Sparks - Beat The Clock (Official Video) Chords

Tempo:
125.7 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

Eb

G

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sparks - Beat The Clock (Official Video) chords
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[C]
I was born to be mature,
[F] but mom just wouldn't take no [C] more.
[G] Had no time to learn to cry, goodbye mom I got to fly.
[F] [C]
[G] [F]
[C] [G] [F]
[C] [G] [F]
[G] [F] [G] [F] I was [C] born
[Am] [Dm]
[G] to be mature, but mom [C] just wouldn't take no more.
Had no [Am] time to learn to [Dm] cry, goodbye mom I got to fly.
Had no time to learn to cry, goodbye mom I got to fly.
[G] You gotta beat the clock, [Em] you gotta beat the [G]
clock.
[C]
[Eb] You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock.
[E] [Db]
[Gb]
[Dbm]
[B] [Bb]
[C] [Db]
[D] [Eb]
[E] [F]
[Db] [Gb]
[E]
[B] [Bb]
[C] [Db]
[D] [Eb]
Well [E] I did lots of traveling, [Eb]
lots of being on the rally.
[Bb] They all hit and rejected me, said I had [Abm] attitude that beat.
More than that when I was [Eb] big.
[Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Ab] [Bb] [Ab]
[Eb]
[C] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[C] [Fm] You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock.
[Bb]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] you
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Sparks - (Single Version) Beat The Clock chords, practice playing F, G, F, C, Ab, Eb and Bb in sequence. Set your pace at 62 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 126. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Eb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I was born to be mature, _ _
_ [F] but mom just wouldn't take no [C] more. _ _
_ [G] Had no time to learn to cry, goodbye mom I got to fly.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [F] I was [C] born _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] to be mature, but mom [C] just wouldn't take no more.
Had no [Am] time to learn to [Dm] cry, goodbye mom I got to fly.
Had no time to learn to cry, goodbye mom I got to fly.
[G] _ _ _ You gotta beat the clock, [Em] you gotta beat the _ _ [G] _ _
clock.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] You gotta beat the _ clock, _ _ _ _ you gotta beat the clock. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Db] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
[B] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Db] _
[D] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F] _
[Db] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Db] _
[D] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well [E] I did lots of traveling, [Eb] _ _ _
lots of being on the rally. _ _ _
[Bb] They all hit and rejected me, said I had [Abm] attitude that beat.
More than that when I was [Eb] big. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ you _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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