Six O Clock

"Six O’Clock"                             (John Sebastian) Intro:         clavinet arr. for guitar [4X; vocal and flutes (mellotron?) enter           3rd time]:          G               Fsus2          v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v         15--15--15--15---|15--15--15--15---|         15--15--15--15---|18--18--18--18---|         16--16--16--16---|17--17--17--17---|         ---------------0-|---------------0-|         -----------------|-----------------|         -----------------|-----------------|                  G                     Fsus2         There’s something special ’bout six o’clock                  G                         Fsus2         In the morning when it’s still too early to knock         And the dusky light shines down on the block         And reflects up and down on the hands of the clock         Fsus2 [as above 4X; alarm clock enters 3rd time]         Six o’clock six o’clock            Verse 1:         G           G#dim                 Am         A few hours ago she was standing here         Just watching the stars in our eyes and the lights as the tights              disappeared         And I could feel I could say what I want         That I could nudge her and call her my   confidante         But now I’m all alone with just my shadow in front         Fsus2/G [2 bars]         At six o’clock six o’clock Verse 2:         I went home and found that time to sleep was rare         Just watching my eyelids knowing my brain bids the night not              to care         I got up and got scufflin’ around         But somehow it just wasn’t the same happy town         And the bells didn’t ring with the same happy sound         At six o’clock six o’clock Bridge:            If I go back where we parted            Could I ever feel like that again            Guess I’ll just have to wait ’til tomorrow         D                Dsus4           But what can I  do ’til then Verse 3:         Guess I’ll go back home and just wait until dawn         Yes I had to learn going back where we were wouldn’t help at all         And I wish my head had been working right         We’d have gone for coffee and talked all night         And now I’m back alone bein’ twisted up tight         Six o’clock six o’clock Coda:         Now I’m back alone             Yes now I’m back alone              I’m back alone                  / / / /  / / / / -- another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers