Chords for Darwin Song Project 'Clock of the World' - Krista Detor, Karine Polwart, Emily Smith Rachael McShane

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_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ And I am pondering the [F] citizenry of the place I [C] live
_ [Fm] Privilege and [C] advantage, [Am] but a willingness [F] to give _
[Am] These droves and droves of [G] immigrants [F] came teeming across the plains _
Cavalry behind them, we [Am] are what _ remains
And [C] if you've got a dollar, [F] someone will give you something [C] for it
[F] But a little more will get [C] you something nicer, I'm sure [F] of it
Maybe a watch that's made in [G] China [F] from the trunk of someone's car
Or a life-size [Em] cardboard cutout of a [G] famous movie [F] star _
But somewhere bells [C] are ringing
Somewhere someone's [C] marrying
Or a [F] casket someone's carrying
[Am] The crowd somewhere [G] is gathering
[F] Somewhere a [C] bell is marking [Dm] what is passing in supply
[F] Like the clock [C] of the world, [Am] keeping perfect [F] holy time
_ _ [C] _ [C] _ Ravenous and beautiful, [F] it's all beyond me [C] I admit
I can buy it if I want it, [Am] but I don't need so [F] much of it
[Am] And the price will need [G] _
repaying, [F] don't know how it will be met
Bells will go [C] on ringing, _ [Am] grace may [F] find us yet
[C] Or will angels stumble weary, [F] tired of tasks they've [C] been assigned
_ [F] Chimes ringing [C]
resoundingly, [Am] while they hold the [F] firing lines
[Am] With great [G] imagination we call [F] these creatures from the air
And as easily [C] convince ourselves [Am] that they were never [F]
there
_ _ _ [G] Somewhere bells [C] are ringing
[F] Somewhere someone's [C] marrying
Or [F] a casket someone's carrying
_ [E] The crowd somewhere is [G] gathering
_ [F] Somewhere a bell [C] is marking what [Dm] is passing in supply
Like [F] the clock of the [C] world, [Am] keeping perfect [F] holy time _
And I'm listening for a church bell, and I know somewhere
_ [C] _
_ [F] Reading Darwin by [C] the window, in [Am] the order of natural [F]
things
And [Am] there is grandeur in [G] his viewpoint, these [F] evolutionary _ strains
Still [C] nothing's quiet on the eastern front, so [F] the cavalry _ [Am]
remains
_ [G] _ Always [F] the cavalry _ remains _ _
_ [C] And if you've got a dollar, some will [F] give you something [C] for it
But [F] a little more will [C] get you something nicer, I'm [F] sure of it
Here's a painting of a [G] woman, maybe [F] all the way from Rome
Look how sad and [C] pretty, she's [Am] so far away [F] from home
_ _ _ [G]
Somewhere [C] bells are ringing
_ [F]
Somewhere [C] someone's marrying
[F] Or a casket [C] someone's carrying
[Am] The crowd somewhere [G] is gathering
_ [F]
Somewhere a bell [C] is marking what [Dm] is passing in supply
_ [F] Like the clock of the [Em] world, [Am] keeping perfect [F] holy time
[G]
Somewhere [C] bells are _ [F] _
_ _ [C] ringing
[F] Or a casket [C] someone's carrying
[Am] The crowd somewhere [G] is gathering
_ [F]
Somewhere a [C] bell is marking what [Dm] is passing in supply _ _ _
_ [F] Like the clock of [C] _
the world, keeping perfect [G] holy [F]
time
_ _ Like the clock of the [C] world, _ [Am] keeping perfect [G] holy [F] time
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