The Clock Was Tickin'

Intro: G C D C Am D

G
  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                         
But this was long before you and 
  C              Am               
Jackie Geronimo met in the Prelude
           D
 Park at midnight
             G
Now when it came to bells and 
whistles Jackie did not lack
          C
When she kissed on the kisser boy 
you kissed her back
         D                         
Now you tell her that you love her 
         C                     
and she cuts you slack when you 
   Am                         
drink with your buddies on the 
   D
weekend.

C                               D
  And the weeks fly by and the years
 roll on
                 G                 
You spend your whole life dropping 
G/F#           Em                
nickels in the bucket, waking up 
    C
at dawn
       Am                   B7    
While Jackie bestolled the joys of
        Em      C
 finger licking
      D                      C     G
The clock upon the wall was tickin'

G
  You got yourself a job cleaning 
hospital floors
     C
But Jackie had a baby and she had 
five more
      D                         
They pay you just enough to drag 
       C                        Am
your ass to the store to buy 
                              D
bread, milk and Better Homes and 
Gardens
 G
Jackie flips the pages and she 
dreams little dreams
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   C
A cottage in the country built with 
real wood beams
           D                       
There's a baby in the bedroom he's 
  C                    Am      
starting to scream she holds him 
                            D
though he probably won't remember

C                               D
  And the weeks fly by and the years
 roll on
            G                   
Sometimes dreams are all you've 
G/F#             Em              
got to keep you going when the 
        C
day gets long
        Am               B7       
And you gave up so many just to 
      Em    C
make a living
       D                      C   
That clock upon the wall was 
   G
tickin'

         G
Now the kids were all grateful when 
they left the nest
     C
And Jackie wasn't perfect but she 
did her best
     D                         C  
You seized the opportunity to get 
                       Am          
you some rest but you can't sleep 
                           D
on the count 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                          
They work you like a dog till you 
  C                       Am      
quit or you die but you cant quit 
                          D
'cause Jackie needs the benefits

C                               D
  And the weeks fly by and the years
 roll on
          G            G/F#       
They say patience is a virtue but 
     Em                         C
the doctor says she don't have long
          Am                     
And you stood up and tried your 
B7               Em    C
damn just not to listen
           D                    
But that clock upon the wall was 
  C      G
tickin'

           G                       
When they told you to clear the 
                  C
room that's when it hit you
     G                             
You watched as a caravan took your 
              D
sweet heart away
    G                              
The arguments and fights and money 
                    C
troubles seemed so worthless
        G                 D       
As the kids throw yellow roses on 
      G
her grave

C                               D
  And the weeks fly by and the years
 roll on
           G      G/F#          
House is quiet now everything 
Em                        C
inside seems to know she's gone
          Am                 
There's a picture of you both 
     B7            Em
sixteen-years-old kissing
       D                       
That clock upon the wall... was 
  C      G
tickin'

Solo 2x: G C D C Am D

             G
You always thought you'd had a 
chance, but it was somewhere hid
         C                         
Now you come to the conclusion that
            D   C Am
 you never did
                 D
(Have a chance, now)

Final: G C D C Am D G