Written by Margaret Ann Rich
Intro: E Esus4 E
Verse
E
I don't know how to tell her
A E Esus4 E
I didn't get that raise in pay today
D
And I know how much she wanted
A
The dress in Baker's window
E A E
And it breaks my heart to see her have to wait
A E A E
And cancel all the plans she made to celebrate
D A
But I can count on her to take it with a smile
E Esus4 E
And not a frown, she knows that
Esus4 E
Life has its little ups and downs
Like ponies on a merry go round
E7 D A
And no one grabs the brass ring every time
E Esus4 E
But she don't mind
B A
She wears a gold ring on her finger
E Esus4 E
And I'm so glad that it's mine
The new house plans we've had so long
A E Esus4 E
I guess, will gather dust another year
D
And the daffodils are bloomin'
A E
That she planted way last fall upon the hill
A E
And over by the gate
A E A E
God knows, I hate to say again, we'll have to wait
D A
But you can bet that she will take it with a smile
E Esus4 E
And not a frown,
Esus4 E
she knows that life has its little ups and downs
Like ponies on a merry go round
E7 D A
And no one grabs the brass ring every time
E Esus4 E
But she don't mind
B A
She wears a gold ring on her finger
E
And I'm so glad that it's mine 
Outro
B A
She wears a gold ring on her finger
E Esus4 E
And I'm so glad that it's mine
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