1951 Chords by Bob Bennett

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[F] Well, Daddy was an honest, hard-working man
With [Gm] bad eyesight [G] and calloused hands
[Bb] He married young and [C] he made his stand [Bb] In _ _ _ 1951
Well, [F] there was worn-out [F] pants and pinto _ beans
[Gm] _ Minimum wage and mustard [G] greens _
[Bb] But he treated Mama [C] just like a queen _
[Bb] In _ [Gm] _ [F] 1951 _
[Dm] In _ _ _ [Am] _ 1951 _
[D] Both of them lovers [Bb] and both of [F] them young
[Dm] There were clouds in the [Am] skies but stars in their [Gm] eyes In _ _ [C] 1951 _ _
[Gm] She called him mister [Dm] and he called [Cm] her hon
[F] In _ _ 1951 _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] Sometimes I'd hear my daddy sigh
_ [Gm] _ Mama would cry on his shoulder
_ _ [Bb] _ Whenever I [C] would ask them why
_ [Bb] _ They'd say, you'll know when you're [C] older
_ [F] For they'd pray for rain in summer and give thanks in the fall
[Gm] I've seen the pictures, I've seen them all
_ [Bb] Even on their [C] knees they look so tall
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In [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ 1951
_ [D] Both of them lovers [Bb] and both [F] of them young
[Dm] There were clouds in the [Am] skies but stars in their eyes
[Gm] In _ _
[C] 1951
_ [Gm] She called him mister [Dm] and he called [Cm] her hon [Bb] In _ _ 1951
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] In [F] 1951
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