When I D noticed her the first time
I was D#dim outside running barefoot in the Em7 rain
A7 She lived in the house next door
And her nose was pressed against the window D pane D#dim-Em-A7
D When she looked at me
She smiled and D#dim showed a place where two teeth used to Em7 be
A7 And I heard her ask her mom
If she could come outside and play with me D-D#dim-Em7-A7 etc
We became as one and
Had a love without beginning or an end
And every day she lived with me
Was like a new day dawning once again pause
Chs.
And I've loved her since
Em7 Every doll was Shirley Temple
Cmaj7 Soda pop was still a nickel
Fmaj7 Jam was on her fingertips
A7 Milk was circled on her lips
After many years our love grew silent
And at night I heard her cry
When she left me in the fall
I knew that it would be our last goodbye
I was man enough to give her everything
She needed for a while
But in searching for a perfect love
I found that I could not give her a child
Chs. and fade
Waylon Jennings
