1959 Chords

1959
As recorded by John Prine
(From the 2022 Album SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING NEW:
A TRIBUTE TO JOHN ANDERSON)
 
 
 
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Cigarettes were a quarter then
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Bobby-socks and jeans were in
                                    Bm  E
Elvis sang the songs that we loved so
Bm                 E
The most important thing to us
Bm                 E
Was keepin' gas in my old truck
Bm                    E            A
So I could take us to the drive-in show
 
 
[Verse 2]
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Graduation finally came
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Uncle Sam called me away
                                     Bm   E
You married someone else while I was gone
Bm                  E
I kept your letters all these years
Bm                   E
And I can't help but shed a tear
       Bm                 E               A
When I read the words you wrote me years ago
 
 
[Chorus]
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Baby I'm yours
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I'll love you always
          G              D              A
I'm gonna stand by you until the end of time
         G            D
Remember all the good things
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That we shared together
         G            D  A
Signed - love Betty - 1959
 
 
[Verse 3]
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I never will forget the day
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That you and I went all the way
                                      Bm  E
I was the first for you - and you for me
           Bm                 E
I've still got the truck that we loved in
Bm                     E
It takes me back there now and then
Bm        E        A
Back to '59 my memory
 
 
[Chorus]
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And baby I'm yours
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I'll love you always
          G              D              A
I'm gonna stand by you until the end of time
         G            D
Remember all the good things
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That we shared together
         G            D  A
Signed - love Betty - 1959
 
 
[Outro]
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