^CIt was just some boards of rough cut pine ^CAnd a quilt of patch work ^Gcotton

^GA place to lay your body down Was that ^D7big four poster ^Gbed

^GDaddy built it out of pine Two ^Cdays before the ^Gwedding

^GThey say the neighbors cheered and hollered ^A7Till his face got ^D7red

And ^GMama brought the feather pillows ^CAnd some handmade ^Gbedding

^GAnd they spent their wedding night In that ^D7big four poster ^Gbed

^GThat night they swore like that bed Their ^Clove would last ^Gforever

^GAnd they'd ask no more of life Than^A7 the simple things they ^D7had

So ^Gthey planed there future As ^Cthey laid close to^Ggether

^GAnd later I was born there In that ^D7big four poster ^Gbed

It was ^Cjust some boards of rough cut pine ^CAnd a quilt of patch work ^Gcotton

A ^Cplace to lay your ^Gbody down A ^A7place to rest your ^D7head

^CA field of fluffy mountains ^CFor a little girl to ^Ghide in

^GClouds and chasing rainbows Was that ^D7big four poster ^Gbed

^GI remember as a child waking up ^COn a winter ^Gmorning

^GWith Sound of laughing voices And ^A7the smell of baking ^D7bread

And ^Grunning across that coal wood floor ^CJumping there with ^Gthem

^GAnd Lord I felt so safe and warm In that ^D7big four poster ^Gbed

^GThe day that daddy died He ^Cwhispered something soft to ^Gmama

^GTo this day she's never told a soul ^A7The words he ^D7said

She ^Gjust smiled through her tears And ^Cheld his hand and ^Gnodded

And my daddy looked so much at rest

In that ^D7big four poster ^Gbed

^GNow time has dried up all the tears ^CHere I stand a ^Gwoman

^GYour arms reach out to touch my soul Your ^A7sweet words turn my ^D7head

Darling ^Gwon't you tell me first ^CThis will be ^Gforever

^GBefore you lead me up the stairs To that ^D7big four poster ^Gbed

^GCause only love has ever touched That ^D7big four poster ^Gbed

Brenda Lee - Four poster bed