Capo on 4th fret
Intro
G
C
D
C
G..
Jimmy was ten when they found him in bed
G
.D
..
Unexplained bruises and words unsaid
D
C
G
..
The clock on the wall it was counting the time
G
...D
.
And thats all it did when Jimmy was nine
D
..C
G
.
Mommy was busy with a bottle of gin
G
D
Daddy couldnt take it and he took it out on him
D
...C
..G
..
The clock on the wall was still counting the time
G
.D
.
And thats all it did when Jimmy was nine
D
.C
G
..
Repeat Chorus Twice
Imaginary heroes they played upon his bed he said
G
C
Superman will save me when he gets him read
D
.C
..
..G
Hell take me to a paradise I dream of far away
G
..C
..
But then Superman went off the edge
C
D
..
And the dream slipped away
D
C
.G..
Jimmy was ten when they found him in bed
G
..D
..
Unexplained bruises and words unsaid
D
C
.G
..
The clock on the wall it played right through the end
G
D
.
And thats all it did when Jimmy was ten
D
.C
G
Repeat Chorus Twice as before
Imaginary heroes they played upon his bed he said
Superman will save me when he gets him read
Hell take me to a paradise I dream of far away
But then Superman went off the edge
And the dream slipped away