Key: D
Introduction: G C G C
G C G C
I can see her in the next room, it's almost medication time
G Em D7
Then we'll all have supper, watch TV, she'll smile that little smile
G C Em C
She doesn't really say much, but her eyes are just as bright
G D G C
you can almost see her memories, as they dance across her mind
G C G C
She raised our whole family, it's amazing all the things she did
G Em D
kept us all together, raised us up then raised her grandkids
G C Em C
taught us how to sing in harmony, pretty much everything we'd need
G D G G7
nursed us through our hard times, was strong enough to help me see
G C
I'm standing in her shadow
D G
See more of her in me each day
D
and I swear it's a good thing
G Dm7 G
cause that is where I'll always feel safe
C
That's where I get it all from
D Em C
still where I'll always draw my strength
G
standing in her shadow
D G C
and that's the best place, I'll ever be
G C G
Sometimes I wonder how she was strong enough to always love our Dad
G Em D
fix his favorite dish, ham fried rice, wear clothes he liked, both good and bad
G C Em C
She tracked down my sister skipping school down by the lake with her friends
G D G G7
It was punishment enough with just one look, she'd never do that again
G C
I'm standing in her shadow
D G
See more of her in me each day
D
and I swear it's a good thing
G Dm7 G
cause that is where I'll always feel safe
C
That's where I get it all from
D Em C
still where I'll always draw my strength
G
I'm standing in her shadow
D G
and that's the best place, I'll ever be
C D
She taught life's lessons big and small, always tough love and through it all
Em C#m
Now I cast a shadow of my own
G D C D G G7
I owe it all to her, it was more than I deserved and I hope she always knows
G C
I'm standing in her shadow
D G
See more of her in me each day
D
and I swear it's a good thing
G Dm7 G
cause that is where I'll always feel safe
C
That's where I get it all from
D Em C
still where I'll always draw my strength
G
I'm standing in her shadow
D Eº C
that's the best place, I'll ever be
G
I'm standing in her shadow
D G
and that's the best place, I'll ever be