CAPO 3
E5 A5 F5 A5 E5

     A5
he met her at a night club,
       E5
she couldn't keep the beat
                A5
she wore her grandma's prom dress
            E5
wrapping slippers on her feet
         A5                                    G5
he took a shot of something strong to make him feel less weak
             A5
and so the story goes...
      F5
there's something to be said about
A5                          G5
trading stories of when you're eight years old
     A5                                G5
he had his first stitches when he bit an ice cream bowl
       A5                             E5
she had her first kiss in a swimming hole
      E5
so the story goes...
        G5            E5
and the days grew long
                  A5
and the wine was overflowing
                       E5
and she knew she was in love
                       E5
because nobody ever hugged her like that,
E5
hugged her like that
E5
hugged her like that
E5
hugged her like that
         A5
they moved into a school bus
              E5
just cause it seemed like fun
          A5
she said i like the way you touch me


               G5
it makes me feel like i have no skeleton
E5
and so the story goes...
                A5
and I've seen photographs and videotapes
      E5
of that decent home, that loving place
       G5                    E5
and it's about time two minds combine
         G5      A5 E5
in such a fine, fine way
            G5     A5 E5
and may your lives be    long
                 G5               E5
and may your wishes all be simple
                 G5        A5  E5
and may your hearts stay strong

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(strum muted strings with rhythm )

E5
tucked in a bed, you see the ghost of your teddy bear
E5
check under the covers just to make sure he's still sleeping there
E5
turn wedding gowns to angel clothes for the baby to wear
E5
turn wedding gowns to angel clothes for the baby to wear
A5
she rides him like the state fair
A5
they make love like two solar flares
E5
and carry like they really care that they're going to make it
A5
He wants to die in the place where she first said i love you
A5
spread his ashes with the breath of the last kiss that she blew
D5
they decorate when featherless
G5
they celebrate through hungriness
G5
and it's about time two minds combine
G5
in such a fine, fine way


E5 A5 F5 A5 E5


and may your lives be    long
                 G5               E5
and may your wishes all be simple
                 G5        A5  E5
and may your hearts stay strong

and may your lives be    long
                 G5               E5
and may your wishes all be simple
                 G5        A5  E5
and may your hearts stay strong