Key: G
Introduction:
G C D7 G
They married back in forty-two they were young and love was new
Em C D7
And every day the feeling grew between the two of them
G C
When work grew scarce and times got bad
D7 G
The hope would chase away the sad
Em C D7 G
And hope was sometimes all they had between the two of them
C D7 G
The fifties came and the sixties went a mortgage note replaced the rent
Em C D7
And they made the most of each day spent between the two of them
G C D7 G
The children all turned out just fine he retired in eighty-nine
Em C D7 G
Left with oh so little time between the two of them
C D7 G
Today I braved the graveyard rain and placed a rose between their names
Em C D7
But that's the most that ever came between the two of them
G C D7 G
And oh I miss them both so much his crooked smile her gentle touch
Em C D7 G
And the pleasures of just growing up between the two of them
C D7 G
Oh I miss them both so much his crooked smile her gentle touch
Em C D7 G
And the pleasures of just growing up between the two of them