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Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 20:50:55 -0500 (EST)
From: Glen Norman Pavan 
Subject: cheap_trick:  clock_strikes_ten.tab


artist:  Cheap Trick
title:  Clock Strikes Ten
album:  In Color/At Budakan
tuning:  standard

intro:    

G-------16--12---14---------------14-----16----12
D--------------------12-------12-----------------

descending riff:
G--2-1-0---------------------------
D--------4-3-2-1-0-----------------
A------------------4-3-2-1-0-------
E----------------------------4-3-2-

intro twice
descending riff

verse
(E) Clock strikes ten it's a Saturday Night
    money in my pocket and it feels alright
(G) Not staying home gonna stay out late
(A) Gonna hear some rockin music it feels just great
A--3-2-1-0----------
E-----------4-3-2-1-


(E) Clock strikes twelve on a Saturday Night
(G) All the creeps are sleeping all the cools in sight
(B) All the kings and queens are out tonight 
(D) Are looking for some action til it feels alright

chorus
(D) Imagine what we're doing tonight (A)
(D) you really got me going tonight  (A)
(D) imagine what we're doing tonight (A)
(D) I'm crazy for some action tonight (A)

descending riff

second verse
Clock strikes two I'll be out all night
all my money's spent but that's alright
Not going home gonna stay out late
Get ready for some action want some action tonight
Clock strikes four I want some more
Everybody's layin on the floor 
Not going home gonna stay out late 
gonna get rockin before its too late

chorus

descending riff

intro twice (bass E)

descending riff

third verse
Gonna get down gonna get on down
gonna get down gonna get on down
gonna get down gonan get on down
gonna get down gonna get down
gonna get down gonna get on down
get down gonna get on down
get down gonna 
get down gonna
get down na na na na na na na na na

chorus

outro:  chorus repeats, key change from D A to E B to F C


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