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Beat The Clock: The McCoys
#92 on BB Hot 100 on BANG Records in 1967.
[Intro]
Em
[Chorus]
EmBeat the Emmaj7clock, Em7try to Gmake it Amstop, beCfore 
Emtime can draw the Gline and cut you Amdown to her B7size.
EmBeat the Emmaj7clock, Em7try to Gmake it Amstop, tell me 
how Clong will it take before you B7finally realize?
[Verse 1]
That the Emcarnival is Gover and you've Cseen much better Ddays.
You have Emwasted too much Gtime into Cmany different Bways.
You Emdeny the possibility Dof Cgrowing old.
You Dare Emfilled with false humility..Dyou're Cmuch too bold.
[Interlude]
D Em G Am7 B7 C
[Chorus]
EmBeat the Emmaj7clock, Em7try to Gmake it Amstop, beCfore 
Emtime can draw the Gline and cut you Amdown to her B7size.
EmBeat the Emmaj7clock, Em7try to Gmake it Amstop, tell me 
Chow long will it take before you B7finally realize?
[Verse 2]
That you're Emin this game the Gsame as me, alCthough you 
think you're Dnot.
When you Emtry to rise aGbove it all, you Cget just what you Bgot.
[Verse 3]
It Emseems to me you're Gslipping, you seem Cslightly unnerved.
When you Emfinally see yourGself, Dyou Cget what you deserve.
[Interlude]
D Em G Am B7  Em G C D
[Bridge/Solo]
Em   B G Em G D Em G D Em G D Em
[Outro]
EmBeat the Emmaj7clock, Em7try to Gmake it Amstop.. (Fade)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Beat The Clock

by The McCoys

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Chords in this song · guitar

Emmaj7

Em7

Am7

Beat The Clock: The McCoys

#92 on BB Hot 100 on BANG Records in 1967.

[Intro]

[Chorus]

Em Emmaj7 Em7 G Am C

Beat the clock, try to make it stop, before

Em G Am B7

time can draw the line and cut you down to her size.

Em Emmaj7 Em7 G Am

Beat the clock, try to make it stop, tell me

C B7

how long will it take before you finally realize?

[Verse 1]

Em G C D

That the carnival is over and you've seen much better days.

Em G C B

You have wasted too much time into many different ways.

Em D C

You deny the possibility of growing old.

D Em D C

You are filled with false humility..you're much too bold.

[Interlude]

D Em G Am7 B7 C

[Chorus]

Em Emmaj7 Em7 G Am C

Beat the clock, try to make it stop, before

Em G Am B7

time can draw the line and cut you down to her size.

Em Emmaj7 Em7 G Am

Beat the clock, try to make it stop, tell me

C B7

how long will it take before you finally realize?

[Verse 2]

Em G C

That you're in this game the same as me, although you

think you're not.

Em G C B

When you try to rise above it all, you get just what you got.

[Verse 3]

Em G C

It seems to me you're slipping, you seem slightly unnerved.

Em G D C

When you finally see yourself, you get what you deserve.

[Interlude]

D Em G Am B7 Em G C D

[Bridge/Solo]

Em B G Em G D Em G D Em G D Em

[Outro]

Em Emmaj7 Em7 G Am

Beat the clock, try to make it stop.. (Fade)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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