Tono: G
Introducción: G
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Em
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Am
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November of '43
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On a boat coming 'cross the sea
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D/G
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He left a boy, came back a man
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She started running when she saw his face
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It'd been 655 days
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D/G
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Since she held his hand
Em
G
He got down on one knee
Em
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And he pulled out that ring
Em
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That he bought in Aberdeen
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And when it hit that New York sky
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It shined just like a spotlight
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A star up in the night sky
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Am
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D,
The kind of thing that takes your breath away
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Her eyes sparkled like that diamond
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With love beaming from 'em
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D
The kind of light that's never gonna fade
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It's gonna shine
(verse)
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For the next 55 years
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Through the laughter and the tears
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D/C
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My grandma always wore that band
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Through atom bombs and a baby boom
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A Dr. King and a man on the moon
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D/G
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No it never left her hand
Em
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On the day she passed away
Em
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Mama put it on a chain
Em
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Now and then on special days
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Mom would hang it on her neck
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And it would shine just like a spotlight
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A star up in the night sky
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Am
EmC
D,
The kind of thing that takes your breath away
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Her eyes sparkled like that diamond
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With love beaming from 'em
C
D
The kind of light that's never gonna fade
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It's gonna shine shine shine
Am
C
D
Shine shine shine, oh
(bridge)
Bm
Mama said one of these days
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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
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But girl I can promise you one thing
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That for rest of your life
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It's gonna shine just like a spotlight
Am
A star up in the night sky
C
Am
EmC
D,
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
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Like a beacon calling me home
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G
Am
It's gonna shine
C
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Oh yeah, shine, shine, shine