G5 C5 D5 C5 A5 D5 G5 The teacher had you write a letter, you were eight years old C5 About the man that you'd become and the positions you'd hold D5 C5 But this was long before you and Jackie Geronimo met A5 D5 In the Prelude Park at midnight G5 Now when it came to bells and whistles, Jackie did not lack C5 And when she kissed you on the kisser, boy, you kissed her back D5 C5 Now you tell her that you love her and she cuts you slack A5 D5 When you drink with your buddies on the weekend C5 D5 And the weeks fly by and the years roll on G5 G/f# E5 D5 C5 You spend your whole life dropping nickels in the bucket, Wakin' up at dawn A5 B5 E5 D5 And while Jackie bestowed the joys of fingerlickin' D5 C5 C5 C5 G5 The clock up on the wall was tickin' G5 You got yourself a job cleaning hospital floors C5 But Jackie had a baby, then she had five more D5 C5 They'd pay you just enough to drag your ass to the store A5 D5 To buy bread, milk and Better Homes & Gardens G5 Jackie flips the pages and she dreams little dreams C5 A cottage in the country built with real wood beams D5 C5 There's a baby in the bedroom , he's starting to scream A5 D5 She holds him though he probably won't remember C5 D5 And the weeks fly by and the years roll on G5 G/f# E5 D5 C5 Sometimes dreams are all you got to keep you going when the day gets long A5 B5 E5 D5 And you gave up so many just to make a livin' D5 C5 C5 C5 G5 That clock up on the wall was tickin' G5 Now the kids are all grateful when they left the nest C5 And Jackie wasn't perfect but she did her best D5 C5 You cease the opportunity to get you some rest A5 D5 But you can't sleep on account of screaming grandkids G5 The golden years are meant to leave a gleam in your eye C5 You're starting to discover it's a great big lie D5 C5 They work you like a dog til you quit or you die A5 D5 But you can't quit cause Jackie needs the benefits C5 D5 And the weeks fly by and the years roll on G5 G/f# E5 D5 C5 They say patience is a virtue but the doctor says she don't have long A5 B5 E5 D5 You stood up and tried your damndest not to listen D5 C5 C5 C5 G5 But that clock up on the wall was tickin'. G5 C5 When they told you to clear the room , that's when it hit you G5 D5 You watched as the caravan took your sweetheart away G5 C5 The arguments and fights and money troubles seem so worthless G5 D5 G5 As the kids throw yellow roses on her grave C5 D5 And the weeks fly by and the years roll on G5 G/f# E5 D5 C5 The house is quiet now and everything inside seems to know she's gone A5 B5 E5 D5 There's a picture of you both sixteen years old just kissing D5 C5 C5 C5 G5 And that clock up on the wall was tickin' G5 You always thought she had a chance and it was somewhere hidden C5 Now you've come to the conclusion that she never did D5 C5 ? ? ? ? ... A5 D5 Have a chance, that is...
