E F#m E
I don't know if I can let it go
F#m A
My fingers clenched white as snow
E F#m E
You packed your world in a wooden suitcase
F#m A
What you left behind time can't erase
E F#m E
We spent fifty-two years giving all we had
F#m A
Raised seven kids on that plot of land
E F#m E
There's still your loose change and your buttons on your washing stand
F#m A
You left one big house for this lonely man
A E
Well, I miss holding your hands on Sunday
B
Talking over the TV
E
Watching the Braves games
A E
And I know that the good Lord called you up yonder
B
I guess what they say is true
A B E
'Cause your absence makes this weary heart grow fonder
[Verse]
E F#m E
I found your old cook books but the biscuits ain't right
F#m A
And how do you work this damn coffee pot
E F#m E
And all my shirt tails are wrinkled, and bed is still made
F#m A
'Cause your smell still lingers on where you laid
E F#m E
And I hung up all your dresses and the dogs they're doing fine
F#m A
But I can't remember the brand you used to buy
E F#m E
And Molly got her braces off and she smiles so big
F#m A
Davie is still as skinny as a whittled old twig
A E
Well, I miss holding your hands on Sunday
B
Talking over the TV
E
Watching the Braves games
A E
And I know that the good Lord called you up yonder
B
I guess what they say is true
A B E
'Cause your absence makes this weary heart grow fonder
A E
Well, I miss holding your hands on Sunday
B
Talking over the TV
E
Watching the Braves games
A E
And I know that the good Lord called you up yonder
B
I guess what they say is true
A B E
'Cause your absence makes this weary heart grow fonder
E F#m E
And Jason and Margaret they're expecting one more
F#m A
You'd be happy to know I fixed that cabinet door
