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1959 by John Prine
1959
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:A
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
A
Cigarettes were a quarter then
A
Bobby-socks and jeans were in
Bm E
Elvis sang the songs that we loved so
Bm E
The most important thing to us
Bm E
Was keepin' gas in my old truck
Bm E A
So I could take us to the drive-in show
[Verse 2]
A
Graduation finally came
A
Uncle Sam called me away
Bm E
You married someone else while I was gone
Bm E
I kept your letters all these years
Bm E
And I can't help but shed a tear
Bm E A
When I read the words you wrote me years ago
[Chorus]
G
Baby I'm yours
D A
I'll love you always
G D A
I'm gonna stand by you until the end of time
G D
Remember all the good things
A
That we shared together
G D A
Signed - love Betty - 1959
[Verse 3]
A
I never will forget the day
A
That you and I went all the way
Bm E
I was the first for you - and you for me
Bm E
I've still got the truck that we loved in
Bm E
It takes me back there now and then
Bm E A
Back to '59 my memory
[Chorus]
G
And baby I'm yours
D A
I'll love you always
G D A
I'm gonna stand by you until the end of time
G D
Remember all the good things
A
That we shared together
G D A
Signed - love Betty - 1959
[Outro]
A
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