CAPO: 1
(Tabs are in relation to capo)
Intro:
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C | -0---2--- | (X4)
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C | -0------- | (X2)
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C | -0---2-0-2-------0---2--- | (X1) :P
G | -----------0-2-4--------- |
Either play this again and only atart strumming at ?She said...?
C(first plucking) Am
By the time I was your age I?d give anything to fall in love truly
F(change plucking)
was all I could think, that?s when I met your mother the girl of my dreams,
G(third plucking)
the most beautiful woman that I?d ever seen.
C
She said, ?Boy can I tell you a wonderful thing??
Am
?I can?t help but notice you staring at me,
F
I know I shouldn?t say this, but I really believe,
G
I can tell by your eyes that you?re in love with me.?
F G Am F G
Now son, I?m only telling you this because life can do terrible things.
C
Now most of the time we?d have too much to drink
Am
and we?d laugh at the stars and share everything.
F
Too young to notice and too dumb to care,
G
love was a story that couldn?t compare.
C
I said girl can I tell you a wonderful thing?
Am
?I made you a present with paper and string,
F
open with care now, I?m asking you please,
G
you know that I love you, will you marry me??
F G Am F G
Now son, I?m only telling you this because life can do terrible things.
F G Am F G
You?ll learn one day, and I hope and I pray that God shows you differently.
C
She said, ?Boy can I tell you a terrible thing?
Am
?It seems that I?m sick and I?ve only got weeks.
F
Please don?t be sad now, I really believe,
G
You were the greatest thing that ever happened to me.?
F G Am
Slow, so slow, I fell to the ground on my knees.
C
So don?t fall in love there?s just too much to lose
Am
if you?re given the choice, I?m begging you choose to
F
walk away, walk away,
G
don?t let it get you, I can?t bare to see the same happen to you.
F G Am F G
Now son, I?m only telling you this because life can do terrible things.