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The Clockwise Witness

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[Verse]
BbIt don't look right
In broad Bbdaylight
It don't Ebfeel right to Bbme
If you win the Bbrat race
If you come in Bbfirst place
Then a Ebrat is all you will Bbbe
[Pre-Chorus]
And we say BboohBb  Eb  Bb  
[Chorus]
Now Cmhow long will this Bbtake?
CmHow long must I Bbwait?
My heart is Cmsinking
What were we Bbthinking?
I can't Dmfake it anymore
[Verse]
In this Bbmoment
Of Bbatonement
Can you Ebever forgive Bbme?
Is there something Bbhovering?
It seems to be Bbgoverning
EveryEbthing once dear to Bbme
[Pre-Chorus]
And we say BboohBb  Eb  Bb  
[Chorus]
Now Cmhow long will this Bbtake?
CmHow long must I Bbwait?
My heart is Cmsinking
What were we Bbthinking?
I can't Dmfake it anymore
[Outro]
  Bb    Bb    Eb   Bb(x4)
Ooh
Bb  Bb  Eb  Bb

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The Clockwise Witness

by DeVotchKa

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

It don't look right

In broad daylight

Eb Bb

It don't feel right to me

If you win the rat race

If you come in first place

Eb Bb

Then a rat is all you will be

[Pre-Chorus]

Bb Bb Eb Bb

And we say ooh

[Chorus]

Cm Bb

Now how long will this take?

Cm Bb

How long must I wait?

My heart is sinking

What were we thinking?

I can't fake it anymore

[Verse]

In this moment

Of atonement

Eb Bb

Can you ever forgive me?

Is there something hovering?

It seems to be governing

Eb Bb

Everything once dear to me

[Pre-Chorus]

Bb Bb Eb Bb

And we say ooh

[Chorus]

Cm Bb

Now how long will this take?

Cm Bb

How long must I wait?

My heart is sinking

What were we thinking?

I can't fake it anymore

[Outro]

Bb Bb Eb Bb

(x4)

Ooh

Bb Bb Eb Bb

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