Intro
E A C#m (4x)
[Pre-Chorus]
E
She laughed when he told her
A C#m
Wishes he was older
E
Cried on his shoulder
A C#m
Wouldn't let him hold her
[Chorus]
E
Clementine
B C#m
Baby, now is not the time
E
Clementine
B C#m
It's a sex crime
[Verse 1]
A
Stop
E B A
Aren't you forgetting there's a rule set in place
E
To manage your feelings
B A
For you don't look at his face
E B
You noticed his hair is getting longer
A E B
But it doesn't make up for the deficiency in years
[Verse 2]
A E B A
And though his eyes may look just like his older brother's
E B A
Who says he won't tell their mother
E B A
He really has to get home soon
E B
His parents check his room
[Pre-Chorus]
E
She laughed when he told her
A C#m
Wishes he was older
E
Cried on his shoulder
A C#m
Wouldn't let him hold her
[Chorus]
E
Clementine
B C#m
Baby, now is not the time
E
Clementine
B C#m
It's a sex crime
[Instrumental]
E A C#m (2x)
[Verse 3]
A
Hey
E B A
You can't regret impulses you don't bring to life
E
It's all for the best
B A
Although it cuts you like a knife
E B
To see him believe he's playing saviour
A E B
When he still gets a talking to for out of line behaviour
A E B A E B A
And he means it when he says he wants to learn those things you talk about with all your friends
E B A E B
To prove to you he doesn't need his cousin's fake ID
[Pre-Chorus]
E
She laughed when he told her
A C#m
Wishes he was older
E
Cried on his shoulder
A C#m
Wouldn't let him hold her
[Chorus]
E
Clementine
B C#m
Baby, now is not the time
E
Clementine
B C#m
It's a sex crime
E A C#m
E
Clementine
A C#m
It's a sex crime
[Instrumental]
E A (3x)
E A
Clementine
[Pre-Chorus]
E
She laughed when he told her
A C#m
Wishes he was older
E
Cried on his shoulder
A C#m
Wouldn't let him hold her
[Chorus]
E
Clementine
B C#m
Baby, now is not the time
E
Clementine
B C#m
It's a sex crime
E A C#m
Clementine
E
Clementine
A C#m
It's a sex crime
[Outro]
E A D