John McCutcheon - Footprints

^G On the ^Dday that school let out My ^Gsister Anne^D and me Walked th^Ae fields^Bm behind our house To ^Gfind our Christmas tree ^D She was six years older ^GSo she led the ^Dway As we walked ou^At to fi^Bmnd the tree we'd ha^Gve on Ch^Aristmas da^Dy. ^{G D G} Now ^Dweeks of late November rain had ^Gbrought the creek to ^Dflood

As we walked ^Aout ac^Bmross the field Our ^Gboots sunk in the mud I ^Dsoon realized that I could step inside ^Gher prints so ^Dgrand Until it ^Aseemed like ^BmI was walking ^Gacross the driest ^Aland

I was ^Gwalking in your f^Doot prints ^ACounting every ^Dstep, ^Gmeasuring every ^Dmove you made, ^GEvery word you ^Asaid, and I was ^Gdancing in your ^Dshadow, ^Adoing what you ^Bmdo.^A I was ^Glearning how to ^Dbe like me by ^Abeing just like ^Dyou.^{G D G}

^DMom could hit a baseball ^GLee could fly a ^Dkite, Dad knew ^Aevery ^Bmconstellation ^Gin the sky at night And ^DAnn could sing about every song that ^GElvis ever ^Dsung And it wasn't ^Along be^Bmfore it seemed like ^GI knew every ^Aone.

^GI was walking in ^Dyour foot prints ^ACounting every ^Dstep, ^Gmeasuring every ^Dmove you made, ^GEvery word you ^Asaid, and I was ^Gdancing in your ^Dshadow, ^Adoing what you ^Bmdo.^A I was ^Glearning how to ^Dbe like me by ^Abeing just like ^Dyou.^{G D G} I was ^Gwatching how you ^Dwalked and talked. ^GHow you held you ^Dhead. ^GEvery joke that ^Dmade you laugh. ^GEvery book you ^Aread. ^GAnd how you always ^Ddid your best when ^Gno one seemed to ^Dcare, ^EmHow you did you did your ^Dduty, ^GHow you did your ^Ashare.

^DNow as I grow older It's so ^Geasy to ^Dforget all the ones who ^Afollow ^Bmafter me ^GI can't imagine yet Who ^Dlearn what I remember, ^GWho do what I have ^Ddone, Every ^Astep I ^Bmtravel now I ^Gwalk for more than ^Aone.

I'm ^Gwalking in your ^Dfoot prints ^ACounting every ^Dstep, ^Gmeasuring every ^Dmove you made, ^GEvery word you ^Asaid, and I was ^Gdancing in your ^Dshadow, ^Adoing what you ^Bmdo.^A I was ^Glearning how to ^Dbe like me by ^Abeing just like ^Dyou.^{G D G D}