Lirik dan Chord Lagu Beat the Clock - Sparks

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Grup band rock asal Amerika Serikat, Sparks merilis lagu berjudul “Beat the Clock” pada tahun 1979.

Lagu tersebut merupakan bagian dari album studio kedelapan mereka yang bertajuk No. 1 in Heaven.

Album yang diproduseri oleh Giorgio Moroder itu dirilis melalui label Virgin dan Elektra Records.

Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu I Wish You Were Fun - Sparks

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Beat the Clock” dari Sparks.

[Intro]
                  C
(You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock
                 C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock
                 C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock
                 C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)

[Verse 1]
G                          F                                  C
I was born a little premature (You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)
G                           F                                       C
Mom just couldn't take no more (You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)
G                       F
Had no time to learn to cry
G                          F
Goodbye, Mama, got to fly
G                            F                                      C
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye (You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock
                 C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)

[Verse 2]
G                                        F                        C
Entered school when I was two (You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)
G                F                                C
PhD'd that afternoon (You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)
G                     F
Never entered any sports
G                       F
Didn't look too good in shorts
G                                     F                        C
Got divorced when I was four (You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock
                  C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)

[Chorus]
Am
I've seen everything there is
Dm
I've done everything there is
G
I've met everyone but Liz
C
Now I've even met ol' Liz
Am
No time for relationship
Dm
Skip the foreplay, let 'er rip
                 G                                      G/F
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock
Em7          G                                      C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

[Bridge]
                  C
(You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock
                 C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock
                 C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock
                 C
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)

[Instrumental]
C C C C

[Verse 3]
Bb                        Ab                            Eb
Well i did lots of traveling (You gotta beat the clock,you gotta beat the clock)
Bb                 Ab                               Eb
Parts of me unravelling (You gotta beat the clock,you gotta beat the clock)
         Bb              Ab
The army then rejected me
Bb              Ab
Said i had two flat feet
Bb                              Ab                                Eb
Wore them out when i was three (You gotta beat the clock,you gotta beat the clock)

[Verse 4]
Bb                           Ab                               Eb
Too bad there aint ten of you (You gotta beat the clock,you gotta beat the clock)
        Bb                          Ab                            Eb
Well then i'd show you what i do (You gotta beat the clock,you gotta beat the clock)
       Bb                        Ab
And i could cheat on five of you
Bb                     Ab
And be faithful to you too
Bb                     Ab                                Eb
But theres only one of you (You gotta beat the clock,you gotta beat the clock)

[Chorus]
Cm
I've seen everything there is
Fm
I've done everything there is
Bb
I've met everyone but Liz
Eb
Now I've even met ol' Liz
Cm
No time for relationship
Fm
Skip the foreplay, let 'er rip
                 Bb                                    Bb/Ab
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock
Gm7                                                  Bb
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock

[Outro]
                  Eb
(You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock
                 Eb
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock
                 Eb
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock
                 Eb
You gotta beat the clock, you gotta beat the clock)
N.C.
You gotta beat the clock