Capo 4
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There are watercolour ponies
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On my refrigerater door
         F        C7
And the shape of something
   Bm7          E7     Am    F  E
I don't really recognize
          Am          E74  E7
Drawn by careful little fingers
         Am         Gm   C7
And put proudly on display
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A reminder to us all
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Of how time flies

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Seems an endless mound of laundry
               Am           Gm   C7
And a stairway laced with toys
             F        C7
Gives a blow by blow
Bm7       E7     Am    F  E
Reminder of the war
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That we fight for their well-being
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For their greater understanding
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To impart a holy reverance
            A
For the Lord

(chorus)
        A               E
But, baby, what will we do
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When it comes back to me an you?
      D             A
They look a little less
       Bm7      E        A  E  D
Like little boys every day
              A                             
Oh, the pleasure of watching
         E
The children growing
    F#m7               C#m7
Is mixed with a bitter cup
                D      A       Bm7
Of knowing the watercolour ponies
          D           A
Will one day ride away

(bridge)
         F7M      G    F7M     G
And the vision can get so narrow
                  C              G  C
As you view through your tiny world
            G4             C
And little victories can go by
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With no applause
                 Am
But in the greater evaluation
             Em7
As they fly from your nest of love
          F                C
May they mount up with wings
      Bm7           E4    E   E4   E
As eagles for His cause

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Ponies Will one day  OO one day  one day
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 ride a    way                     OOO