Intro:
F G C F G C F C F G C
C G Am
I had the notion to put life in motion.
C G Am
Make it breath. Make it read like an old gospel devotion.
C G Am
But when I close my eyes, surprised to find
C G Am
That what I carry with me is inescapably
F C F C
Just like an old song that brings you back home
F Am G F
Like a sweet old melody, you take it with you when you go
F C F C
Like an old song that we?ve all heard before
F Am G F
Gives us peace of mind, takes us back in time before we needed more.
Break:
F G C F G C F C F G C
C G Am
I remember the day I lost your voice but could see your face
C G Am
Saying ?What?s up kid? with half a smile and a spirit that could stretch half a mile
C G Am
And I mourned you all over again, but I remember when
C G Am
I waited for you patiently so we could sing
F C F C
That old song that brings you back home
F Am G F
Like a sweet old melody, you take it with you when you go
F C F C
Like an old song that we?ve all heard before
F Am G F
Gives us peace of mind, takes us back in time before we needed more.
Break:
F G C F G C F C F G C
C G
We?ve been married for 60 years.
Am C G Am
That?s 22 thousand days of fear and laughter, peace and worry, fighting and making up.
C G Am
And after all that?s changed I still feel the same
C G Am
As that day in 1954 when I said I?d always be yours
F C F C
Like an old song that brings you back home
F Am G F
Like a sweet old melody, you take it with you when you go
F C F C
Like an old song that we?ve all heard before
F Am G F
Gives us peace of mind, takes us back in time before we needed more.
F F C F C
Let me sing it to you like an old song that brings you back home
F Am G F
Like a sweet old melody, you take it with you when you go
F C F C
Like an old song that we?ve all heard before
F Am G F
Gives us peace of mind, takes us back in time before we needed more.
Break:
F G C F G C F C F G C
Fading:
F F F C(Hold)
End.
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