Am


[Verse]
                        G   Em                                 Am
She was barely hanging on, the love of her family kept her strong
                        G    F          E7            Am
She was trying to survive, trail of death in her eyes
                           G    Em                             Am
Two kids, a husband and a dog, a minimum wage is rough enough
                        G        F      E7                       Am
They had fun and did alright, they had each other and loved life


[Chorus]
G
You don't know what life brings, You don't know what it brings
                                Am
You don't know what until it's gone


[Verse]
                        G     Em                                        Am
Then somewhere around Christmas, Santa brought his gifts but no one noticed
                                G        F      E7                 Am
'Cause the dark days were just right, For the news that had arrived
                                 G      Em                                            Am
They found a little knob inside her breast, "Never saw a smaller one," is what they said
                                G  F       E7                         Am
A day of hospital, then move one, You're young at heart and nothing's wrong
                                 G     Em              Am
Flowers grew and one year passed, Santa's time was here again
                            G       F          E7               Am
And once again the doctor called, "There's nothing we can do. That's all."


[Chorus]
G
You don't know what life brings, You don't know what it brings
                                Am
You don't know what until it's gone
G
You don't know what life brings, You don't know what it brings
                                Am
You don't know what until it's gone


[Bridge]
                              G     Em                                  Am
And then a perfect day in August, She spread her wings and then took off
                               G       F  E7                     Am
They laid her body down to rest, Next to her father is where she lies best


[Chorus]
G
You don't know what life brings, You don't know what it brings
                                Am
You don't know what until it's gone
G
You don't know what life brings, You don't know what it brings
                                Am
You don't know what until it's gone