The Locket by Lauren Alaina Album: Wildflower Track 8 2011 Standard Tuning Capo on the 5th fret Chords: D: xx0232 Bm: x24432 G: 320033 or 320003 A: x02220 Intro: D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) x2 D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1)Back in '41 you met a brown eyed boy G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Who called you pretty Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1)He'd walk everyday a couple miles out of his way to hold your hand D (xx0232@1)And keep you company Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Your mama said don't call it love at 14 G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)But sitting on that front porch swing D (xx0232@1)He gave you his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck Bm (x24432@1)Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)The way it felt when he held your hand And you swore that you would never take it off Bm (x24432@1)And the butterflies you felt said it all G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)You were falling with the boy inside your locket D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1)Back in '43 your brown eyed boy went over seas G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) And had to leave town for a little while Bm (x24432@1) He swore he'd marry you as soon as the war was through G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)You would be his wife Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)Standing in the pouring rain G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)You cried as you watched him ride away Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1)But everyday D (xx0232@1)You had his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck Bm (x24432@1)Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)The way his kiss tasted on your lips And everyday felt like a lifetime with him gone Bm (x24432@1)And you prayed that God would bring him safely home G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)'Cause you made a promise to the boy inside your locket Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)Oh, 60 years you two had together and he's been gone for a couple now Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1)And it breaks my heart to see you struggle to remember D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)And I've been writing all your memories down G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)And I stopped by today to read a couple pages Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1)Grandma, you sure look pretty G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)And you smile that smile, the one I haven't seen in quite a while A (x02220@1)And you said to me, I want you to keep D (xx0232@1)His picture in a locket that I wore around my neck Bm (x24432@1)The one I left beside my heart so I would not forget G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)The greatest love and the greatest man I've ever known But it's getting time for me to head on home Bm (x24432@1)She said, that brown eyed boy is waiting and I don't wanna keep him long G (320003@1)Heaven is calling, and she said, my heart is longing D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)For the boy inside your locket End on D
