And - Cathal Coughlan Music

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Microdisney's The Clock Comes Down the Stairs album

Released in 1985 by Rough Trade

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VERSE 1

A

And

F6

as it

E

comes

Gmaj7

G6

A

It

F6

must be

E

took

Gmaj7

G6

A

And your life was like a

F6

big open

E

book

Gmaj7

G6

A

There before your eyes go

F6

on take a

E

look

Gmaj7

G6

CHORUS 1

Am7

And you must

Dm7

last ’til the end

G

Learn to love this

F6

life

Am7

You are just

Dm7

there to clear the air

G

’til the clock comes

F

down

G6

the

Fmaj7

stairs

VERSE 2

A

Blue

F6

sun at

E

dawn

Gmaj7

G6

A

The

F6

earth

re

E

born

Gmaj7

G6

A

And some people have it

F6

bad, yes, it’s

E

true

Gmaj7

G6

A

But they wouldn’t if they

F6

did not know

E

you

Gmaj7

G6

CHORUS 1

Am7

And you must

Dm7

last ’til the end

G

Learn to love this

F6

life

Am7

You are just

Dm7

there to clear the air

G

’til the clock comes

F

down

G6

the

Fmaj7

stairs

INTERLUDE

C

Cmaj7

You only want

D9

money for the trams

The tram will take you a

C

cross the river

Cmaj7

Through the park,

D9

up the hill

Past the

Gsus4

Army barracks,

G

over the hill

To the

F

American cemetery

Gsus4

G

F

G

C

Gsus4

G

F

Gsus4

G

F

G

C

F

G

C

VERSE 3

A

You

F6

couldn’t

E

stand

Gmaj7

G6

A

To

F6

hold her

E

hand

Gmaj7

G6

A

Now preservative has

F6

run through her

E

veins

Gmaj7

G6

A

And she doesn’t feel the

F6

wet when it

E

rains

Gmaj7

G6

CHORUS 2/OUTRO

Am7

And you must

Dm7

last ’til the end

G

Learn to love this

F6

life

Am7

Now you must

Dm7

sleep in hunger’s hall

G

’til the clock comes

F

down

G6

the

Fmaj7

stairs