And by Microdisney

From Microdisney’s 1985 The Clock Comes Down the Stairs album. Written by Cathal Coughlan and Sean O’Hagan. No capo.

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VERSE 1

[A] And [F6] as it [E] comes [Gmaj7] [G6]
[A] It [F6] must be [E] took [Gmaj7] [G6]
[A] And your life was like a [F6] big open [E] book [Gmaj7] [G6]
[A] There before your eyes go [F6] on take a [E] look [Gmaj7] [G6]

CHORUS 1

[Am7] And you must [Dm7] last ’til the end
[G] Learn to love this [F6] life
[Am7] You are just [Dm7] there to clear the air
[G] ’til the clock comes [F/A] down [G6] the [Fmaj7] stairs

VERSE 2

[A] Blue [F6] sun at [E] dawn [Gmaj7] [G6]
[A] The [F6] earth re [E] born [Gmaj7] [G6]
[A] And some people have it [F6] bad, yes, it’s [E] true [Gmaj7] [G6]
[A] But they wouldn’t if they [F6] did not know [E] you [Gmaj7] [G6]

CHORUS 1

[Am7] And you must [Dm7] last ’til the end
[G] Learn to love this [Am7] life
[Am7] You are just [Dm7] there to clear the air
[G] ’til the clock comes [F/A] down [G6] the [Fmaj7] stairs

BRIDGE

[C] You only [D7] want money for the trams
The tram will take you a [C] cross the river
Through the park
[D7] Up the hill
Past the [G] Army barracks
Over the hill
To the [F] American cemetery

[G] [F] [G6] [C]

[G] [F]
[G] [F] [G6] [C]

[F] [G6] [C]

VERSE 3

[A] You [F6] couldn’t [E] stand [Gmaj7] [G6]
[A] To [F6] hold her Ehand [Gmaj7] [G6]
[A] Now preservative has [F6] run through her [E] veins [Gmaj7] [G6]
[A] And she doesn’t feel the [D6] wet when it [E] rains [Gmaj7] [G6]

CHORUS 2/OUTRO

[Am7] And you must [Dm7] last ’til the end
[G] Learn to love this [F6] life
[Am7] Now you must [Dm7] sleep in hunger’s hall
[G] ’til the clock comes [F/A] down [G6] the [Fmaj7] stairs