Saving Grace Chords by Doyle Lawson, Quicksilver

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Lately, Grace hasn't [Ab] been [D] herself, _
[Eb] and he's noticed the _ [Bb] change.
Like [Eb] forgetting friends they have [Abm] known for [Bb] years, and [Eb] misplacing all [Abm] her [Bb] things. _
[Ab] He'd make a joke, [Bb] they'd both _ [Eb] laugh, and blame it on [Abm] old [Bb] age. _
[Eb] But it's [Bb] not funny [Ab] _ [Bb] anymore, [Ab] she [Bb] can't remember [Eb] his name. _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ He believes [Gm] way down [Bb] deep, she still knows [Eb] who he _ is.
[Ab] _ Forty years of [Gm] memories just _ [Cm] can't [Eb] disappear like [Ab] _ [Ab] this.
_ The doctors say it's [Eb] [Bb] hopeless, [Eb] her [Bb] past has been [Fm] _
[Cm] erased.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] But he'll spend [Eb]
the rest of his [Bb] life _ saving [B] _ [F] Grace.
_ [Bb] _ [Fm] Raise _
[B] _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] five kids on [Ab] a [Bb] farmer's [Eb] pay, Vietnam [Ab] took a son.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] But watching Grace [Ab] live like [Bb] this is [Eb] the hardest thing [Ab] he's done.
[Bb] He [Ab] sits there by her [Bb] bed _ sometimes, [Eb] while she's fast [Ab] asleep.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] Tells her [Ab] all about [Bb] herself, _ [Ab] strokes her [Bb] hair, [Eb] and weeps.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
He believes [Gm] way down deep, [Bb] she still knows [Eb] who he is.
[Bb] _
[Ab] Forty years [Gm] of memories just _
[Cm] can't [Eb] disappear like [Ab] _ [Gm] this.
[Fm] _
[Ab] The doctors say [Eb] it's [Bb] hopeless, [Eb] her [Bb] past has been [Cm] erased.
_ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] But he'll spend [Eb] the rest of his [Bb] life _ saving [Eb] Grace. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] The woman that [Db] he's loved for [Fm] [Ab] years [Eb] is somewhere trapped in the pain.
_ _ [Ab] Tonight he swears she [Gm] smiled at [Cm] him, and [Eb] almost spoke his [Ab] _ _ name.
[Bb] _ _ _
[Ab] The doctors say [Eb] it's hopeless, [Bb] _ [Eb]
[Bb] her past has been [Cm] erased.
_ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] But he'll spend [Eb] the rest of his [Bb] life _ saving [Eb] Grace. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] He _ [Gm] believes way down [Cm] deep, she [Bb] still knows [Eb] who he _ [Bbm] is.
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But lately Grace hasn't [Ab] been [Bb] herself. _
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