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How Do You Say Goodbye To Sixty Years by Doyle Lawson And Quicksilver

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Intro:
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Verse 1:
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He looked whittled down like the edges of a worn out blade

In that suit and tie he looked so out of place
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Standin' there off too himself just looking down
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at the flowers that covered up that red clay mound
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I asked him Grandpa are you gonna be alright?
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He looked at me and wiped away them sad old eyes

Chorus:
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He said: How do you say goodbye, to the only gal that you ever loved?
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How do you sleep at night when you're the only one left to pull those covers up
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And when I wake up in the morning, how will I face the day knowing that she won't be here
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You know it's just a part of life, but son how do you say goodbye to sixty years?

Interlude:
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Verse 2:
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It took every ounce of strength for him to walk away
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And I'd never seen him look that weak until that day
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He said you'll always be that blue-eyed angel in my mind
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It broke my heart when he said "I won't be far behind"
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I hugged his neck and then I opened that car door
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Before he sat down he turned around and said once more

Chorus:
         C                               F        G             C
He said: How do you say goodbye, to the only gal that you ever loved?
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How do you sleep at night when you're the only one left to pull those covers up
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And when I wake up in the morning, how will I face the day knowing that she won't be here
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You know it's just a part of life, but son how do you say goodbye to sixty yeeears -
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Of holdin' hands, livin' life and making plans, never thinking that she would go first
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You know it's just a part of life, but son how do you say goodbye to sixty years?
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To sixty years...