Intro: D G D

G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)    On the day that school let out 
   G (320003@1)        DMy (xx0232@1)sister Anne and me
         A (x02220@1)     Bm (x24432@1)
Walked the fields behind our house 
   GTo (320003@1)find our Christmas tree 
D (xx0232@1)      
   She was six years older 
G (320003@1)            DSo (xx0232@1)she led the way 
               A (x02220@1)    Bm (x24432@1)               G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)       D (xx0232@1) GD GAs (320003@1)we walked out to find the tree we'd have on Christmas day. 
    D (xx0232@1)                             G (320003@1)                  DNow (xx0232@1)weeks of late November rain had brought the creek to flood

A (x02220@1)   BmAs (x24432@1)we walked out across the field 
    GOur (320003@1)boots sunk in the mud 
  D (xx0232@1)                                    G (320003@1)           DI (xx0232@1)soon realized that I could step inside her prints so grand
         A (x02220@1)         Bm (x24432@1)          G (320003@1)               AUntil (x02220@1)it seemed like I was walking across the driest land



G (320003@1)              DI (xx0232@1)was walking in your foot prints 
A (x02220@1)            D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)             DCounting (xx0232@1)every step, measuring every move you made, 
G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)             G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)            BmA
Every word you said, and I was dancing in your shadow, doing what you do. 
      G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1) GD GI (320003@1)was learning how to be like me by being just like you.

DMom (xx0232@1)could hit a baseball 
G (320003@1)             DLee (xx0232@1)could fly a kite,
         A (x02220@1)   Bm (x24432@1)          G (320003@1)    
Dad knew every constellation in the sky at night 
    D (xx0232@1)                                  G (320003@1)        DAnd (xx0232@1)Ann could sing about every song that Elvis ever sung
              A (x02220@1)    Bm (x24432@1)                G (320003@1)          AAnd (x02220@1)it wasn't long before it seemed like I knew every one.

G (320003@1)              DI (xx0232@1)was walking in your foot prints 
A (x02220@1)            D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)             DCounting (xx0232@1)every step, measuring every move you made, 
G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)             G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)            BmA
Every word you said, and I was dancing in your shadow, doing what you do. 
      G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1) GD GI (320003@1)was learning how to be like me by being just like you. 
      G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)     
I was watching how you walked and talked. 
G (320003@1)              DHow (xx0232@1)you held you head.
G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)Every joke that made you laugh. 
G (320003@1)            AEvery (x02220@1)book you read. 
G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)              DAnd (xx0232@1)how you always did your best when no one seemed to care,
Em (022000@1)                     DHow (xx0232@1)you did you did your duty, 
G (320003@1)              AHow (x02220@1)you did your share.

D (xx0232@1)Now as I grow older 
        G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)    BmIt's (x24432@1)so easy to forget all the ones who follow after me 
GI (320003@1)can't imagine yet
    D (xx0232@1)    
Who learn what I remember, 
G (320003@1)                DWho (xx0232@1)do what I have done,
      A (x02220@1)    Bm (x24432@1)Every step I travel now 
  G (320003@1)                AI (x02220@1)walk for more than one.

G (320003@1)             DI'm (xx0232@1)walking in your foot prints 
A (x02220@1)            D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)             DCounting (xx0232@1)every step, measuring every move you made, 
G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)             G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)            BmA
Every word you said, and I was dancing in your shadow, doing what you do. 
      G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1) GD GD 
I was learning how to be like me by being just like you.