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G C D C Am DThe teacher Ghad you write a letter, you were eight years old About the Cman that you'd become and the positions you'd hold But this was Dlong before you and CJackie Geronimo met In the AmPrelude Park at DmidnightNow when it Gcame to bells and whistles, Jackie did not lack And when she Ckissed you on the kisser, boy, you kissed her back Now you Dtell her that you love her and she Ccuts you slack When you Amdrink with your buddies on the DweekendCAnd the weeks fly by and the Dyears roll on You spend your Gwhole life dropping G/F#nickels in the Embucket, Wakin' Dup at CdawnAnd while AmJackie bestowed the Bjoys of fingerEmlickin' D/C The Dclock up on the wall was Ctickin' C/B C/A GYou Ggot yourself a job cleaning hospital floors But CJackie had a baby, then she had five more They'd Dpay you just enough to drag your Cass to the store To buy Ambread, milk and Better Homes &aDmp; GardensJackie Gflips the pages and she dreams little dreams A Ccottage in the country built with real wood beams There's a Dbaby in the bedroom, he's Cstarting to scream She Amholds him though he probably won't reDmemberCAnd the weeks fly by and the Dyears roll on Sometimes Gdreams are all youG/F# got to keep you Emgoing when the Dday gets Clong And you Amgave up so many Bjust to make a Emlivin' D/C That Dclock up on the wall was Ctickin'C/B C/A GNow the Gkids are all grateful when they left the nest And CJackie wasn't perfect but she did her best You Dcease the opportunity to Cget you some rest But you Amcan't sleep on account of screaming DgrandkidsThe Ggolden years are meant to leave a gleam in your eye You're Cstarting to discover it's a great big lie They Dwork you like a dog til you Cquit or you die But you Amcan't quit cause Jackie needs the DbenefitsCAnd the weeks fly by and the Dyears roll on They say Gpatience is a G/F#virtue but the Emdoctor says she Ddon't have ClongYou Amstood up and tried your Bdamndest not to Emlisten D/C But that Dclock up on the wall was Ctickin'. C/B C/A GWhen they Gtold you to clear the room, that's when it Chit you You Gwatched as the caravan took your sweetheart Daway The Garguments and fights and money troubles seem so Cworthless As the Gkids throw yellow Droses on her GgraveCAnd the weeks fly by and the Dyears roll on The Ghouse is quiet G/F#now and everyEmthing inside seems to Dknow she's CgoneThere's a Ampicture of you both Bsixteen years old just Emkissing D/C And that Dclock up on the wall was Ctickin' C/B C/A GYou always Gthought she had a chance and it was somewhere hidden Now you've Ccome to the conclusion that she never did … … D … … ... C AmHave a chance, that Dis...