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Easton Corbin - Clockwork Chords

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ChordsAm, C, G, F, Em, Dm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am] [C] [G] [F]
[Am]Might as well [C]have my alarm [G]set on my [F]phone girl
[Am]It’s like you got [C]a camera, don’t know [G]how you know, I’m [G]home alone girl
[Am]Come around [C]10:47 [G]every Friday [F]night
[Am]Might as well leave the [C]light on, cause you’re [G]always right on [G]time

[verse 2]
[F]You [C]call, I say [Am]hello, you [G]knock, I’m letting you in
[F]You [C]say, you’ve missed my [Am]lips, we [G]kiss, here we go again
[F]Your [C]dress, my shirt, we [Am]love, I [G]live and never learn
[F]I [C]crash, I burn, you [Am]leave, I [G]hurt, like clockwork

[verse 3]
[Am] [C] [G] [F]
[Am]It’s like I’m [C]walking down the street and [G]fall in that [F]same trap, girl
[Am]I see a freight [C]train coming and I just [G]stand there on [G]the tracks, girl
[Am]Somebody’d [C]be getting rich if [G]they were placing [F]bets
[Am]On me [C]thinking no, no, no, [G]always [G]saying yes

[chorus]
[F]You ca[C]ll, I say hell[Am]o, you k[G]nock, I’m letting you in
[F]You [C]say, you’ve missed my [Am]lips, we [G]kiss, here we go again
[F]Your [C]dress, my shirt, we [Am]love, I [G]live and never learn
[F]I [C]crash, I burn, you [Am]leave, I [G]hurt, like clockwork

[verse 4]
[F] [C] [Am] [G]
It’s too [F] [C]easy, you know my [Am]street, and you know [G]where I leave my [F]key
Baby you [C]know me, I can count on [Am]you, to count [G]on me
It’s like a [F]movie I’ve seen a [C]thousand times
I [Am]hate the end but [G]I still hit [Em]rewind[F] [Dm] [F]

[chorus]
[F]You cal[C]l, I say hell[Am]o, you k[G]nock, I’m letting you in
[F]You [C]say, you’ve missed my [Am]lips, we [G]kiss, here we go again
[F]Your [C]dress, my shirt, we [Am]love, I [G]live and never learn
[F]I [C]crash, I burn, you [Am]leave, I [G]hurt, like [F]clockwork [C] [Am] [G]

[Closing]
Like clockwork[F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [G]
Like clockwork[F] [C] [Am] [G]

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ArtistEaston Corbin
AlbumAbout to Get Real
GenresCountry
Year2015
KeyAm

How to play Clockwork on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Easton Corbin - Clockwork on guitar requires 6 chords and 9 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Clockwork uses these transitions most often: G → F (25), Am → G (20), and C → Am (20). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - C chord transition.

1. Am → C chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Am to C;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
Am to C

2. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from C to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
C to G

3. G → F chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from G to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
G to F

4. F → Am chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from F to Am;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
F to Am

5. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

6. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

7. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em;

  1. While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

8. Em → F chord transition

To move from Em to F;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

9. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.

Clockwork chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Clockwork.

  • Clockwork includes 118 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Clockwork contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Clockwork connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → Am: 13%
    • G → F: 9%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → G: 21%
    • Am → C: 16%
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