F

I

gained

a

lit-

tle

on

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ther

Time

C/E

the

sum-

mer

my

grand-

dad-

dy

died.__

G

The

first

time__

I

saw

Ma-

ma

cry,__

C

Dm

C/E

man,

that

sure__

was

tough.__

F

Felt

like

I__

put

on

a

few

years__

C

G/B

Am

watch-

in'

Dad-

dy

wipe__

her

tears

in

my

Dm

C/E

lit-

tle

coat

and

tie,

stand-

in'

in

that

cem-

e-

ter-

y

F

G

mud.

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where

I__

grew

F

I

gained

a

lit-

tle

on

Fa-

ther

Time

C/E

the

night

I

crossed

that

cen-

ter

line.__

G

I

bet

I

rolled__

a

doz-

en

times.__

Next

C

Dm

C/E

thing

I

knew,__

I

was__

F

wak-

in'

up__

up-

side

down,__

C

G/B

Am

pray-

in',

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just

get__

me

out."

Then

I

Dm

C/E

hit

my

knees__

be-

side

what

was

left

of

my__

F

G

truck.

Hey,

that's

when

I__

grew

up.__

F

I

gained

a

lit-

tle

on

Fa-

ther

Time

C

when

me

and

her

had

our

first

big

fight.__

G

I

said

some

things

I

made

her

cry.__

C

F

C

She

packed

all___

her

stuff.__

F

The

boy

in

me

said,

"Let

her

go."

The

C

G/B

Am

man

in

me_

said,

"Pull

her

close."

It

was

Dm

C/E

time

to__

find

out

which

one__

I__

was,__

F

G

stand-

in'

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C/E

in

a

door-

way,

hold-

in'

on__

to

F

G

love.__