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Forty-five Years

Stan Rogers
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Where the Earth  show it bones of wind broken stone
 and the sea  and the sky are one
 I'm caught  out of time, my blood  sings with wine
 and I'm running  naked in the sun
 There's God  in the trees, I'm weak in the knees
 and the sky  is a painful blue
 I'd like  to look around, but Honey  all I see  is you.
 Intro to chorus is ---
 And I just  want to hold you closer than I've ever held  anyone  before
 You say you've been  twice a wife and you're through  with life
 Ah but Honey  what the hell's  it for
 After twenty-three  years you'ld think I could find a way
 to let you know  somehow
 That I want  to see your smiling  face forty  five years from  now.
 The summer  city lights will soften the night
 'Til you'd  think that the air is clear
 And I'm sitting  with friends where forty-five  cents
 Will buy  another glass of beer
 He's got something  to say, but I'm so far away
 That I don't  know who I'm talking to
 'Cause you  just walked in the door, and Honey,  All I see  is you.
 To Chorus
 So alone  in the lights on stage every night
 I've been reaching  out to find a friend
 Who knows  all the words, sings  so she's heard
 And knows  how all the stories end
 Maybe after  the show she'1l ask me to go
 Home with  her for a drink or two
 Now her smile  lights her eyes, but Honey,  all I see  is you.
 Repeat Chorus twice

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Readable chord sheet for Forty-five Years by Stan Rogers

Where the E[G]arth show it bones of wind broken stone

and the s[D/F#]ea and the sky are one

I'm c[Am]aught out of time, my bl[C]ood sings with wine

and I'm ru[D/F#]nning naked in the sun

There's G[G]od in the trees, I'm weak in the knees

and the [D/F#]sky is a painful blue

I'd l[Am]ike to look around, but H[C]oney all I [D/F#]see is yo[G]u.

Intro to chorus is [G]-[C]-[G]-[D/F#]

And I j[C]ust want to hold you closer than I've ever h[G]eld anyo[C]ne before [G]

You say you've [C]been twice a wife and you're t[G]hrough with life

Ah but [Am]Honey what the [Am/G]hell's it fo[D/F#]r

After tw[C]enty-three years you'ld think I could find a way[G]

to let you k[C]now somehow [G]

That I w[Am]ant to see your sm[Am/G]iling face [D/F#]forty five years fro[G]m now.

The su[G]mmer city lights will soften the night

'Til you'd[D] think that the air is clear

And I'm s[Am]itting with friends where for[C]ty-five cents

Will b[D]uy another glass of beer

He's got som[G]ething to say, but I'm so far away

That I do[D]n't know who I'm talking to

'Cause yo[Am]u just walked in the door, and [C]Honey, All I s[D]ee is y[G]ou.

To Chorus

So alon[G]e in the lights on stage every night

I've been rea[D/F#]ching out to find a friend

Who kn[Am]ows all the words, s[C]ings so she's heard

And k[D/F#]nows how all the stories end

Maybe a[G]fter the show she'1l ask me to go

Home w[D/F#]ith her for a drink or two

Now her s[Am]mile lights her eyes, but H[C]oney, all I s[D/F#]ee is y[G]ou.

Repeat Chorus twice

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