And the Clock Goes Round
Elton John / Bernie Taupin
1968
also available on the “Regimental Sgt. Zippo” album (2021)

Gm - F - Eb - F (x2)

Bb          Eb			Bb  
I came down here just to waste some time
   Dm7          Gn          Dsus4    D7
To get a little rest and to ease my mind
              Gm      F-Eb                      Dsus4 D7
I didn't calculate it      when I walked in the do -  or
         Eb			D7       Gm   F-Eb-F
I only thought I'd stay for a minute or more

Bb		Eb	      Bb
First I saw the lights on the ceiling dim
    Dm7           Gm            Dsus4     D7
The stale perfume yeah, and the beer can tins
            Gm      F-Eb              Dsus4 D7
My first impression      was to get outsi - de
		     Eb     D7               Gm    D
But then I saw you crying, crying by the fireside

		G
The pendulum swings
D/F#         Em
Going to and fro
Dm                  C
And the clock goes round
G/D               D
Says it's time to go
                    G
And the clock goes round
D/Fŕ		   Em
And the hours fly past
Dm         C                  G/D      Am7
Slow down hands you're moving much too fast
			 D
(You're moving much too fast)

Gm - F - Eb - F (x2)

Bb	      Eb		  Bb
Now it's gone kind of quiet but I seem to see
         Dm7              Gm             Dsus4    D7
That the only people here in the room are you and me
            Gm        F-Eb                Dsus4-D7
But I don't mind girl,     girl that's all right
 		   Eb		    D7                   Gm     D
As long as you're gonna be with me, gonna be with me all night

		G
The pendulum swings
D/F#         Em
Going to and fro
Dm                  C
And the clock goes round
G/D               D
Says it's time to go
                    G
And the clock goes round
D/Fŕ		   Em
And the hours fly past
Dm         C                  G/D       D
Slow down hands you're moving much too fast  (ad lib)