The Locket
Lauren AlainaVersion1
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Back in 41 you met a brown eyed boy who called you pretty
Hed walk every day couple miles out of his way to hold your hand and keep you company
Your mama said dont 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
Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget the way it felt when he held your hand
And you swore that you would never take it off and the butterflies you felt said it all
You were falling with a boy inside your locket
Back in 43 that brown eyed boy went overseas and had to leave town for a little while
He swore hed marry you soon as the war was through you would be his wife
Standing in the pouring rain you cried as you watched him ride away
(Chorus)
But every day you had his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck
Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget the way his kiss tasted on your lips
And every day felt like a lifetime with him gone and you pray that god would bring him safely home
Cuz you made a promise to the boy inside your locket
Oh 60 years you 2 had together hes been gone for a couple now
And it breaks my heart to see you struggle to remember
Ive been writing all your memories down
And I stop by today to read a couple pages
Grandma you sure look pretty and you smile that smile
The one I havent seen in quite a while and you said to me
I want you to keep
His picture in a locket that I wore around my neck
The one I left beside my heart so I would not forget the greatest love
And the greatest man Ive ever known
But its getting time for me to head on home
She said that brown eyed boy is waiting and I dont wanna keep him long
Heaven is calling and she said my heart is longing for the boy inside your locket
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Readable chord sheet for The Locket by Lauren Alaina
[G]Back in 41 y[Em]ou met a brown eyed boy who c[C]alled you pretty [G] [G]Hed walk every day coup[Em]le miles out of his way to hold [C]your hand and keep you company [G] [Em]Your mama said dont cal[C]l it love at 14[G] but sittin[C]g on that front [G]porch swing [D] (Chorus) He gave you his [G]picture in a locket that you wore around your neck [D/F#]Left it [Em]right beside your heart so you would not forge[D/F#]t the w[C]ay it felt when he held you[G]r hand And you swore that you would never take it off a[D/F#]nd the[Em] butterflies you felt said it all [C]You were falling with a boy inside your [G]locket [D/F#] [G]Back in 43 that [Em]brown eyed boy went overseas and had [C]to leave town for a little [G]while [G]He swore hed marry you soon[Em] as the war was through you [C]would be his wif[G]e [Em]Standing in the [C]pouring [G]rain you[C] cried as you watched him ride a[D]way (Chorus) [Em]But[D] every day you had his p[G]icture in a locket that you wore around your neck [D/F#]Left it [Em]right beside your heart so you would not for[D/F#]get the [C]way his kiss tasted on you[G]r lips [D/F#]And every da[G]y felt like a lifetime with him gone[D/F#] and you [Em]pray that god would bring him safely home Cuz you [C]made a promise to the boy inside your lo[G]cket Oh 60 y[Em]ears you 2 had[C] together hes been[G] gone for a couple now [D] And it b[Em]reaks my heart to see you s[C]truggle to remember [G]Ive been writing all your [D]memories down And I stop b[C]y today to r[G]ead a couple pages [Em]Grandma you sure look pr[G]etty and you smi[C]le that [G]smile The one[C] I havent seen in qui[G]te a while [C]and you said to [D]me I want y[Dsus4]ou to keep [D] His pi[G]cture in a locket that I wore around my neck [D/F#]The one I l[Em]eft beside my heart so I would not forget the[C] greatest love And the greatest man Ive ever k[G]nown [D/F#]But its[G] getting time for me to head on home [D/F#]She said that br[Em]own eyed boy is waiting and I dont wanna keep him long [C]Heaven is calling and she said my heart is longing for the boy inside yo[G]ur locket