Intro: C F C G E -3--3p1p0-------|-3--3p1p0------| B -----------3--1-|---------------| G ----------------|-----------2p0-| D ----------------|---------------| A ----------------|---------------| E ----------------|---------------| Verse: C I was just a girl when I heard your song Em C You asked out loud when they're all gone F C F Who's gonna fill their shoes
C I sat cross-legged by the radio light Em C F Didn't know the weight behind that line G But now I do E --------- B -0--1--3- G --------- D --------- A --------- E --------- Chorus: C Reba stood proud heart in her hands G Straiht held fast to the old dance band Am G/B Randy brought the gospel home F G Alan rode steel like it was flesh and bane C Keith sang love like it hurt to feel G They rose up strong they filled those heeels Am G You ask the question George so still F But looking back G C F I think they will C F E -3p1p0-------| B ---------3--1-| G --------------| D --------------| A --------------| E --------------| Verse: C Now I'm the one standing where they stood Em With half their grace and none that good F C F Still trying to make it real C I hum Lucille when the crowd gets loud Em F Still whisper Fancy when no one's around G Wondering what they feel E --------- B -0--1--3- G --------- D --------- A --------- E --------- Chorus: C They carve their nmes in a hardwood stage G Now the neon flickers with the songs they gave F Am G And I'm here with nothing but this old guitar F G Singing soft to a honky tonk star C You asked who'd rise and rise we will G Am G/B F C F But now we've got their shoes to fill Break: F Dm George I got to say this truth F C You wore theirs better than even you knew Dm You sang life into the grand tour F G And left your soul on every bar room floor Chorus: C You sang for Lefty for Haggard and Hank G But you stood just as tall and you gave more thanks Am G/B You asked the question with a lonesome chill F G But George you filled their shoes C And then some still G Am G/B F And now it's us who walk up hill F G C Yeah now we've got your shoes to fill Outro: Am G/B F So I sing this soft with a love and will N.C. C George now we've got your shoes to fill C F C G G C E -3--3p1p0-------|-3--3p1p0------| B -----------3--1-|---------------| G ----------------|-----------2p0-| D ----------------|---------------| A ----------------|---------------| E ----------------|---------------|
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