G5 A5 Johnny lived next door to me and Paul lived down the block D5 C5 G5 We'd meet each day at my house sharp at six oclock A5 We'd race our bikes to school and Paul would win D5 C5 G5 Johnny said that cause we're nine and Paul had just turned ten A5 First day of High School on my way to my first class D5 C5 G5 Three football players said they wouldn't let me pass A5 I set my books down and I rolled up my sleeve D5 C5 G5 And then I noticed there were two boys next to me chorus C5 D5 G5 It was me and John and Paul C5 D5 G5 The best friends you ever saw C5 D5 E5 All for one and one for all C5 D5 G5 It was me and John and Paul A5 I wonder why they call it graduation day D5 C5 G5 It's more like a funeral for youth thats passed away A5 Paul said he's leaving for the Army in two weeks D5 C5 G5 Johnny said lets go to town and make some memories chorus solo A5 Years later I heard Paul came back from the Gulf War D5 C5 G5 I flew up to Tennessee to visit him once more A5 It didn't shock me none to hear that he'd been brave D5 C5 G5 He lost his own life but another one he saved A5 I waited by a tree till everyone had left D5 C5 G5 And I went up to say a prayer where my pal slept A5 And then I heard a voice I hadn't heard in years D5 C5 G5 I didn't need to turn around I knew just who was there chorus repeat chorus
