Forty-five Years — Stan Rogers
Chords and lyrics for Forty-five Years by Stan Rogers (key of G).
Verse 1
(G) = continue chord from previous section
Intro
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[Em] [C] [G]
Verse 1
Where the [G]earth shows its bones of wind-broken stone
And the [D]sea and the sky are one
I'm [Am]caught out of time, my [C]blood sings with wine
And I'm [D]running naked in the [D]sun[C]
There's [G]God in the trees, I'm weak in the knees
And the [D]sky is a painful blue
I'd [Am]like to look around, but [C]Honey, all I[D] see is [G]you
Interlude
[C] [G] [D]
Verse 2
Now the [G]summer city lights will soften the night
'Til you'd [D]think that the air is clear
And I'm [Am]sitting with friends, where [C]forty-five cents
Will [D]buy another glass of [D]beer[C]
He's got [G]something to say, but I'm so far away
That I [D]don't know who I'm talking to
'Cause you just [Am]walked in the door, and [C]Honey, all I[D] see is [G]you
Chorus
And I [C]just want to hold you closer than I've ever [G]held anyone before
You say you've [C]been twice a wife and [G]you're through with life
Ah, but [Am]Honey, what the hell's it [D]for?
After [C]twenty-three years you'd think I could find
A [G]way to let you [C]know [G]somehow
That I [Am]want to see your smiling face [D]forty-five years [G]from now
[C] [G] [D]
[Em] [C] [G]
Verse 3
So [G]alone in the lights on stage every night
I've been [D]reaching out to find a friend
Who [Am]knows all the words, [C]sings so she's heard
And [D]knows how all the stories [D]end[C]
Maybe [G]after the show she'll ask me to go
Home [D]with her for a drink or two
Now her [Am]smile lights her eyes, but [C]Honey, all I[D] see is [G]you
Chorus
And I [C]just want to hold you closer than I've ever [G]held anyone before
You say you've [C]been twice a wife and [G]you're through with life
Ah, but [Am]Honey, what the hell's it [D]for?
After [C]twenty-three years you'd think I could find
A [G]way to let you know somehow
That I [Am]want to see your smiling face [D]forty-five years [G]from now
I [C]just want to hold you closer than I've ever [G]held anyone before
You say you've [C]been twice a wife and [G]you're through with life
Ah, but [Am]Honey, what the hell's it [D]for?
After [C]twenty-three years you'd think I could find
A [G]way to let you know somehow
That I [Am]want to see your smiling face [D]forty-five years [G]from now
Outro
[C] [G] [D]
Yes, I [Am]want to see your smiling face [D]forty-five years [G]from now
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