24 Hours chords by 10cc

• Difficulty: Advanced

Key: Dm

Intro:

Ab
Db Ab Bb7
Db Ab Bb7
Db Ab Bb7
Db Ab Bbmaj7sus2

Verse 1:
C6sus2
       Here on the street

Feeling the cool of the dawn
C6sus2
       Shuffling feet
                      Bbadd9
Faces are ragged and worn

They've been working all night
C6sus2
Waiting for the curtain to rise
             Dm
While you're under the sheets
Bbadd9                      C6sus2
You with the stars in your eyes

Verse 2:
C6sus2
       Letter box noise

Snapping the day into life
C6sus2
       Newspaper boys
                          Bbadd9
Cutting the mist like a knife

We're beginning to rise
C6sus2
Curtain up the drama begins
         Dm            Dm7
It's the start of the race
Bbadd9                Cmaj7
All of us wanting to win

Instrumental:
Em C Em C
Em D/F# G  B C D C B B/A
Em D/F# G  B C B

Chorus:
Ab/Eb              Bb7/Eb
People rushing, shouting, pushing
Eb                Ebsus4 Eb
Got no time for conver--sation
Ab/Eb       Bb7/Eb
Inner city population
    Db/Eb
The struggle for communication
Ab/Eb            Bb7/Eb
People trying, pressure rising
Eb                  Ebsus4   Eb
Hook and hustle, flex your muscle
Ab/Eb             Bb7/Eb
It's all part of living
       C          D/C
Do you wanna get away? (Wanna get away)
 C          D/C  C D/C C D/C
(Wanna get away)

Verse 3:
C6sus2
       Restaurant smells

Mix in the heat of the day
C6sus2
       Telephone bells
                         Bbadd9
Kissogram girl's on her way

Someone's thinking of you
C6sus2
Birthday boy is in for a treat
        Dm
And the message is clear
Bbadd9                     C6sus2
Once a year life can be sweet

Verse 4:
C6sus2
       Caught in a flash

Cover girl freezes her smile
C6sus2
       Media trash
                               Bbadd9
Blinding the crowd with such style

It's a dazzling affair
  C6sus2
A fantasy to star in your dreams
       Dm          Dm7
Do you want to believe
Bbadd9                        Cmaj7
Everyone knows what they've seen?

Instrumental:
Em C Em C

Bridge 1:
Em
Twilight time in the city
        D/F#
And the shutters are down
                G
That's when the singles are lost in their doubles
    B C   D    C     B     B/A
The happy hour comes round
   Em
To help you unwind in the shadows
          D/F#
Takes the tension away
            G
It's been a hell of a day in the city
         B         C  B
Now it's your time to play

Chorus:
Ab/Eb Bb7/Eb Eb Ebsus4 Eb
Ab/Eb Bb7/Eb Db/Eb
Ab/Eb Bb7/Eb Eb Ebsus4 Eb

Ab/Eb          Bb7/Eb
Living under pressure
       C
Do you wanna buy a dream? (Dream)

Bridge 2:
       Gm           D
I say, Phil can you get it, he say
C       Bb      F Gm
Alright alright alright
        Gm         D
Tell me when can I get it, he say
C       Bb      F  Gm
Tonight tonight tonight
       Gm         D
I want money on delivery, hey
C             Bb            F       Gm
That's right, that's right, that's right
      Gm             D
I say baby don't you trust me, he say
    C Bb   F Gm F   C         D    C    Bb F6/9/G
The city's a jungle where the strongest survive

Verse 5:
C6sus2
       Neonic heat

Flooding the darkness with light
C6sus2
       The capital beats
                          Bbadd9
Feeding the pulse of the night

It's the music of life
C6sus2
Listen to the sound of the crowd
          Dm             Dm7
Where the rhythm's so strong
        Bbadd9                Cmaj7 D/C Cmaj7 D/C
And the music is playing so loud
          Bbadd9
Where the rhythm's so strong
        Gm7
And the music is playing so—

Outro:
Db Ab Bb7
Db Ab Bb7
Db Ab Bb7
Db Ab Bb7

Db Ab Bb7
Db Ab Bb7
Db Ab Bb7
Db Ab Bb7
(Fade Out)