Key: G
Introduction:
G
I found it in an old cigar box
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A timeless treasure my daddy forgot he put there
G
A gold faced Elgin pocketwatch
C9
He carried in his overalls all those years
Em C G
And I wound it up and I held it up to my ear
Em C D
And I listened as it ticked away the years
Em C G D
And it took me back there in his lap sitting 'neath an old shade tree
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As he wound it for the hundredth time and spoke these words to me
C9 G
He said time waits on no one
C9 G
Like a train it just rolls on
Em
It's more precious than gold
C
With hands you can't hold
G Em C
You think it won't run out but it will
C9 Em C D G
And boy, only a woman can make time stand still
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G
Well I remember plain as day
C9
The Good Lord callin' pop away, and how I cried
G
Well it seemed like slow motion then
I can't believe how long it's been
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Oh he was right, time does fly
Em C G
Today I'm gonna tell that boy of mine
Em C D
Pass daddy's words of wisdom down the line
That time waits on no one
G Em
And he said only a woman can make time stand still
G C9
I found it in an old cigar box
A timeless treasure my daddy forgot he put there..