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The Locket

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Verse 1
GBack iEmn 41 you met a CbrowGn eyed boy who called you pretty
GHe’d walk evEmery daCy coupGle miles out of his way to hold your hand and keep you company
EmYour Cmama said GdonC’t caGll it lovDe at 14 but sitting on that front porch swing
(Chorus)
He Ggave you his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck
D/F#Left Emit right besiD/F#de your ChearGt so you would not forget the way it felt when he held your hand
And yoD/F#u sworEme that you would never take it off and the butterflies you felt said it all
CYou weGre D/F#falling with a boy inside your locket
Verse 2
GBacEmk in 43 thaCt broGwn eyed boy went overseas and had to leave town for a little while
GHe swore Emhe’d CmarGry you soon as the war was through you would be his wife
EmStanCdiGng Cin tDhe pouring rain you cried as you watched him ride away
(Chorus)
EmBut Devery Gday you had his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck
D/F#Left Emit right beD/F#side youCr heart so Gyou would not forget the way his kiss tasted on your lips
D/F#And every Gday fD/F#elt like Ema lifetime with him gone and you pray that god would bring him safely home
CCuz you Gmade a promise to the boy inside your locket
Oh 60 yEmears you C2 hGad togethDer he’s been gone for a couple now 
AEmnd it brCeaks my heart to see you struggle to remember 
GI’ve beDen writing all your memories down
And I CstGop by today to read a couple pages
EmGrandGma CyoGu sure look pretty and you smile that smile
The one CI havenG’t CseeDn in quite a while and you said to me
I Dsuswant you Dto keep
His piGcture in a locket that I wore around my neck
D/F#The one EmI left bCeside my heart so I would not forget the greatest love
And Gthe greatest man I’ve ever known
D/F#But iGt’s getting time for me to head on home
D/F#She saEmid that brown eyed boy is waiting and I don’t wanna keep him long
CHeaven is Gcalling and she said my heart is longing for the boy inside your locket

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The Locket

by Lauren Alaina

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D/F#

Dsus

Verse 1

G Em C G

Back in 41 you met a brown eyed boy who called you pretty

G Em C G

He’d walk every day couple miles out of his way to hold your hand and keep you company

Em C G C G D

Your mama said don’t call it love at 14 but sitting on that front porch swing

(Chorus)

He gave you his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck

D/F# Em D/F# C G

Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget the way it felt when he held your hand

D/F# Em

And you swore that you would never take it off and the butterflies you felt said it all

C G D/F#

You were falling with a boy inside your locket

Verse 2

G Em C G

Back in 43 that brown eyed boy went overseas and had to leave town for a little while

G Em C G

He swore he’d marry you soon as the war was through you would be his wife

Em C G C D

Standing in the pouring rain you cried as you watched him ride away

(Chorus)

Em D G

But every day you had his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck

D/F# Em D/F# C G

Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget the way his kiss tasted on your lips

D/F# G D/F# Em

And every day felt like a lifetime with him gone and you pray that god would bring him safely home

C G

Cuz you made a promise to the boy inside your locket

Em C G D

Oh 60 years you 2 had together he’s been gone for a couple now

Em C

And it breaks my heart to see you struggle to remember

G D

I’ve been writing all your memories down

C G

And I stop by today to read a couple pages

Em G C G

Grandma you sure look pretty and you smile that smile

C G C D

The one I haven’t seen in quite a while and you said to me

Dsus D

I want you to keep

His picture in a locket that I wore around my neck

D/F# Em C

The one I left beside my heart so I would not forget the greatest love

And the greatest man I’ve ever known

D/F# G

But it’s getting time for me to head on home

D/F# Em

She said that brown eyed boy is waiting and I don’t wanna keep him long

C G

Heaven is calling and she said my heart is longing for the boy inside your locket

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