Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Verse 1:
C
I hope you spend your days
Am
Writing verses on your page
May your life be a Walden Pond swim
F
Taking showers in the cold
C
And your glasses filled to their brim.
Verse 2:
C
And I hope you treat your heart
Am
Real nice and real smart
May your life be a Walden Pond swim
F
Can't be worthless seeing stars
C
Buying rocky-road for me and him.
Chorus:
G F
Stay in that water and keep where you're feeling fine but
C
I'm just the daughter of a man who lives on oak and wine
G
And I swim like my father
F C
And remember hard days driving miles across county lines.
Verse 3:
C
And I hope you realize
Am
Why the clouds are always crying
May your life be a Walden Pond dive
F
Shaking flowers at the ground
C
While you live the life you did at five.
Verse 4:
C
And I hope it's testified
Am
For you the best had been denied
May your life be a Walden Pond swim
F
May you find your love to last
C
And the times you have are never grim
Chorus:
G F
Stay in that water and keep where you're feeling fine but
C
I'm just the daughter of a man who lives on oak and wine
G
And I swim like my father
F C
And remember good days driving miles across county lines
Instrumental Interlude:
C Bb F C
Verse 5:
C
I've still got those pictures that I found in a bucket
Bb
They're all up on my wall.
F
And I've still got those paintings that you did for my birthday
C
Way back in the fall.
Verse 6:
C
I've still got those pictures that I found in a bucket
Bb
They're all up on my wall.
F
And I've still got those painting that you did for my birthday
C
Way back in the fall.
Outro:
C Bb F Bb B C
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