12-12-84

C D  D Em  Am  Dm D

[Verse 1]
Em    C G   C     D7       G
12-12-8—4   ten o'clock at night
C                   G     Em        Am      G       D
Funny how you can remember  certain moments in your life
Em         C        G            C        D       B7
  I wish I could go back to take back the words I said
       C         D                Em
Though it's been years since that night
           Am   D7    G
They still echo in my head

[Chorus]
C           G           B7                 Em   A7
  Time is a teacher and time has taught me well
     C        D          Em             Am               D
What brings a man to his knees is often brought on by himself
     C                  G                 B7              Em  A7
If a second chance were offered she could love me like before
       C           D                   Em      Am    D  G
I'd go back to the end and start over again on 12-12-8—4

[Solo]
| C D | D Em | Am | D |


[Verse 2]
Em       C        G       C             D           G
  A cold wind was blowing   it whistled through the pines
C                    G       Em    Am              D
  I told her I don't need her  and she told me goodbye
    Em     C      G            C     D       B7
I remember embers dying in the ashes and the coals
         C       D          G  Em  Am        D         G
And like   smoke up the chimney  I watched a true love go

[Chorus]
C           G           B7                 Em   A7
  Time is a teacher and time has taught me well
     C        D          Em             Am               D
What brings a man to his knees is often brought on by himself
     C                  G                 B7              Em  A7
If a second chance were offered she could love me like before
       C           D                   Em      Am    D  G
I'd go back to the end and start over again on 12-12-8—4


[Outro]
       C           D                   Em      Am    D   G
I'd go back to the end and start over again on 12-12-8--4