Intro
N.C
"At the first stroke it will be three, eighteen and forty seconds"
[Bb]
"At the first stroke it will be three, eighteen and fifty seconds"
[Bb]
"At the first stroke it will be three-"
Verse 1
[Eb]
Moon breathin' in through my window
[Bb]
The curtains are sighing, dust of the day
[Adim] [D7b9] [Daug/Bb] [Eb/F]
Oooooh, but I'm not alone, noooooo
[Bb]
Like all my neighbours say
Chorus
[Eb7]
Time Operator
[Bb7]
Take the time to take the time
[Bb7/Ab] [Bb7]
To come over here
[Eb7]
We've got so much in common
[C7]
Seems it's hard for us to sleep
[F7]
With all the razzle dazzle in the street
Verse 2
[Eb]
The man come to shut off my water
[Bb]
And the man come to shut down my lights yesterday
[Adim] [D7b9] [Daug/Bb] [Eb/F]
Yeah but I'm not one to moan
[Bb]
I made the bill for the telephone
Verse 3
[Eb]
And I wouldn't care if you're ugly
[Bb]
'Cause here with the lights out I couldn't see
[Adim] [D7b9] [Daug/Bb]
You just picture Paul Newman
[Eb/F] [Bb]
And girl, he looks a lot like me
Chorus
[Eb7]
Time Operator
[Bb7]
Take the time to take the time
[Bb7/Ab] [Bb7]
To come over here
[Eb7]
'Cause we got so much in common
[C7]
Seems it's hard for us to sleep
[F7]
With all the razzle dazzle in the street
Outro
[Eb]
"At the first stroke it will be three, twenty-one and forty seconds"
[Eb]
"At the first stroke it will be three, twenty-one and fifty seconds"
[Eb]
"At the first stroke it will be-"
