Written by Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton. Writer of the song and a much gentler version than Celine Dion and ideal for fingerpicking. A F#m D E A E A F#m D E If.. I?..should stay, I would only be in your way. A E A F#m D E So I go,?. but I know, I?ll think of you each step of the way A F#m D E A F#m D E A And I?? will always love you????.. will always love you. F#m D E A E A F#m D E Bittersweet memories, that?s all that I am taking with me A E A F#m D E Goodbye, please don?t cry, we both know that I?m not what you need A F#m D E A F#m D E A And I?????will always love you??? will always love you. Spoken E A E A I hope life?. treats you kind F#m D E And I hope you?ll have all you ever dreamed of. A E A And I? wish you joy and happiness. F#m D E But above all of this I wish you love A F#m D E A F#m D E A F#m D And I???? will always love you???? I will always love you. E D A I will always love you.