Chords for The Locket - Lauren Alaina (lyrics)
Tempo:
80.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Em
D
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
Back in 41, [Em] you met a brown-eyed [C] boy who called you [G] pretty.
He'd walk every [Em] day, couple miles out of his way [C] to hold your hand and keep you [G] company.
[Em] Your mama said [C] don't call it love [G] at 14, [Am] but sitting on [C] that front porch [D] swing,
he gave you [G] his picture and gave that you wore around your neck,
left [Em] it right beside your heart so you would not forget [C] the way it felt when he held your [G] hand.
[C] [G] Then you swore that you would never take it off,
[Em] and the butterflies you felt set in all, [C] but you were falling for the boy [G] inside your locket.
[C] [G]
Back in 43, [Em] the brown-eyed boy went overseas [C] and had to leave town for a little [G] while.
He swore he'd marry [Em] you as soon as the war was through, [C] you would be his [G] wife.
[Em] Standing in [C] the pouring [G] rain, [Am] you cried [C] as you watched him ride [D] away,
but [C] every day, you [G] had his picture in your locket that you wore around your neck,
left [Em] it right beside your heart so you would not forget [C] the way his kiss tasted on your [G] lips.
And every day felt like a lifetime with him gone,
[Em] and you prayed that God would bring him safely home,
[C] cause you made a promise to the boy [G] inside your locket.
For [Em] all 60 years [C] you two had together,
[G] and you've been gone for a [D] couple now,
[Em] and it breaks my heart to see [C] you struggle to remember
[G] that I've been writing all [D] your memories down,
and [C] I stopped by today [G] to read a couple pages,
[Em] Grandma you sure look pretty,
[C] and you smile, [G] that smile, [Am] the one I haven't seen in [C] quite a while,
[D] and you said to me, I want you to keep [G] his picture in a locket that I wore around my neck,
the [Em] one I left beside my heart, so I would not forget [C] the greatest love, and the greatest man,
[G]
but it's getting time for me to head on home,
she [Em] said that brown eyed boy is waiting and I don't want to keep him long,
[C] heaven is calling,
and she said no
[G] longing for the boy [G] inside your [C] locket.
the boy inside your locket.
[G]
[C] [G]
Back in 41, [Em] you met a brown-eyed [C] boy who called you [G] pretty.
He'd walk every [Em] day, couple miles out of his way [C] to hold your hand and keep you [G] company.
[Em] Your mama said [C] don't call it love [G] at 14, [Am] but sitting on [C] that front porch [D] swing,
he gave you [G] his picture and gave that you wore around your neck,
left [Em] it right beside your heart so you would not forget [C] the way it felt when he held your [G] hand.
[C] [G] Then you swore that you would never take it off,
[Em] and the butterflies you felt set in all, [C] but you were falling for the boy [G] inside your locket.
[C] [G]
Back in 43, [Em] the brown-eyed boy went overseas [C] and had to leave town for a little [G] while.
He swore he'd marry [Em] you as soon as the war was through, [C] you would be his [G] wife.
[Em] Standing in [C] the pouring [G] rain, [Am] you cried [C] as you watched him ride [D] away,
but [C] every day, you [G] had his picture in your locket that you wore around your neck,
left [Em] it right beside your heart so you would not forget [C] the way his kiss tasted on your [G] lips.
And every day felt like a lifetime with him gone,
[Em] and you prayed that God would bring him safely home,
[C] cause you made a promise to the boy [G] inside your locket.
For [Em] all 60 years [C] you two had together,
[G] and you've been gone for a [D] couple now,
[Em] and it breaks my heart to see [C] you struggle to remember
[G] that I've been writing all [D] your memories down,
and [C] I stopped by today [G] to read a couple pages,
[Em] Grandma you sure look pretty,
[C] and you smile, [G] that smile, [Am] the one I haven't seen in [C] quite a while,
[D] and you said to me, I want you to keep [G] his picture in a locket that I wore around my neck,
the [Em] one I left beside my heart, so I would not forget [C] the greatest love, and the greatest man,
[G]
but it's getting time for me to head on home,
she [Em] said that brown eyed boy is waiting and I don't want to keep him long,
[C] heaven is calling,
and she said no
[G] longing for the boy [G] inside your [C] locket.
the boy inside your locket.
[G]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
Back in 41, [Em] you met a brown-eyed [C] boy who called you [G] pretty. _ _ _
He'd walk every [Em] day, couple miles out of his way [C] to hold your hand and keep you [G] company. _ _
[Em] Your mama said [C] don't call it love [G] at 14, _ [Am] but sitting on [C] that front porch [D] swing,
he gave you [G] his picture and gave that you wore around your neck,
left [Em] it right beside your heart so you would not forget [C] the way it felt when he _ held your [G] hand.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] Then you swore that you would never take it off,
[Em] and the butterflies you felt set in all, _ [C] but you were falling _ for the boy [G] inside your locket.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
Back in 43, [Em] the brown-eyed boy went overseas [C] and had to leave town for a little [G] while. _ _
He swore he'd marry [Em] you as soon as the war was through, [C] you would be his [G] wife. _ _
[Em] Standing in [C] the pouring [G] rain, _ _ [Am] you cried [C] as you watched him ride [D] away,
_ but [C] every day, you [G] had his picture in your locket that you wore around your neck,
left [Em] it right beside your heart so you would not forget [C] the way his kiss tasted on your [G] lips.
And _ _ _ every day felt like a lifetime with him gone,
_ [Em] and you prayed that God would bring him safely home,
_ [C] cause you made a promise to the boy [G] inside your _ locket.
_ _ For [Em] all 60 years [C] you two had together,
[G] and you've been gone for a [D] couple now,
_ [Em] and it breaks my heart to see [C] you struggle to remember
[G] that I've been writing all [D] your memories down,
and [C] I stopped by today [G] to read a couple pages,
[Em] Grandma you sure look pretty,
_ _ [C] and you smile, _ [G] that smile, _ [Am] the one I haven't seen in [C] quite a while,
_ [D] and you said to me, I want you to keep [G] his picture in a locket that I wore around my neck,
the [Em] one I left beside my heart, so I would not forget [C] the greatest love, and the greatest man,
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ but it's getting time for me to head on home,
she [Em] said that brown eyed boy is waiting and I don't want to keep him long,
[C] heaven is calling,
_ and she said no _ _
[G] longing for the boy [G] inside your _ _ [C] locket.
_ _ the boy inside your locket.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
Back in 41, [Em] you met a brown-eyed [C] boy who called you [G] pretty. _ _ _
He'd walk every [Em] day, couple miles out of his way [C] to hold your hand and keep you [G] company. _ _
[Em] Your mama said [C] don't call it love [G] at 14, _ [Am] but sitting on [C] that front porch [D] swing,
he gave you [G] his picture and gave that you wore around your neck,
left [Em] it right beside your heart so you would not forget [C] the way it felt when he _ held your [G] hand.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] Then you swore that you would never take it off,
[Em] and the butterflies you felt set in all, _ [C] but you were falling _ for the boy [G] inside your locket.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
Back in 43, [Em] the brown-eyed boy went overseas [C] and had to leave town for a little [G] while. _ _
He swore he'd marry [Em] you as soon as the war was through, [C] you would be his [G] wife. _ _
[Em] Standing in [C] the pouring [G] rain, _ _ [Am] you cried [C] as you watched him ride [D] away,
_ but [C] every day, you [G] had his picture in your locket that you wore around your neck,
left [Em] it right beside your heart so you would not forget [C] the way his kiss tasted on your [G] lips.
And _ _ _ every day felt like a lifetime with him gone,
_ [Em] and you prayed that God would bring him safely home,
_ [C] cause you made a promise to the boy [G] inside your _ locket.
_ _ For [Em] all 60 years [C] you two had together,
[G] and you've been gone for a [D] couple now,
_ [Em] and it breaks my heart to see [C] you struggle to remember
[G] that I've been writing all [D] your memories down,
and [C] I stopped by today [G] to read a couple pages,
[Em] Grandma you sure look pretty,
_ _ [C] and you smile, _ [G] that smile, _ [Am] the one I haven't seen in [C] quite a while,
_ [D] and you said to me, I want you to keep [G] his picture in a locket that I wore around my neck,
the [Em] one I left beside my heart, so I would not forget [C] the greatest love, and the greatest man,
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ but it's getting time for me to head on home,
she [Em] said that brown eyed boy is waiting and I don't want to keep him long,
[C] heaven is calling,
_ and she said no _ _
[G] longing for the boy [G] inside your _ _ [C] locket.
_ _ the boy inside your locket.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _