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BED BY THE WINDOW
VERSE 1
FTwo old friends shared a room,
In a Bbhome for the elderlFy,
FConfined to their beds,
Their bodies had given C7'way,
Old JBboe lay by the window,
And Fwatched the days go by,
FAnd Bill lived to hear him tell,
C7About the world outFside.
Chorus:
From the Bbbed by the window,
He'd Ftell how the children play,
The Flovers in the park,
The ducks out on the C7lake,
The little Bbboy who swept the sidewalk,
When the Fsun came up each day,
FFrom the bed by the window,
He C7told it just that Fway.
VERSE 2
FThey shared with each other, 
The Bbstories of their Flives,
FThey relived all their memories,
FAnd dreamed of better dC7ays,
OutBbside the leaves were falling,
The Fsummer turned to fall,
FAnd from the bed by the window,
Old C7Joe described it Fall.
VERSE 3
FWhen on a cold winter morning,
BbIn the light of Fdawn,
The Fbed by the window was empty,
Old Joe was gC7one.
And when they Bbmoved Bill to the window,
He cFouldn't hold back the tears,
When he Ffinally saw the view outside,
AC7fter all those yFears.
BRIDGE:
From the Bbbed by the window,
He cFouldn't see out at all,
FThere was nothing out that window,
But an C7old, brick, Fwall.
VERSE 4
FNow a new man shares that room,
In the Bbhome for the elderFly,
Confined to his bed,
FHis body's wasted 'C7way
Old BbBill lays by the window,
And Fas the days go by,
FHis new friend lives to hear him tell,
AC7bout the world outFside.
Chorus:
From the Bbbed by the window,
He'd Ftell how the children play,
The Flovers in the park,
The ducks out on the C7lake
The little Bbboy who swept the sidewalk,
When the Fsun came up each day,
FFrom the bed by the window,
He C7told it just that Fway.
END -- SLOWLY
FTwo old friends shared a room,
In a Bbhome for the elderlFy . . . .

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Bed By The Window

by James King

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BED BY THE WINDOW

VERSE 1

Two old friends shared a room,

Bb F

In a home for the elderly,

Confined to their beds,

Their bodies had given 'way,

Old Joe lay by the window,

And watched the days go by,

And Bill lived to hear him tell,

C7 F

About the world outside.

Chorus:

From the bed by the window,

He'd tell how the children play,

The lovers in the park,

The ducks out on the lake,

The little boy who swept the sidewalk,

When the sun came up each day,

From the bed by the window,

C7 F

He told it just that way.

VERSE 2

They shared with each other,

Bb F

The stories of their lives,

They relived all their memories,

F C7

And dreamed of better days,

Outside the leaves were falling,

The summer turned to fall,

And from the bed by the window,

C7 F

Old Joe described it all.

VERSE 3

When on a cold winter morning,

Bb F

In the light of dawn,

The bed by the window was empty,

Old Joe was gone.

And when they moved Bill to the window,

He couldn't hold back the tears,

When he finally saw the view outside,

C7 F

After all those years.

BRIDGE:

From the bed by the window,

He couldn't see out at all,

There was nothing out that window,

C7 F

But an old, brick, wall.

VERSE 4

Now a new man shares that room,

Bb F

In the home for the elderly,

Confined to his bed,

F C7

His body's wasted 'way

Old Bill lays by the window,

And as the days go by,

His new friend lives to hear him tell,

C7 F

About the world outside.

Chorus:

From the bed by the window,

He'd tell how the children play,

The lovers in the park,

The ducks out on the lake

The little boy who swept the sidewalk,

When the sun came up each day,

From the bed by the window,

C7 F

He told it just that way.

END -- SLOWLY

Two old friends shared a room,

Bb F

In a home for the elderly . . . .

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