D C

What time is it? (It's seven o'clock)

D C

Just one hour more

D C

What time is it? (It's eight o'clock)

Now I'm at her door

G Am

And my heart is beating fast

Bm Am

The moment's here at last

G Am G

What time is it? (It's time for love)

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