Verse
A
She’s got a four leaf clover
F#m
on a cigarette in her mouth
E
and time is ticking out
D
her luck is running out
A
she’s got his promise ring
F#m
in the bottom of her bedside drawer
E
and she still wants him more
D
sprawled out on the floor
and tears are running down her
Pre-Chorus
E
face the fact that it’s never gonna work out
D
momma says he’s not up to snuff
E
she looks up and asks god if
D
he’ll give them a chance
but he never does
A
and it acts like clockwork
F#m E
the midnight heartache’s right on time
A
and it acts like clockwork
F#m E
the regular breakdown’s half past nine
D
and you tell them that you’re fine
Verse
A
he’s got a chip on his shoulder
F#m
and he can’t hold down his pride
E
but he’s still sick inside
D
tired of fighting this battle
every day and every
Pre-Chorus
E
night after night he stays up and stays out
D
Daddy says he’s not good enough
E
and he looks up and asks god if
D
he’ll give them a chance
but he never does
A
and it acts like clockwork
F#m E
the midnight heartache’s right on time
A
and it acts like clockwork
F#m E
the regular breakdown’s half past nine
D
and you tell them that you’re fine
Bridge
Bm D
So you find every clock in town
E A
and break them all
Bm D E
collect the ones off bedside tables
A F#m
and rip them off the wall
Bm D E
smash them into pieces
A F#m
piled on the street
D
until time stops ticking
A
and it acts like clockwork
F#m E
the midnight heartache’s right on time
A
and it acts like clockwork
F#m E
the regular breakdown’s half past nine
D
and you tell them that you’re fine
A
and it acts like clockwork
F#m E
the mightnight heartache's right on time
A
just like clockwork
F#m E
the regular breakdowns half past nine
D
and you tell them that you’re fine
D
and you tell them that you’re fine
D A
and you tell them that your fine