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"Six O'Clock"
(John Sebastian)

Intro:

clavinet arr. for guitar [4X; vocal and flutes (mellotron?) enter
3rd time]:

GG Piano Chord 
               Fsus2Fsus2 Piano Chord 

v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
15--15--15--15---|15--15--15--15---
15--15--15--15---|18--18--18--18---
16--16--16--16---|17--17--17--17---
---------------0-|---------------0-
-----------------|-----------------
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GG Piano Chord 
                     Fsus2Fsus2 Piano Chord 

There's something special 'bout six o'clock
GG Piano Chord 
                         Fsus2Fsus2 Piano Chord 

In the morning when it's still too early to knock

EE Piano Chord 
                 Am/EAm/E Piano Chord 

And the dusky light shines down on the block
E7E7 Piano Chord 
                      Am/EAm/E Piano Chord 

And reflects up and down on the hands of the clock

Fsus2 [as above, 4X; alarm clock enters 3rd time]
Six o'clock, six o'clock

Verse 1:

GG Piano Chord 
           G#dimG#dim Piano Chord 
                 AmAm Piano Chord 

A few hours ago she was standing here
CC Piano Chord 
                          DD Piano Chord 

Just watching the stars in our eyes and the lights as the tights
GG Piano Chord 

disappeared
EmEm Piano Chord 
                      EE Piano Chord 

And I could feel I could say what I want
AmAm Piano Chord 
                       AA Piano Chord 

That I could nudge her and call her my   confidante
GG Piano Chord 
            DD Piano Chord 
                  CC Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 

But now I'm all alone with just my shadow in front
Fsus2/G [2 bars]
At six o'clock, six o'clock

Verse 2:

I went home and found that time to sleep was rare
Just watching my eyelids, knowing my brain bids the night not
to care
I got up and got scufflin' around
But somehow it just wasn't the same happy town
And the bells didn't ring with the same happy sound
At six o'clock, six o'clock

Bridge:

F/GF/G Piano Chord 
                       GG Piano Chord 

If I go back where we parted
F/GF/G Piano Chord 
                   GG Piano Chord 

Could I ever feel like that again
F/GF/G Piano Chord 
                                     GG Piano Chord 

Guess I'll just have to wait 'til tomorrow
DD Piano Chord 
                Dsus4
But what can I  do 'til then

Verse 3:

Guess I'll go back home and just wait until dawn
Yes, I had to learn going back where we were wouldn't help at all
And I wish my head had been working right
We'd have gone for coffee and talked all night
And now I'm back alone, bein' twisted up tight
Six o'clock, six o'clock

Coda:

GG Piano Chord 
            DD Piano Chord 
   CC Piano Chord 
   GG Piano Chord 

Now I'm back alone
GG Piano Chord 
             DD Piano Chord 
   CC Piano Chord 
   GG Piano Chord 

Yes, now I'm back alone
GG Piano Chord 
         DD Piano Chord 
   CC Piano Chord 
   GG Piano Chord 

I'm back alone

G   D    C   G        [repeat to fade]
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-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers