Darius Rucker,   "Shine"

(intro)
G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1)AmEm CD, (x32010@1)G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)D,

(verse)
GNovember (320003@1)of '43
GOn (320003@1)a boat coming 'cross the sea
C/G (3x555x@1)     D/G (300232@1)            C (x32010@1)
He left a boy, came back a man
GShe (320003@1)started running when she saw his face
GIt'd (320003@1)been 655 days
C/G (3x555x@1)     D/G (300232@1)    CSince (x32010@1)she held his hand
Em (022000@1)           GHe (320003@1)got down on one knee
Em (022000@1)          GAnd (320003@1)he pulled out that ring
Em (022000@1)              GThat (320003@1)he bought in Aberdeen
            DAnd (xx0232@1)when it hit that New York sky

(chorus)
   G (320003@1)It shined just like a spotlight
  AmA (x02210@1)star up in the night sky
    C (x32010@1)                                       AmEm CD, (x32010@1)The kind of thing that takes your breath away
    GHer (320003@1)eyes sparkled like that diamond
     AmWith (x02210@1)love beaming from 'em
    C (x32010@1)                              DThe (xx0232@1)kind of light that's never gonna fade
           G (320003@1)It's gonna shine

(verse)
GFor (320003@1)the next 55 years
GThrough (320003@1)the laughter and the tears
C/G (3x555x@1)      D/C (x30232@1)            C (x32010@1) 
My grandma always wore that band
GThrough (320003@1)atom bombs and a baby boom
GA (320003@1)Dr. King and a man on the moon
C/G (3x555x@1)       D/G (300232@1)    C (x32010@1)No it never left her hand
Em (022000@1)           GOn (320003@1)the day she passed away
Em (022000@1)             GMama (320003@1)put it on a chain
Em (022000@1)            G (320003@1)Now and then on special days
          D (xx0232@1)Mom would hang it on her neck



(chorus)
             GAnd (320003@1)it would shine just like a spotlight
  AmA (x02210@1)star up in the night sky
    C (x32010@1)                                       AmEm CD, (x32010@1)The kind of thing that takes your breath away
    GHer (320003@1)eyes sparkled like that diamond
     AmWith (x02210@1)love beaming from 'em
    C (x32010@1)                              D (xx0232@1)              
The kind of light that's never gonna fade
           GIt's (320003@1)gonna shine shine shine
Am (x02210@1)               C (x32010@1)DShine (xx0232@1)shine shine, oh

(bridge)
BmMama (x24432@1)said one of these days
C (x32010@1)            GI (320003@1)know why she gave me that ring
Am (x02210@1)           D/G (300232@1)        GSittin' (320003@1)here I know she was right
  BmOh, (x24432@1)it's not the biggest stone you've ever seen
    C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)But girl I can promise you one thing
Am (x02210@1)            D (xx0232@1)That for rest of your life

(chorus-out) 
           GIt's (320003@1)gonna shine just like a spotlight
  AmA (x02210@1)star up in the night sky
    C (x32010@1)                                       AmEm CD, (x32010@1)The kind of thing that takes your breath away
     GYour (320003@1)eyes sparkled like that diamond
     AmWith (x02210@1)love beaming from 'em
    C (x32010@1)                                     DThe (xx0232@1)kind of light that's never, never, never gonna fade
           GIt's (320003@1)gonna shine, shine, shine
AmShine, (x02210@1)shine, shine
CShine, (x32010@1)shine, shine
       Am (x02210@1)   Em (022000@1)       CLike (x32010@1)a beacon calling me home
     D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)   AmIt's (x02210@1)gonna shine
         C (x32010@1)                 D (xx0232@1)GOh (320003@1)yeah, shine, shine, shine