Derek Ryan - Sixty years ago

^DA blessed candle ^D/F#burning ^Galights her golden ^D/F#band ^DHer beads and Book of Prayer are ^Emresting in her ^Ahan^Asusd ^{A D}He pulls a ^D/F#chair beside her to ^Gsit with her a ^Dwhile ^EmShe turns her ^D/F#feeble ^Gbody close to give him one ^Alast ^Dsmile

As he ^Gheld her ^Awedding ^Dfinger ^Gsoftly he ^Adid ^Dsay ^GI remember when you ^Dsaid “^BmI do” - ^Emseems like yester^Aday^{Asus A} When you ^Dtook my name that ^D/F#morning my ^Gheart did ^Aover^Bmflow ^GAnd I still feel the ^Dway I ^Bmdid - ^Asixty years ^Dago

^DWith a damp white cloth he ^D/F#soothes her ^Ghis soul mate, his best ^D/F#friend ^DHer suffering now is over, ^Emhe knows this is the ^Aend^{Asus A D}She said “They're here to ^D/F#take me, ^Git's time to say good^Dbye” ^EmOne last breath, a ^D/F#gentle ^Gkiss, a tear falls ^Afrom his ^Deye

As he ^Gheld her ^Awedding ^Dfinger ^Gsoftly he ^Adid ^Dsay ^GI remember when you ^Dsaid “^BmI do” - ^Emseems like yester^Aday^{Asus A} When you ^Dtook my name that ^D/F#morning my ^Gheart did ^F#7over^Bmflow ^GAnd I still feel the ^Dway I ^Bmdid - ^Asixty years ^Dago

As he ^Gheld her ^Awedding ^Dfinger ^Gsoftly he ^Adid ^Dsay ^GI remember when you ^Dsaid “^BmI do” - ^Emseems like yester^Aday^{Asus A} When you ^Dtook my name that ^D/F#morning my ^Gheart did ^F#7over^Bmflow ^GAnd I still feel the ^Dway I ^Bmdid - ^Asixty years ^Dago ^GYes I still feel the ^Dway I ^Bmdid - ^Asixty years ^Dago