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Key: C  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Am-   x02210
 F-    133211
 C-    x32010
 G-    320003
 C/E-  032xxx
 Dm-   xx0231
 Em-   022000
 E/G#- 476xxx
 G/B-  x2x003
Intro: Dm--C/E--Dm--C  
Verse 1:
  Amsince that clock's first tick
  Fa Amdark hue and fear driven lies
  Amit's only real til it FendsAm  
as the sAmtars fall on our Fheads
call the Dmwind the thief 
for stealing their C/Eprayers
Chorus:
Amlook at us C/Eshake the sky
pulling the Dmwhites from my eyes
and as the Fhands are spinning
they're waving you goodbye
Amtest for more is what 
you're sC/Etriving for
as we sDmleep we Fwalk
Verse 2:
can't awake
can't aAmwake the Gones
who Amlive this Flife
not on our own Dmcuz 
Ampeople are the same
Gwe are the Amsame 
only Fhabits change
Dmhabits Fchange
but your starry eyes
  Gno they dont 
Emtell me a thing
  Dmstarring over
heavy Fheads
(Repeat Chorus)
Interlude: Am-G-C-F-E/G#  
Bridge:
i swear Dmi felt you 
  Emcrawling unFder my sE/G#kin
  Dmi swear Emoh i FsweaE/G#r 
  Dmtowers won't Emfit our view
forFget the man in the 
E/G#mountains who Amfollows
you G/Bhe Cfollows youDm  
  Fbut your starry eyes
no they don't mean a thing
Outro:
as we sFleep we Dmwalk
as we sAmleep we Gwalk
as we sFleep we Dmwalk
             Am     G  F(hold)
as we sleep we walk

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Clocks

by VersaEmerge

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

E/G#

G/B

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02210

- 133211

- x32010

- 320003

C/E

- 032xxx

- xx0231

- 022000

E/G#

- 476xxx

G/B

- x2x003

Dm C/E Dm C

Intro: ------

Verse 1:

since that clock's first tick

F Am

a dark hue and fear driven lies

Am F Am

it's only real til it ends

Am F

as the stars fall on our heads

call the wind the thief

C/E

for stealing their prayers

Chorus:

Am C/E

look at us shake the sky

pulling the whites from my eyes

and as the hands are spinning

they're waving you goodbye

test for more is what

C/E

you're striving for

Dm F

as we sleep we walk

Verse 2:

can't awake

Am G

can't awake the ones

Am F

who live this life

not on our own cuz

people are the same

G Am

we are the same

only habits change

Dm F

habits change

but your starry eyes

no they dont

tell me a thing

starring over

heavy heads

(Repeat Chorus)

Am G C F E/G#

Interlude: ----

Bridge:

i swear i felt you

Em F E/G#

crawling under my skin

Dm Em F E/G#

i swear oh i swear

Dm Em

towers won't fit our view

forget the man in the

E/G# Am

mountains who follows

G/B C Dm

you he follows you

but your starry eyes

no they don't mean a thing

Outro:

F Dm

as we sleep we walk

Am G

as we sleep we walk

F Dm

as we sleep we walk

Am G F

(hold)

as we sleep we walk

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