Twelve Thirty Chords by The Mamas & The Papas

Tempo:
113.75 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Bbm

Gb

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
"Twelve Thirty"   The Mamas & The Papas chords
Start Jamming...
[Bbm] [Bb] I [Eb] used to live in New [Ab] York City
[Db] [Ab]
Everything [Bbm] [Db] [Ebm] there was [Ab] dark and dirty
[Db] [Ab]
Outside [Bbm] [Eb] my window [Ebm]
[Ab] was a [Dbm] steeple
[E] [Ab]
[Gb] With a clock [A] that always said [Ab] twelve-thirty
[Db] Young girls are coming to the [Ab] canyon
And [Gb] in the [Bbm] morning I can see [Ab] them walking
I [Db] can no longer keep [Ab] my blinds closed
[Gb] And I can't keep myself [Db] from talking
[Bbm] At [Db] first so [Eb] strange to feel [Ab] so friendly
[Db] To [Ab]
[Bbm] [Db] say [Ebm] good morning and really [Ab] mean it
[Db]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Ab] To feel [Eb] these changes [Ebm]
[Ab] happening in [Dbm] me
[E] [Ab]
[Bbm] But not [A] to notice till I [Ab] feel [Db] it
Young girls are coming to [Ab] the canyon
And
[Gb] in [Bbm] the morning I can see them [Ab] walking
I [Db] can no longer keep my [Ab] blinds closed
And
[Gb] I [Gbm] can't keep myself [Db] from talking
[Bbm] Out [Eb] in waters that's no [Ab] reflection
[Db] [Ab]
Images [Bbm] [Db] [Ebm] of beauty lie [Ab] there splendid
[Db] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Eb] Vibration found [Ebm] in [Ab] no [Db] direction
[Ab]
[Bbm] A lie [A] there shattered into [Ab] fragments
Young [Db] girls are coming to [Ab] the canyon
[Gb] And in [Bbm] the morning I can see [Ab] them walking
I
[Db] can no longer keep [Ab] my blinds closed
[Gb]
[Db] [N]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Bbm
13421111
Gb
134211112
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Bbm
13421111
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta

Let's start jamming The Mamas & The Papas - (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, June 22, 1968) Twelve Thirty chords, practice the chord sequence Ab, Bbm, Ab, Db, Ab and Gb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 56 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 114. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Db Major.

Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
[Bbm] _ _ [Bb] I [Eb] used to live in New [Ab] York City
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab]
Everything [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ there was [Ab] dark and dirty
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab]
Outside [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] my window [Ebm] _
[Ab] was a _ [Dbm] steeple
[E] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Gb] With a clock [A] that always said [Ab] twelve-thirty _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] Young girls are coming to the [Ab] canyon _ _ _ _
And [Gb] _ _ in the [Bbm] morning I can see [Ab] them walking _ _ _ _ _
I [Db] _ can no longer keep [Ab] my blinds closed _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ And I can't keep _ myself [Db] from _ talking _ _ _
[Bbm] At _ [Db] first so [Eb] _ strange to feel [Ab] so friendly
_ _ [Db] To [Ab] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] say [Ebm] good morning and really [Ab] mean it
_ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] To feel [Eb] these changes [Ebm] _
[Ab] happening in [Dbm] me
[E] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bbm] _ But not [A] to notice till I [Ab] feel _ _ _ _ _ [Db] it
Young girls are coming to [Ab] the _ canyon
And _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ in [Bbm] the morning I can see them [Ab] walking _ _ _ _
I [Db] _ _ can no longer keep my [Ab] _ blinds closed
And _
_ [Gb] _ _ I [Gbm] can't keep myself [Db] from _ _ _ talking _
_ [Bbm] _ _ Out [Eb] in waters that's no [Ab] reflection
_ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab]
Images [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] of beauty lie [Ab] there _ splendid
_ [Db] _ [Ab] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] Vibration found [Ebm] in [Ab] no [Db] direction
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ A lie [A] there shattered into [Ab] _ fragments
_ _ Young _ [Db] _ _ girls are coming to [Ab] the canyon _ _ _ _
[Gb] And _ in [Bbm] the morning I can see [Ab] them walking
_ _ I _
_ [Db] _ _ can no longer keep [Ab] my blinds closed _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by John Phillips.

You may also like to play

3:34
My Girl
3:34
Mamas & The Papas "Twelve Thirty" (New 2023 Mix) *