Brandon Flowers – Clocks chords
Chords:
G C D C Am DG The teacher had you write a letter, you were eight years oldCAbout the man that you'd become and the positions you'd holdD CBut this was long before you and Jackie Geronimo metAm DIn the Prelude Park at midnightGNow when it came to bells and whistles, Jackie did not lackCAnd when she kissed you on the kisser, boy, you kissed her backD CNow you tell her that you love her and she cuts you slackAm DWhen you drink with your buddies on the weekendC DAnd the weeks fly by and the years roll onG G/f# Em D CYou spend your whole life dropping nickels in the bucket, Wakin' up at dawnAm B Em D/CAnd while Jackie bestowed the joys of fingerlickin'D C C/B C/A GThe clock up on the wall was tickin'GYou got yourself a job cleaning hospital floorsCBut Jackie had a baby, then she had five moreD CThey'd pay you just enough to drag your ass to the storeAm DTo buy bread, milk and Better Homes & GardensGJackie flips the pages and she dreams little dreamsCA cottage in the country built with real wood beamsD CThere's a baby in the bedroom, he's starting to screamAm DShe holds him though he probably won't rememberC DAnd the weeks fly by and the years roll onG G/f# Em D CSometimes dreams are all you got to keep you going when the day gets longAm B Em D/CAnd you gave up so many just to make a livin'D C C/B C/A GThat clock up on the wall was tickin'GNow the kids are all grateful when they left the nestCAnd Jackie wasn't perfect but she did her bestD CYou cease the opportunity to get you some restAm DBut you can't sleep on account of screaming grandkidsGThe golden years are meant to leave a gleam in your eyeCYou're starting to discover it's a great big lieD CThey work you like a dog til you quit or you dieAm DBut you can't quit cause Jackie needs the benefitsC DAnd the weeks fly by and the years roll onG G/f# Em D CThey say patience is a virtue but the doctor says she don't have longAm B Em D/CYou stood up and tried your damndest not to listenD C C/B C/A GBut that clock up on the wall was tickin'.G CWhen they told you to clear the room, that's when it hit youG DYou watched as the caravan took your sweetheart awayG CThe arguments and fights and money troubles seem so worthlessG D GAs the kids throw yellow roses on her graveC DAnd the weeks fly by and the years roll onG G/f# Em D CThe house is quiet now and everything inside seems to know she's goneAm B Em D/CThere's a picture of you both sixteen years old just kissingD C C/B C/A GAnd that clock up on the wall was tickin'GYou always thought she had a chance and it was somewhere hiddenCNow you've come to the conclusion that she never didD CÂ… Â… Â… Â… ...Am DHave a chance, that is...