The Life In Your Years chords by Ron Pope

• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Beginner

Intro:

C    F  C  F  C  G


Verse 1:
     C
I am calling my maker
        F               C
When my shift's finally done
C
Bring me home to my people
        G
Wrap me up in their love
       C
Like a blanket crocheted
        F             C
By some hands passed away
          F             C
I'm still praying their names
          G
No matter how far I've strayed

Chorus:
            F              C
And may the Lord bless and keep you
         G       Am
When I'm so far away
       F            C
God protect all the babies
       G
Let em grow old and gray
             F              C            E7         Am
And when I'm gone, please recall all the good I saw here
             F             C              G            C
It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years


Interlude:
F  C  F  C  G


Verse 2:
     C                         F        C
I am fighting the pull of some neon and glass
             F        C        G
But I'll end up on my ass if I go back to that
          C                                F      C
If you're passing through town, stop by my mama's house
                                      G
Tell her I'm safe and sound, head six feet above ground


Chorus:
            F              C
And may the Lord bless and keep you
         G       Am
When I'm so far away
       F            C
God protect all the babies
       G
Let em grow old and gray
             F              C            E7         Am7
And when I'm gone, please recall all the good I saw here
             F             C              G            C
It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years


Interlude:
F  C  F  C  G


Chorus:
            F              C
And may the Lord bless and keep you
         G       Am
When I'm so far away
       F            C
God protect all the babies
       G
Let em grow old and gray
             F              C            E7         Am7
And when I'm gone, please recall all the good I saw here
             F             C              G            Am7
It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years
             F             C              G            C
It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years


Outro:
F  C  F  C  G  C