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Clock Strikes Midnight

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[Intro]
Am C G Am
Am C G E
Am G C E
Am C E
Am C G Am
Am C G E
Am G C E
Am C G Am
[Verse 1]
AmRun from the Gpain it's Amhard to Gbreathin'
My Amshadows besGide me so IF'm still Gliving
AmCry out Gloud I'm a Amterrible creGation
AmHow I get Gtrough the Ffinest iGsolation
[Chorus]
My Fheart stops Cbeat when the Eclock strikes Ammidnight
My Ffeet don't Cmove till the Epain has Amgone
My Fhope gets Cweak while it Edrownes in the Ammoonlight
                F     E( C   D  E)
What worth dying for
[Instrumental]
Am C G Am
Am C G E
Am G C E
Am C G Am
[Verse 2]
AmTrust is Ggone, my Amskin is Gcrawling
I Amlose myGself when the Fsun gets Gfalling
AmInto the Gsea of a Ampeaceful Gmadness
AmI find myGself in a Fbeautiful Gsadness
[Chorus]
My Fheart stops Cbeat when the Eclock strikes Ammidnight
My Ffeet don't Cmove till the Epain has Amgone
My Fhope gets Cweak while it Edrownes in the Ammoonlight
FWhat worth dying Efor
[Bridge]
CI had a Ddream and a Amhunger inside
CCan't find DGod on my Amseperate way
CTumblin' Ddown and I Amcan't decide
FHow to go Einsane
[Instrumental]
F C E Am
F C E Am
F C E Am
   F     E    Am(D)
Am C G Am
Am C G E
Am G C E
Am C E
[Chorus]
My Fheart stops Cbeat when the Eclock strikes Ammidnight
My Ffeet don't Cmove till the Epain has Amgone
My Fhope gets Cweak while it Edrownes in the Ammoonlight
FWhat worth dying Efor
My Fheart stops Cbeat when the Eclock strikes Ammidnight
My Ffeet don't Cmove till the Epain has Amgone
My Fhope gets Cweak while it Edrownes in the Ammoonlight
                F    E( C   D  E)
What worth dying for
[Outro]
Am C G Am
Am C G E
Am G C E
Am C G Am

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Clock Strikes Midnight

by Paddy and the Rats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am C G Am

Am C G E

Am G C E

Am C E

Am C G Am

Am C G E

Am G C E

Am C G Am

[Verse 1]

Am G Am G

Run from the pain it's hard to breathin'

Am G F G

My shadows beside me so I'm still living

Am G Am G

Cry out loud I'm a terrible creation

Am G F G

How I get trough the finest isolation

[Chorus]

F C E Am

My heart stops beat when the clock strikes midnight

F C E Am

My feet don't move till the pain has gone

F C E Am

My hope gets weak while it drownes in the moonlight

F E C D E

( )

What worth dying for

[Instrumental]

Am C G Am

Am C G E

Am G C E

Am C G Am

[Verse 2]

Am G Am G

Trust is gone, my skin is crawling

Am G F G

I lose myself when the sun gets falling

Am G Am G

Into the sea of a peaceful madness

Am G F G

I find myself in a beautiful sadness

[Chorus]

F C E Am

My heart stops beat when the clock strikes midnight

F C E Am

My feet don't move till the pain has gone

F C E Am

My hope gets weak while it drownes in the moonlight

F E

What worth dying for

[Bridge]

C D Am

I had a dream and a hunger inside

C D Am

Can't find God on my seperate way

C D Am

Tumblin' down and I can't decide

F E

How to go insane

[Instrumental]

F C E Am

F E Am D

()

Am C G Am

Am C G E

Am G C E

Am C E

[Chorus]

F C E Am

My heart stops beat when the clock strikes midnight

F C E Am

My feet don't move till the pain has gone

F C E Am

My hope gets weak while it drownes in the moonlight

F E

What worth dying for

F C E Am

My heart stops beat when the clock strikes midnight

F C E Am

My feet don't move till the pain has gone

F C E Am

My hope gets weak while it drownes in the moonlight

F E C D E

( )

What worth dying for

[Outro]

Am C G Am

Am C G E

Am G C E

Am C G Am

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