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Clockwork Family

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[Intro]
A Amaj7 F#m Bm E
[Verse]
AI ate the Amaj7paste 'cause I was F#mhungry
BmI cried and ran out of the Eroom
AMy mum and Amaj7dad, they surely F#mlove me
BmBut we don't always Ehave a lot of Afood
And all the Amaj7other kids are F#massholes
BmMaking fun of my hand-me-down Ejeans
ALife would Amaj7be a lot less F#mhassle
If I could just Bmreplace these pointless Epeople with Amachines
[Chorus]
DThe perfect ticking of a Aclockwork family
DEverything happens right on Atime
DPerfect rhythm of a Alife that can be
ECounted on to finally work out fine
ESo much more reliably than Amine
[Verse]
AMy uncle Amaj7Tim is now in F#mprison
After Bmseven years of being unemEployed
That would Anever Amaj7happen to a F#mrobot
They can only Bmbreak and be rEepaired or be deAstroyed
AAnd they don't Amaj7pass out on the F#msofa
BmBuried in a pile of empty Ebeers
AThe absolute Amaj7perfection of avF#muncular affection
In a Bmshiny little Ebox of spinning Agears
[Chorus]
DThe perfect ticking of a Aclockwork family
DEverything happens right on Atime
DPerfect rhythm of a Alife that can be
ECounted on to finally work out fine
ESo much more reliably than Amine
[Interlude]
 A   F#m   Bm   E(x4)
A (hold for 4 bars)
[Verse]
AThere's Amaj7dirt in every F#mcorner
BmThere's a sofa in the Eyard
AWhen everytAmaj7hing is out of F#morder
BmLife is unpreEdictable and Ahard
ABut there is Amajpeace out on the F#mhighway
BmIn the soft hissing rush of the maEchines
AQuietly Amajgliding, F#mnever quite colliding
Only Bmfractions of a Esecond in Abetween
[Chorus]
DThe perfect ticking of a Aclockwork family
DEverything happens right on Atime
DPerfect rhythm of a Alife that can be
ECounted on to finally work out fine
ESo much more reliably than Amine

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Clockwork Family

by Dan Warren

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

F#m

Amaj

[Intro]

A Amaj7 F#m Bm E

[Verse]

A Amaj7 F#m

I ate the paste 'cause I was hungry

Bm E

I cried and ran out of the room

A Amaj7 F#m

My mum and dad, they surely love me

Bm E A

But we don't always have a lot of food

Amaj7 F#m

And all the other kids are assholes

Bm E

Making fun of my hand-me-down jeans

A Amaj7 F#m

Life would be a lot less hassle

Bm E A

If I could just replace these pointless people with machines

[Chorus]

D A

The perfect ticking of a clockwork family

D A

Everything happens right on time

D A

Perfect rhythm of a life that can be

Counted on to finally work out fine

E A

So much more reliably than mine

[Verse]

A Amaj7 F#m

My uncle Tim is now in prison

Bm E

After seven years of being unemployed

A Amaj7 F#m

That would never happen to a robot

Bm E A

They can only break and be repaired or be destroyed

A Amaj7 F#m

And they don't pass out on the sofa

Bm E

Buried in a pile of empty beers

A Amaj7 F#m

The absolute perfection of avuncular affection

Bm E A

In a shiny little box of spinning gears

[Chorus]

D A

The perfect ticking of a clockwork family

D A

Everything happens right on time

D A

Perfect rhythm of a life that can be

Counted on to finally work out fine

E A

So much more reliably than mine

[Interlude]

A F#m Bm E

(x4)

A (hold for 4 bars)

[Verse]

A Amaj7 F#m

There's dirt in every corner

Bm E

There's a sofa in the yard

A Amaj7 F#m

When everything is out of order

Bm E A

Life is unpredictable and hard

A Amaj F#m

But there is peace out on the highway

Bm E

In the soft hissing rush of the machines

A Amaj F#m

Quietly gliding, never quite colliding

Bm E A

Only fractions of a second in between

[Chorus]

D A

The perfect ticking of a clockwork family

D A

Everything happens right on time

D A

Perfect rhythm of a life that can be

Counted on to finally work out fine

E A

So much more reliably than mine

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