Key: G
Introduction: G Am C Am Em C G Am C G
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November of '43
G
On a boat coming 'cross the sea
C/G D/G C
He left a boy, came back a man
G
She started running when she saw his face
G
It'd been 655 days
C/G D/G C
Since she held his hand
Em G
He got down on one knee
Em G
And he pulled out that ring
Em G
That he bought in Aberdeen
D
And when it hit that New York sky
G
It shined just like a spotlight
Am
A star up in the night sky
C AmEm CD,
The kind of thing that takes your breath away
G
Her eyes sparkled like that diamond
Am
With love beaming from 'em
C D
The kind of light that's never gonna fade
G
It's gonna shine
(verse)
G
For the next 55 years
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Through the laughter and the tears
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My grandma always wore that band
G
Through atom bombs and a baby boom
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A Dr. King and a man on the moon
C/G D/G C
No it never left her hand
Em G
On the day she passed away
Em G
Mama put it on a chain
Em G
Now and then on special days
D
Mom would hang it on her neck
G
And it would shine just like a spotlight
Am
A star up in the night sky
C AmEm CD,
The kind of thing that takes your breath away
G
Her eyes sparkled like that diamond
Am
With love beaming from 'em
C D
The kind of light that's never gonna fade
G
It's gonna shine shine shine
Am C D
Shine shine shine, oh
(bridge)
Bm
Mama said one of these days
C G
I know why she gave me that ring
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Sittin' here I know she was right
Bm
Oh, it's not the biggest stone you've ever seen
C G
But girl I can promise you one thing
Am D
That for rest of your life
G
It's gonna shine just like a spotlight
Am
A star up in the night sky
C AmEm CD,
The kind of thing that takes your breath away
G
Your eyes sparkled like that diamond
Am
With love beaming from 'em
C D
The kind of light that's never, never, never gonna fade
G
It's gonna shine, shine, shine
Am
Shine, shine, shine
C
Shine, shine, shine
Am Em C
Like a beacon calling me home
D G Am
It's gonna shine
C D G
Oh yeah, shine, shine, shine