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	Current version of Nick Drake Lyrics At the Chime of a City Clock (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/n/nick-drake/at/) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of Nick Drake Lyrics At the Chime of a City Clock (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/n/nick-drake/at/v1.html) Version 1 of the lyrics
1	A city freeze, get on your knees						A city freeze	1
2	Pray for warmth and green paper						Get on your knees	2
3	A city drought, you're down and out						Pray for warmth               and green paper.	3
4	See your trousers don't taper						A city drought	4
5							You're down and out	5
6	Saddle up, kick your feet						See            your trousers don't taper.	6
1							Saddle up	1
2							Kick your feet	2
	Ride the range of a London street						Ride the range of a London street
	Travel to a local plane						Travel to a local plane
7	Turn around and come back again						Turn around and come back again.	7
	And at the chime of the city clock						And at the chime of the city clock
8	Put up your road block, hang on to your crown						Put up your road block	8
3							Hang on to your crown.	3
	For a stone in a tin can						For a stone in a tin can
9	Is wealth to the city man who leaves his armor down						Is wealth to the city man	9
10							Who leaves his armour down.	10
1	Stay indoors, beneath the floors							1
2	Talk with neighbors only							2
3	The games you play, make people say							3
4	You're either weird or lonely							4
11	A city star, won't shine too far						Stay indoors	11
4							Beneath the floors	4
5							Talk with neighbours only.	5
6							The games you play	6
7							Make people say	7
8							You're either weird or lonely.	8
9							A city star	9
10							Won't shine too far	10
	On account of the way you are						On account of the way you are
12	And the beads around your face						And the beads	12
13	Make you sure to fit back in place						Around your face	13
11							Make you sure to fit	11
12							back in place.	12
	And at the beat of the city drum						And at the beat of the city drum
14	See how your friends come in twos or threes or more						See how your friends come in twos;	14
15	For the sound of a busy place is fine for a pretty face						Or threes or more.	15
16	Who knows what     a face is for						For the sound of a busy place	16
17							Is fine for a pretty face	17
18	The city clown will soon fall down						Who knows what a face is for.	18
5	Without a face to hide in							5
19	And he will lose if he won't choose						The city clown	19
20	The one he may confide in						Will soon fall down	20
21							Without a face to hide in.	21
22	Sonny boy, with smokes for sale						And he will lose	22
13							If he won't choose	13
14							The one he may confide in.	14
15							Sonny boy	15
16							With smokes for sale	16
	Went to ground with a face so pale						Went to ground with a face so pale
23	And never heard about the change						And never heard	23
24	Showed his hand and fell out of range						About the change	24
17							Showed his hand and	17
18							fell out of range.	18
	In the light of a city square						In the light of a city square
25	Find out the face that's fair, keep it by your side						Find out the face that's fair	25
19							Keep it by your side.	19
	When the light of the city falls						When the light of the city falls
26	You fly to the city walls, take off with your bride						You fly to the city walls	26
20							Take off with your bride.	20
	But at the chime of a city clock						But at the chime of a city clock
27	Put up your road block, hang on to your crown						Put up your road block	27
21							Hang on to your crown.	21
	For a stone in a tin can						For a stone in a tin can
	Is wealth to the city man who leaves his armor down						Is wealth to the city man
22							Who leaves his armour down.	22

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