G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C Am (x02210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D

G (320003@1)                                             
The teacher had you write a letter, you were eight years old
          CAbout (x32010@1)the man that you'd become and the positions you'd hold
             D (xx0232@1)                 CBut (x32010@1)this was long before you and Jackie Geronimo met
       Am (x02210@1)            DIn (xx0232@1)the Prelude Park at midnight

GNow (320003@1)when it came to bells and whistles, Jackie did not lack
             CAnd (x32010@1)when she kissed you on the kisser, boy, you kissed her back
        D (xx0232@1)                                CNow (x32010@1)you tell her that you love her and she cuts you slack
         Am (x02210@1)                           DWhen (xx0232@1)you drink with your buddies on the weekend

C (x32010@1)                          DAnd (xx0232@1)the weeks fly by and the years roll on
               G (320003@1)                 G/f#           Em (022000@1)           D (xx0232@1)   CYou (x32010@1)spend your whole life dropping nickels in the bucket, Wakin' up at dawn

Am (x02210@1)                B (x2444x@1)           Em (022000@1)     D/CAnd (x30232@1)while Jackie bestowed the joys of fingerlickin'
    D (xx0232@1)                      C (x32010@1)      C/BC/A (x2555x@1)GThe (320003@1)clock up on the wall was tickin'

GYou (320003@1)got yourself a job cleaning hospital floors
    CBut (x32010@1)Jackie had a baby, then she had five more
       D (xx0232@1)                              CThey'd (x32010@1)pay you just enough to drag your ass to the store
       Am (x02210@1)                           DTo (xx0232@1)buy bread, milk and Better Homes & Gardens





GJackie (320003@1)flips the pages and she dreams little dreams
  CA (x32010@1)cottage in the country built with real wood beams
          D (xx0232@1)                       CThere's (x32010@1)a baby in the bedroom, he's starting to scream
    Am (x02210@1)                                 DShe (xx0232@1)holds him though he probably won't remember



C (x32010@1)                          DAnd (xx0232@1)the weeks fly by and the years roll on
          G (320003@1)               G/f#             Em (022000@1)           D (xx0232@1)      CSometimes (x32010@1)dreams are all you got to keep you going when the day gets long
        Am (x02210@1)            B (x2444x@1)            Em (022000@1)      D/CAnd (x30232@1)you gave up so many just to make a livin'
     D (xx0232@1)                      C (x32010@1)    C/BC/A (x2555x@1)GThat (320003@1)clock up on the wall was tickin'



GNow (320003@1)the kids are all grateful when they left the nest
    CAnd (x32010@1)Jackie wasn't perfect but she did her best
    D (xx0232@1)                      CYou (x32010@1)cease the opportunity to get you some rest
        Am (x02210@1)                                DBut (xx0232@1)you can't sleep on account of screaming grandkids

GThe (320003@1)golden years are meant to leave a gleam in your eye
       CYou're (x32010@1)starting to discover it's a great big lie
     D (xx0232@1)                         CThey (x32010@1)work you like a dog til you quit or you die
        Am (x02210@1)                              DBut (xx0232@1)you can't quit cause Jackie needs the benefits





C (x32010@1)                          DAnd (xx0232@1)the weeks fly by and the years roll on

G (320003@1)           G/f#           Em (022000@1)            D (xx0232@1)        CThey (x32010@1)say patience is a virtue but the doctor says she don't have long

Am (x02210@1)                    B (x2444x@1)             Em (022000@1)    D/CYou (x30232@1)stood up and tried your damndest not to listen
         D (xx0232@1)                      C (x32010@1)      C/BC/A (x2555x@1)GBut (320003@1)that clock up on the wall was tickin'.

G (320003@1)                                        CWhen (x32010@1)they told you to clear the room, that's when it hit you
    G (320003@1)                                         DYou (xx0232@1)watched as the caravan took your sweetheart away
    G (320003@1)                                             CThe (x32010@1)arguments and fights and money troubles seem so worthless
       G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)          GAs (320003@1)the kids throw yellow roses on her grave



C (x32010@1)                          DAnd (xx0232@1)the weeks fly by and the years roll on

G (320003@1)            G/f#         Em (022000@1)                  D (xx0232@1)        CThe (x32010@1)house is quiet now and everything inside seems to know she's gone

Am (x02210@1)                B (x2444x@1)                    Em (022000@1)    D/CThere's (x30232@1)a picture of you both sixteen years old just kissing

D (xx0232@1)                      C (x32010@1)      C/BC/A (x2555x@1)GAnd (320003@1)that clock up on the wall was tickin'

GYou (320003@1)always thought she had a chance and it was somewhere hidden
           CNow (x32010@1)you've come to the conclusion that she never did
           D (xx0232@1)                  C (x32010@1)                   ...
Am (x02210@1)                DHave (xx0232@1)a chance, that is...