Belle and Sebastian - Sleep the Clock Around: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sleep the Clock Around" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

         E
And the moment will come when composure returns
       B
Put a face on the world, turn your back to the wall
        C#m
And you walk twenty yards with your head in the air
          A
Down the Liberty Hill, where the fashion brigade
           E
Look with curious eyes on your raggedy way
        B
And for once in your life you've got nothing to say
           C#m
And could this be the time when somebody will come
          A
To say, "Look at yourself, you're not much use
to anyone"

Take a walk in the park, take a Valium pill
Take the letter you got from the memory girl
But it takes more than this to make sense of the day
Yeah, it takes more than milk to get rid of the
taste
And you trusted to this and you trusted to that
When you saw it all come, it was waving the flag
Of the United States of Calamity, hey!
After all that you've done boy, I know you're going
to pay

In the morning you come to the ladies' salon
To get all fitted out for the Paperback Throne
But the people are living far away from the place
Where you wanted to help, you're a bit of a waste
And the puzzle will last until somebody will say
"There's a lot to be done while your head is still
young"
If you put down your pen, leave the worries behind
Then the moment will come and the memory will shine

Now the trouble is over, everybody got paid
Everybody is happy, they are glad that they came
Then you go to the place where you've finally found
You can look at yourself, sleep the clock around

Sleep the clock around
Sleep the clock around


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sleep the Clock Around" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sleep the Clock Around" by Belle and Sebastian.

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