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