Me And John And Paul

[G]Johnny lived next door to me and [Am]Paul lived down the block

[D]We'd meet each day at my house [C]sharp at [G]six oclock

We'd race our bikes to school and [Am]Paul would win

[D]Johnny said that cause we're nine and [C]Paul had just turned [G]ten

First day of High School on my [Am]way to my first class

[D]Three football players said they [C]wouldn't let me [G]pass

I set my books down and [Am]I rolled up my sleeve

[D]And then I noticed there were [C]two boys next to [G]me

It was [C]me and J[D]ohn and [G]Paul

The best [C]friends you [D]ever [G]saw

All for [C]one and [D]one for [Em]all

It was [C]me and J[D]ohn and [G]Paul

I wonder why they call it [Am]graduation day

[D]It's more like a funeral for [C]youth thats [G]passed away

Paul said he's leaving for the [Am]Army in two weeks

[D]Johnny said lets go to town and [C]make some [G]memories

Years later I heard Paul came [Am]back from the Gulf War

[D]I flew up to Tennessee to [C]visit him [G]once more

It didn't shock me none to h[Am]ear that he'd been brave

[D]He lost his own life but an[C]other one he s[G]aved

I waited by a tree till ev[Am]eryone had left

[D]And I went up to say a pr[C]ayer where my pal s[G]lept

And then I heard a voice I hadn[Am]'t heard in years

[D]I didn't need to turn around I k[C]new just who was [G]there

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