[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
G Em
Sunday afternoon in a corner booth
F
My son was squirming in his high chair
C D
My daughter had mashed potatoes in her hair
G Em
When a sweet old man with wrinkled hands
F
Said, What beautiful babies you have,
C D
Just had to come over and tell you that
C D
These right here are the golden years
[Chorus]
G D
The first steps when they stumble, first words that they mumble
F C D
First ball that they fumble, and they try to hide the tears
G D
Her Cinderella palace, the bike he learns to balance
F C D G Em F C D
Take a look around, yeah, right now are the golden years
[Verse 2]
G Em
He said, You're gonna blink, and he'll be seventeen
F
He'll have a hot date, wanna borrow your keys
C D
And growing one of those crazy goatees
G Em
And daddy's little girl, with pretty blonde curls
F
Will be wearing mascara and talkin' on the phone
C D
And all the little boys won't leave her alone
C D
And you'll look back here, these golden years
[Chorus]
G D
The first steps when they stumble, first words that they mumble
F C D
First ball that they fumble, and they try to hide the tears
G D
Her Cinderella palace, the bike he learns to balance
F C D G D F C D
Take a look around, yeah, right now are the golden years
[Bridge]
C G
So take too many pictures and don''''t forget to laugh
C D
Right now you don''''t know it but someday you''''ll look back at
[Chorus]
G D
The first steps when they stumble, first words that they mumble
F C D
First ball that they fumble, and they try to hide the tears
G D
Her Cinderella palace, the bike he learns to balance
F C D G Em F C D G
Take a look around, yeah, right now are the golden years