Standard Tuning: EADGBE
Intro: C#, Bb, F#, Ab
*A/Bb
e|---5------|
B|---5------|
G|---5------|
D|---7------|
A|---8------|
E|---5------|
C# Bb
By the time I was your age I'd give anything to fall in
Love truly
Was all I could think,
F#
That's when I met your mother
The girl of my dreams,
Ab
The most beautiful woman that I'd ever seen.
C#
She said boy can I tell you a wonderful thing?
Bb
"I can't help but notice you staring at me,
F#
I know I shouldn't say this, but I really believe,
Ab
I can tell by your eyes that you're in love with me."
F# Ab *A/Bb Bb F#
Now son, I'm only telling you this because life can do
Ab C#
Terrible things.
C#, Bb, F#, Ab
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C#
Now most of the time we'd have too much to drink
Bb
And we'd laugh at the stars and share everything.
F#
Too young to notice and too dumb to care,
Ab
Love was a story that couldn't compare.
C#
I said girl can I tell you a wonderful thing?
Bb
"I made you a present with paper and string,
F#
Open with care now, I'm asking you please,
Ab
You know that I love you,
Will you marry me?"
F# Ab *A/Bb Bb F#
Now son, I'm only telling you this because life can do
Ab
Terrible things.
F# Ab *A/Bb Bb F#
You'll learn one day, and I hope and I pray that God
Ab
Shows you differently.
C#
She said boy can I tell you a terrible thing?
Bb
"It seems that I'm sick and I've only got weeks.
F#
Please don't be sad now, I really believe,
Ab
You were the greatest thing that ever happened to me."
C#, Bb, F#, Ab
C# Bb F# Ab
Slow, so slow, I fell to the ground on my knees.
C#
So don't fall in love there's just too much to lose
Bb
If you're given the choice, I'm begging you choose to
F#
Walk away, walk away,
Ab
Don't let it get you, I can't bare to see the same
Happen to you.
F# Ab *A/Bb Bb F#
Now son, I'm only telling you this because life can do
Ab C#
Terrible things.
