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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Thinking of Grandma and Grandpa

This is a song I wrote for my grandparents a couple of years ago for their anniversary. I played it for them and they smiled politely. Grandma took my hand and said it was nice. I don't think they got it, but it felt good to sing it for them.
I've been thinking about my grandparents a lot the past couple of months. They are getting very old and I realize how much I will miss them when they are gone.
Anyway, I dug it up and been playing it a bunch lately. It's a simple song. I just walk the the chords all from a G position sort of using an alternate finger picking.
Verse G B C D
Chorus C B A G holding the A second time around with no G


We've been together so long my love
Much longer than I’m deserving of
I’m so happy to have you in my life
And the happiest day
Was the day that you were my bride
And we were husband and wife
The house that we have has become a home
And the children we raised well they all have grown
The years pass so quickly but I have no regrets
Because I know I haven’t seen
The best of it yet
The best of it yet

Dust may collect now
Under our shoes
But the things I see in you
Are still brand new

The moments, the memories, the happy, the sad
The angry, the crying, the good and the bad
I got no regrets and my troubles are few
It’s my song and my story
It’s my life spent with you
My life spent with you

Dust may collect now
Under our shoes
But the things I see in you
Are still brand new

Dust may collect now
Under our shoes
But the things I see in you
Are still brand new

They're shiny and new

2 comments:

  1. that sounds really nice. I really like reading you. every time i come to check out what new stuff you've written, i leave wishing we could hang out sometime.

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  2. Thanks Jesse,

    I'm sure we will get together at some point.

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