Mark Schultz - Walking Her Home
Verse One:
A E Esus E
Looking back, He sees it all
F#m E D E
It was her first date the night he came to call
A E Esus E
Her dad said son, have her home on time
F#m E D
and promise me you'll never leave her side...
Bm A D
He took her to a show in town
Bm A D E
And he was ten feet off the ground
Chorus:
Esus E A
He was walking her home
E
and holding her hand
F#m
All the way she smiled and stole the breath right out of him
E D Esus E
Down That old road
A E
With the stars up above
F#m
He remembered where he was
E D Dm
the night he fell in love
A D
He was walking her home
Verse 2:
A E Esus E
Ten more years in the waiting room
F#m
At half past one
E D Esus E
And the doctor said come in and meet your son
A E Esus E
His knees went weak
F#m
When he saw his wife
E D
She was smiling when she said he’s got your eyes
Bm A D
And as she slept he held her tight
Bm A D
His mind went back to that first night
Chorus
Bridge:
F#m E Esus E
He walked her through the best years of her life
F#m E Esus E
Sixty years together and he never left her side
Verse 3:
A E Esus E
A nursing home, At eighty-five
F#m E D E
And the doctor said it could be her last night
A E Esus E
And the nurse said Oh , Should we tell him now
F#m E D
Or should he wait until the morning to find out
Bm A D
But when they checked her room that night
Bm A D
He was laying by her side
Final Chorus:
E Esus E A
He was walking her home
E
and holding her hand
F#m
Oh the way she smiled when she said this is not the end
E D Esus E
And just for a while
A E
They were eighteen
F#m
She was still more beautiful
E D Dm
To him than anything
A D
He was walking her home
A D
He was walking her home
A E Esus E
Looking back, He sees it all
F#m E D E
It was her first date the night he came to call