{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":999071,"song":"The Old Mission","artist":"Hurt","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11625598-the-old-mission-chords-by-hurt/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/999071?type=chord","rating":3.96812,"votes":4,"content":"\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe visits the place that the tour groups must have[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe's shocked to find somebody there[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]                        \r\nWith a sun-beaten face, and a silver-grey head[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe knelt on the floor unaware[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe said \"I'm sorry madam\" as he lent her his hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\"I know I must be a strange sight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut I've been coming here for some thirty odd years[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nEver since my sweet lady died[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBut I sure am glad you listened\r\nOh, I sure am glad you came\r\nI've been waiting here in this mission\r\nEver since that day\"\r\nOh, that summer we met, only fools could forget\r\nJust how perfect a woman could be\r\nBy the time she was late, we had both set a date\r\nIn a place where she would marry me\r\nBut a gringo meant shame to their proud family name\r\nAnd her father forbade it to be\r\nSo in less than a week, they found her by the creek\r\nAnd the parents blamed it all on me\r\nBut I sure am glad you listened\r\nAnd I sure am glad you came\r\nI've been waiting here in this mission\r\nEver since that day\r\nWell, her name was Marie\r\nAnd the day she met me\r\nWas the worst day of both of our lives\r\nIf it wasn't for me, I would truly believe\r\nMy sweetheart could still be alive\r\nShe said \"Darling, believe. Don't you recognize me?\r\nThough you waited here all of this time\r\nThey had shipped me away to my family in Spain\r\nWe can get on with our lives\r\nYeah, we still have plenty of time\r\n'Cause I sure am glad I listened\r\nOh, I sure am glad I came\r\nI made looking for you my mission\r\nEver since that day\r\nOh, I sure am glad you listened\r\nOh, I sure am glad you came\r\nI've been waiting here in this mission\r\nEver since that day\r\nAnd I sure am glad you listened\r\nOh, I sure am glad you came\r\nI've been waiting here in this mission\r\nEver since that day\r\n\"May God bless you, have a good day\"","plain_text":"But I sure am glad you listened\nOh, I sure am glad you came\nI've been waiting here in this mission\nEver since that day\"\nOh, that summer we met, only fools could forget\nJust how perfect a woman could be\nBy the time she was late, we had both set a date\nIn a place where she would marry me\nBut a gringo meant shame to their proud family name\nAnd her father forbade it to be\nSo in less than a week, they found her by the creek\nAnd the parents blamed it all on me\nBut I sure am glad you listened\nAnd I sure am glad you came\nI've been waiting here in this mission\nEver since that day\nWell, her name was Marie\nAnd the day she met me\nWas the worst day of both of our lives\nIf it wasn't for me, I would truly believe\nMy sweetheart could still be alive\nShe said \"Darling, believe. Don't you recognize me?\nThough you waited here all of this time\nThey had shipped me away to my family in Spain\nWe can get on with our lives\nYeah, we still have plenty of time\n'Cause I sure am glad I listened\nOh, I sure am glad I came\nI made looking for you my mission\nEver since that day\nOh, I sure am glad you listened\nOh, I sure am glad you came\nI've been waiting here in this mission\nEver since that day\nAnd I sure am glad you listened\nOh, I sure am glad you came\nI've been waiting here in this mission\nEver since that day\n\"May God bless you, have a good day\"","chords":["G","Em","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}