Key: G
Introduction: G D G C G D G
Am G C
When I was a lad, I had music in me
Am G C D7
My father remembers it, fondly to be
G Am G C
Said I had rhythm before I could walk
Am G C
Oh, his heart songs last
Am G D
Though his time has passed
G C G
Lift your hearts and sing with us
C G
One strong voice to raise you up
Em D C G
Songs sung for me and for you
Am D G
And forever, together we're the music makers
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Verse
Am G C
it is well I remember her singing to me
Am G C D7
The sweetest of voices there ever could be
G Am G C
My mother's keepsake, it's plain now to see
Am G C
Was her secret key
Am G D
Her beautiful melody
G C G
Lift your hearts and sing with us
C G
One strong voice to raise you up
Em D C G
Songs sung for me and for you
Am D G
And forever, together we're the music makers
G D G C G D G
Verse
Am G C
A travelling piper, that was his trade
Am G C D7
The dancer at the crossroads, to the music he made
G Am G C
The barroom's all gone now, but his legend survives
Am G C
They hum his tunes today
Am G D
Distant pipes still play
Instrumental
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Verse
Bbm Ab Db
We share a voice with the great balladeers
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The legacy carried, we're proud to be here
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The gifts that they gave us, we now give to you
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So, for one last time
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Before we say goodnight
Ab Db Ab
Lift your hearts and sing with us
Db Ab
One strong voice to raise you up
Fm Eb Db Ab
Songs sung for me and for you
Bbm Eb
And forever, together
Ab Db Ab
Lift your hearts and sing with us
Db Ab
One strong voice to raise you up
Fm Eb Db Ab
Songs sung for me and for you
Bbm Eb
And forever, together
Bbm Eb Ab
And together, forever we're the music makers