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FLast Sunday weF/A got in the car and we drBboveF/A Gm
To the tCown you were rC7aised in, your bFoyhood hoBb/Dme C7
FThe trees were just F/Aturning, Bbup F/Aon the Gmridge
CAnd this was your vC7alley when Fyou were a kid Bb/D C7
FYou showed me the rF/Aailroad that your dBbaddyF/A worked Gmon
As we nCeared the old hC7ouse where your Fgranny lives on Bb/D C7
She's nFearing ninety F/Ayears now, with her dBbaughterF/As by her sGmide
Who tCend the places in the heC7art where lonFeliness can hidFe C/E
RaiDm7sed by the womCen who are stronBbger thCan you knFow C/E
A pDm7atchwork quilt of mCemory only woGmmen could have sC7ewn
The thrFeads were stitched by F7family hands, protF7ected from the F6moth
By your mGmotherF/A... and her mBbother, Gmthe weC7avers of your clFoth
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FYour grandmother F/Aowned a gun inBb 19F/A32 Gm
When tCimes were bad just eC7verywhere, you said she uFsed it tooBb/D C7
And the lFife and times of F/Aeveryone are Bbtraced F/Ainside Gmtheir palms
Her sCkin may be so weathC7ered, but her grip is sFtill so strongBb/D C7
And FI see your eyes belF/Aong to her and Bbtoo yF/Aour mama Gmtoo
CA slice of VirgiC7nia sky, the clearFest shade of blue Bb/D C
FF/ABbF/AGmC7FC/E
RaisDm7ed by the womeCn who are strongBber thaCn you knoFw C/E
A pDm7atchwork quilt of mCemory only woGmmen could have sC7ewn
The thrFeads were stitched by F7family hands, protF7ected from the F6moth
By your mGmotheF/Ar... and her moBbther,Gm the weaC7vers of your cloFth
C/EVersDme 3Bb: C7 Bb F F/A Gm C Dm C/E F Bb C Dm G Gm C
And a rFich man you might nF/Aever be, they'd Bblove F/Ayou just the Gmsame
They've Chanded down so mC7uch to you besFides your Christian Bb/Dname C
And the spFoken word won't F/Aheal you like the Bblaying F/Aon of Gmhands
BeClonging to the C7ones who raised you Fto a manC/E
RaisDm7ed by the womeCn who are strongBber thaCn you knoFw C/E
A pDm7atchwork quilt of mCemory only woGmmen could have sC7ewn
The thrFeads were stitched by F7family hands, protF7ected from the F6moth
By your mGmother...F/A and her BbmotherGm, the weC7avers of your clFoth
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