Chords
[Intro]
C G/B Am C/G Dm7 G
C
[Verse 1]
C I read a G/Bnote my grandAmma wrote back inF nineteenG twenty three
C CGrandpa keptG/B it inAm his coat, and he Dm7showed it once to me [Gadd11] G
He said, C"Boy, you mightG/B not unAmderstand, but a Flong, longG time ago
C CGrandma's dadG/Bdy didn't Amlike me Fnone, but I Gloved your Grandma so. C
[Verse 2]
C "We had this G/Bcrazy planAm to meetF and run aGway togetCher
Get Cmarried inG/B the firstAm town we came to,Dm7 and live fore[Gadd11]ver G
C But nailed G/Bto the treeAm where we were supFposed to meet,G instead
C C I foundG/B this Amletter,F and Gthis is what it said:
[Chorus]
C "If you Fget there beGfore I do,C F don't give Gup on me
C I'll Fmeet you when my Gchores are through;
Am Dm7I don't know how Flong I'll be
[Gadd11] G But I'm Fnot gonna Glet you down,C F darling Gwait and see
Am And betFween now and Gthen, till I Esee you aAmgain
I'll be Floving you.G Love, Cme" G/B
[Interlude]
Am C/G Dm7 G C
[Verse 3]
C I read those G/Bwords just hoursAm beforeF my GrandmaG passed away C
In the Cdoorway G/Bof a churchAm where me and GrandDm7pa stopped to pray
[Gadd11] G C I know I'd G/Bnever Amseen him cry in Fall myG fifteen years
C But Cas he saidG/B these Amwords to Fher, his Geyes filled up with tears
[Chorus]
C If you Fget there beGfore I do,C F don't give Gup on me
C I'll Fmeet you when my Gchores are through;
Am Dm7I don't know how Flong I'll be
[Gadd11] G But I'm Fnot gonna Glet you down,C F darling Gwait and see
Am And betFween now and Gthen, till I Esee you aAmgain
I'll be Floving you.G Love, Cme
Em BetFween now and Gthen, till I Esee you aAmgain
I'll be Floving you.G Love, me
[Outro]
C G/B Am C/G Dm7 G C
