Merle Haggard

^{D// D add4 // D// D add4 // D// G// D//} (Spoken w/no music)
I remember it all started in 1929
When me and Diana came to Alaska
to homestead some of this free government land.
Forty Miles from the nearest gravel ^D road.
We ^G cut our life in the ^Em7 Ponderosa ^A Pines.
We ^D sweated hard to ^G beat the winter ^D snow
But the ^G cabinâs up and ^A we got lots of ^D time.
(Chorus)
^D What have you got ^G planned tonight Di ^D ana
Would ^G you consider ^Em7 lying in my ^A arms
I ^D love you more than ^G ever now Di ^D ana
Iâm ^G sure youâre the ^A reason I was ^D born
^D Jim was born the ^G first year we were ^D here
^G Look at him. ^Em7 My God, heâs almost ^A grown
^D The babyâs in the ^G cradle fast a ^D sleep
Just ^G think in no time ^A heâll be up and ^D gone.
(Chorus)
(Spoken w/guitar)
^D Well times sure ^G does fly, doesnât it
^D Diana
^G Itâs been almost two years now ^Em7 since,
since youâve been ^A gone
Speaking of time, I ^D guess you know that uh
^G mineâs about up ^D
Iâm going to see you tonight ^G just another breath
or two ^A and Iâll be home ^D
By the way
(Chorus)