Beat The Clock:The McCoys.
#92 on BB Hot 100 on BANG Records
in 1967.
INTRO: Em
CHORUS:
Em Em/maj7 Em7 G Am C
Beat the clock, try to make it stop, before
Em G Am
time can draw the line and cut you down to
B7
her size.
Em Em/maj7 Em7 G Am
Beat the clock, try to make it stop, tell me
C B7
how long will it take before you finally realize?
#1.
Em G C
That the carnival is over and you've seen much
D
better days.
Em G C
You have wasted too much time into many different
B
ways.
Em D C
You deny the possibility of growing old.
D Em D C
You are filled with false humility..you're much
too bold.
INTERLUDE: D Em G Am7 B7 C
CHORUS:
Em Em/maj7 Em7 G Am C
Beat the clock, try to make it stop, before
Em G Am
time can draw the line and cut you down to
B7
her size.
Em Em/maj7 Em7 G Am
Beat the clock, try to make it stop, tell me
C B7
how long will it take before you finally realize?
#2.
Em G C
That you're in this game the same as me, although you
D
think you're not.
Em G C
When you try to rise above it all, you get just
B
what you got.
#3.
Em G C
It seems to me you're slipping, you seem slightly
unnerved.
Em G D C
When you finally see yourself, you get what you
deserve.
INTERLUDE: D Em G Am B7..Em G C D
BRIDGE:SOLO: (Em..B G Em G D Em G D Em G D Em)
OUTRO:
Em Em/maj7 Em7 G Am
Beat the clock, try to make it stop..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.