Intro: D9 - D  D9 - D  A(D-shape on 9th fret)  G(D-shape on 7th fret)  D

       [you need to listen to the intro to get the idea]

Verse:

D                              
If life is like a candle bright 
                       A
Then death must be the wind 
D                         G
You can close your window tight
       D           A       D
And it still comes blowing in
D 
So I will climb the highest hill
                     A 
And watch the rising sun 
      D                          G
And I pray that I don't feel the chill 
         D       A      D
Till I'm too old to die young 


Chorus: 

G               C        D
Let me watch my children grow 
                   A
To see what they become 
   D                             G
Oh Lord don't let that cold wind blow 
         D       A      D
Till I'm too old to die young 

(repeat intro)

Verse:

D
I have had some dear sweet friends
                      A
I thought would never die 
        D                         G
Now the only thing that's left of them 
       D          A     D
Is the tear drops in my eyes
D                  
If I could have one wish today 
                     A
And know it would be done 
     D                          G
Well I would say everyone could stay
             D       A      D
Till they're too old to die young 


Repeat chorus twice 

(fiddle plays solo, then fades)