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