Chords for The Watchmakers Apprentice by The Clockwork Quartet

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And Mr.
[C#] _ MacArthur's [D] all [B] over town But he [G] won't [D] find me now for [G] I'm off [D] coastward [F#] bound
And [Bm] I'm trading the [C#] smog [D] for some fresh, [B] salty air
And [G] he'll never [F#] catch on that [Bm] I'm there _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I once was his [C#] apprentice [D] in the clockmaking [B] trade
And [G] the miser made [F#m] me work for [G] every penny of [F#] my weight
Till [Bm] he found he could [C#] replace me [D] with a clockwork [B] machine
And [G] he threw me [F#] right out on the [Bm] street _ _ _ _
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I'm not the kind who [D] would [Em] grovel and pray
That [B] he'd deign [F#] to recant and [E] permit me to stay
So [G] I cursed him and left, [Bm] and I [B] solemnly swore that [Bm] he'd pay
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Mr.
_ [C#] MacArthur [D] has very poor [B] eyes
[G] And he never [D] did see me [G] when he left work [F#] at nine
[Bm] And once in [C#] a while he [D] would forget [B] to check
That [G] his workshop [F#] back window [Bm] was closed _ _ _
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No, I'm not [C#] a [F#] burglar, [D] and I'm no vandal [B] nor
The [G] old man had [F#m] to suffer, [G] but I wanted something [F#] more
[Bm] I wanted him to [C#] [F#] feel it, [D] and know it [B] was me
And [G] I knew that [F#] his clocks were [Bm] the key
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[G] sat in his workshop, [Em] my thoughts running wild
And [B] it suddenly hit [E] me, and I looked up and smiled
For [G] I knew that I'd have him, [Bm] and I knew that I'd do it In style
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[B] tell you that [C#] clockwork's [A] a powerful [B] thing
[G] There's a terrible [F#] strength [A] in [G] those tightly wound [F#] springs
[Bm] And a _ [C#] gentleman's pocket [G#] watch [A] stays by [B] his heart
[G] And that's where [F#] the [A#] damage [Bm] can start
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I'm no [C#] machine, but [D] I can work when I [B] choose
[G] With hands good [F#m] as any, [G] when I've something [F#] to prove
So [Bm] I stayed up [C#] all night among [D] cog springs [B] and screws
And [G] I didn't [F#] stop till I [Bm] was through
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rigged up a watch to do [Em] more than just chime
And [B] I didn't balk once, [E] and the depth of my crime
The [G] most perfect invention that [F#m] still kept _ impeccable [Bm] _ time
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[B] _ With [C#] the young man [D] stopped by in [B] the shop
[G] Took a shine to [F#m] a timepiece, [G] and pay on [Em] the spot
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[Bm] He wound it, [C#] unwore it, [D] and at six on [D#] the dot
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He came to [F#] a messy and [Bm] permanent stop
Now Mr.
_ [C#] _ McCarver's [D] got blood on [B] his hands
And [G] he barely [F#m] made bail, he's [G] a ruined [F#] man
[B] And [Bm] surely [C#] he knows who [D] his _ [B] downfall's planned by [G] It's all_
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