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 doesVerse 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 doesA 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 fineBridge 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 tickingA 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 fineA 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