Lauren Alaina – The Locket chords

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