Intro C, Am9, F, G
C Am9
By the time I was your age I d give anything to fall in love truly
F
was all I could think that s when I met your mother the girl of my dreams
G
the most beautiful woman that I d ever seen
C
She said boy can I tell you a wonderful thing
Am9
oeI can t help but notice you staring at me
F
I know I shouldn t say this but I really believe
G
I can tell by your eyes that you re in love with me
Chorus:
F G Am9/Ab Am9 F G
Now son I m only telling you this because life can do terrible things
That's pretty much the whole song
It just uses those two progressions
Enjoy!
Lyrics:
By the time I was your age I d give anything to fall in
love truly
was all I could think
that s when I met your mother
the girl of my dreams
the most beautiful woman that I d ever seen
She said boy can I tell you a wonderful thing
oeI can t help but notice you staring at me
I know I shouldn t say this but I really believe
I can tell by your eyes that you re in love with me
Now son I m only telling you this because life can do
terrible things
Now most of the time we d have too much to drink
and we d laugh at the stars and share everything
Too young to notice and too dumb to care
love was a story that couldn t compare
I said girl can I tell you a wonderful thing
oeI made you a present with paper and string
open with care now I m asking you please
you know that I love you
will you marry me
Now son I m only telling you this because life can do
terrible things
you ll learn one day and I hope and I pray that God
shows you differently
She said boy can I tell you a terrible thing
oeIt seems that I m sick and I ve only got weeks
Please don t be sad now I really believe
you were the greatest thing that ever happened to me
Slow so slow I fell to the ground on my knees
So don t fall in love there s just too much to lose
if you re given the choice I m begging you choose to
walk away walk away
don t let it get you I can t bare to see the same
happen to you
Now son I m only telling you this because life can do
terrible things