Key: D major
Intro 1
Eb
Ab
Bb
Eb
Ab
Bb
Verse 1
Eb
We can
Ab
talk about it now
Bb
It's that same old riddle,
only starting from the middle
Eb
Ab
I'd fix it but I don't know how
Bb
Well, we could try to reason,
Ab
but you might think it treason
Gb
F
One voice for all, echoing along the
Bb
Cm
hall (echoing along the hall)
Gm
Ab
Don't give up on Father Clock
Bb
We can talk about it now
Eb
Bb
Verse 2
Eb
Ab
Come, let me show you how
Bb
To keep the wheels turning,
you've got to keep the engines churning
Eb
Ab
Well, did you ever milk a cow?
Bb
I had the chance one day,
Ab
but I was all dressed up for Sunday
Gb
Everybody, everywhere,
F
Bb
do you really care?
Cm
Well then, pick up your
Gm
Ab
heads and walk
Bb
We can talk about it now
Verse 3
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Ab
Db
It seems to me,
F
Gb
we've been holding something
Underneath our tongues
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F
I'm afraid if you ever got a pat on the back
Gb
Ab
It would likely burst your lungs, oh
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F
Stop me if I should sound kinda
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F
down in the mouth
Bb
Eb
F
But I'd rather be burned in Canada
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than to freeze here in the South
Verse 4
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Ab
Pulling that eternal plough
Bb
We've got to find a sharper blade,
or have a new one made
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Ab
Rest a while and cool your brow
Bb
Don't you see there's no need to slave,
Eb
the whip is in the grave
Ab
Gb
No salt, no trance,
F
Bb
you know it's safe now to take a backward glance
Cm
Eb
Ab
Because the flames have turned to chalk
Bb
We can talk about it now
Eb
Bb
Eb
Bb
Eb
We can talk about it now
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