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Like Clockwork - The Boomtown Rats (from the album "A Tonic For The Troops")
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock
Tick tock, tick tock
AmTick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock
FTick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock
AmI'm not disconnected
FI'm not unaware
AmI'm in one place at one time
I'm Fneither here nor there
I'm Amhooked to the mainstream
Tuned into the world
Plugged Finto my surroundings
not out on a limb
I'm Amthinking in a straight line
I'm thinking that these thoughts are mine
My Fheart is beating oh so fast
I feel the hours crashing
And my Cmind beats Gtime like EclockworkAm  
And I Cthink in Gsync like EclockworkAm  
AmTick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock
FTick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock
AmShe's done away with emotion
She Fsees things clearly now
She Amsays she sees it all from her room
And it Flooks so small from her room
It's all Amright, it's all right
I'm on Fyour side...for a while
She thinks Amtime is the concept by which we measure our age
She Fwants to say it again, but she don't have time
Because her Cmind beats Gtime like EclockworkAm  
And she Cthinks in Gsync like EclockworkAm  
AmTick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock
FTick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock
CCount the hours, Bmcount the months and Eminutes
You're Cborn in tears and you Bmdie in pain and that's your Elimit
You're Clookin' for so many reasons Bmbut there's none 
there, why don't you adEmit it
We Cmake the most of Bmwhat we've got, that's the Eticket
My, my, myAm  
I Amstayed in that room a long, long time
And Fwatched the seasons gliding by
And hey...what's the matter?
We've got time, lots of time
It's alright, it's alright
I'm on your side for a while
We'll wind up
We'll slow down
We'll speed up, move around, or we'll maybe overwind..
Because our Cminds beats Gtime like EclockworkAm  
And now we Cthink in Gsync like Eclockwork   Amooh ooh ooh
And our Cminds beats Gtime like EclockworkAm  
And we Cthink in Gsync like EclockworkAm  
AmTick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock

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Like Clockwork

by The Boomtown Rats

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Like Clockwork - The Boomtown Rats (from the album "A Tonic For The Troops")

Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock

Tick tock, tick tock

Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock

I'm not disconnected

I'm not unaware

I'm in one place at one time

I'm neither here nor there

I'm hooked to the mainstream

Tuned into the world

Plugged into my surroundings

not out on a limb

I'm thinking in a straight line

I'm thinking that these thoughts are mine

My heart is beating oh so fast

I feel the hours crashing

C G E Am

And my mind beats time like clockwork

C G E Am

And I think in sync like clockwork

Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock

She's done away with emotion

She sees things clearly now

She says she sees it all from her room

And it looks so small from her room

It's all right, it's all right

I'm on your side...for a while

She thinks time is the concept by which we measure our age

She wants to say it again, but she don't have time

C G E Am

Because her mind beats time like clockwork

C G E Am

And she thinks in sync like clockwork

Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock

C Bm E

Count the hours, count the months and minutes

C Bm E

You're born in tears and you die in pain and that's your limit

C Bm

You're lookin' for so many reasons but there's none

there, why don't you admit it

C Bm E

We make the most of what we've got, that's the ticket

My, my, my

I stayed in that room a long, long time

And watched the seasons gliding by

And hey...what's the matter?

We've got time, lots of time

It's alright, it's alright

I'm on your side for a while

We'll wind up

We'll slow down

We'll speed up, move around, or we'll maybe overwind..

C G E Am

Because our minds beats time like clockwork

C G E Am

And now we think in sync like clockwork ooh ooh ooh

C G E Am

And our minds beats time like clockwork

C G E Am

And we think in sync like clockwork

Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock

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