Verse 1
G (320003@1)   Em (022000@1)	         C (x32010@1)		GBack (320003@1)in 41 you met a brown eyed boy who called you pretty
G (320003@1)	        Em (022000@1)		C (x32010@1)			GHe'd (320003@1)walk every day couple miles out of his way to hold your hand and keep you company
Em (022000@1)	C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)      DYour (xx0232@1)mama said don't call it love at 14 but sitting on that front porch swing
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		GHe (320003@1)gave you his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck
D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em					      D/F# (200232@1) C (x32010@1)		GLeft (320003@1)it right beside your heart so you would not forget the way it felt when he held your hand
						D/F# (200232@1)EmAnd (022000@1)you swore that you would never take it off and the butterflies you felt said it all
C (x32010@1)			G (320003@1)D/F#You (200232@1)were falling with a boy inside your locket
Verse 2
G (320003@1)Em (022000@1)		     C (x32010@1)		GBack (320003@1)in 43 that brown eyed boy went overseas and had to leave town for a little while
G (320003@1)	    Em (022000@1)		C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)
He swore he'd marry you soon as the war was through you would be his wife
Em (022000@1)C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G	C (x32010@1)		DStanding (xx0232@1)in the pouring rain you cried as you watched him ride away
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Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D			   G (320003@1)		
But every day you had his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck
D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em					    D/F# (200232@1)  C (x32010@1)	      GLeft (320003@1)it right beside your heart so you would not forget the way his kiss tasted on your lips
D/F# (200232@1)   G (320003@1)			D/F# (200232@1)   Em (022000@1)			
And every day felt like a lifetime with him gone and you pray that god would bring him safely home
	C (x32010@1)			GCuz (320003@1)you made a promise to the boy inside your locket
       Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)	G (320003@1)	     DOh (xx0232@1)60 years you 2 had together he's been gone for a couple now 
	Em (022000@1)	   CAnd (x32010@1)it breaks my heart to see you struggle to remember 
G (320003@1)	   DI've (xx0232@1)been writing all your memories down
	    C (x32010@1)GAnd (320003@1)I stop by today to read a couple pages
Em (022000@1)	G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
Grandma you sure look pretty and you smile that smile
       C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)DThe (xx0232@1)one I haven't seen in quite a while and you said to me
	Dsus4 (xx0233@1)    DI (xx0232@1)want you to keep
      GHis (320003@1)picture in a locket that I wore around my neck
D/F# (200232@1)  Em (022000@1)				CThe (x32010@1)one I left beside my heart so I would not forget the greatest love
				GAnd (320003@1)the greatest man I've ever known
D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G		
But it's getting time for me to head on home
D/F# (200232@1)EmShe (022000@1)said that brown eyed boy is waiting and I don't wanna keep him long
C (x32010@1)							GHeaven (320003@1)is calling and she said my heart is longing for the boy inside your locket

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