They married bac[G]k in forty-two they [C]were young [D7]and love was new[G]
And [Em]every day the [C]feeling grew [D7]between the two of them
[G]When work grew scarce and [C]times got bad
The [D7]hope would chase a[G]way the sad
And [Em]hope was sometimes [C]all they had [D7]between the two of [G]them
The fifties came and the [C]sixties went a [D7]mortgage note re[G]placed the rent
And [Em]they made the most of [C]each day spent [D7]between the two of them
[G]The children all turned [C]out just fine [D7]he retired in [G]eighty-nine
Left [Em]with oh so little [C]time [D7]between the two of [G]them
Today I braved the [C]graveyard rain and [D7]placed a rose [G]between their names
But [Em]that's the most that [C]ever came [D7]between the two of them
[G]And oh I miss them [C]both so much [D7]his crooked smile her [G]gentle touch
And [Em]the pleasures of just [C]growing up [D7]between the two of [G]them
Oh I miss them [C]both so much [D7]his crooked smile her [G]gentle touch
And [Em]the pleasures of just [C]growing up [D7]between the two of [G]them
And [Em]every day the [C]feeling grew [D7]between the two of them
[G]When work grew scarce and [C]times got bad
The [D7]hope would chase a[G]way the sad
And [Em]hope was sometimes [C]all they had [D7]between the two of [G]them
The fifties came and the [C]sixties went a [D7]mortgage note re[G]placed the rent
And [Em]they made the most of [C]each day spent [D7]between the two of them
[G]The children all turned [C]out just fine [D7]he retired in [G]eighty-nine
Left [Em]with oh so little [C]time [D7]between the two of [G]them
Today I braved the [C]graveyard rain and [D7]placed a rose [G]between their names
But [Em]that's the most that [C]ever came [D7]between the two of them
[G]And oh I miss them [C]both so much [D7]his crooked smile her [G]gentle touch
And [Em]the pleasures of just [C]growing up [D7]between the two of [G]them
Oh I miss them [C]both so much [D7]his crooked smile her [G]gentle touch
And [Em]the pleasures of just [C]growing up [D7]between the two of [G]them