He Was There

B Red Wing boots on a hardwood floor B 5 a.m. and he knocked on my door Eadd9 B Let's get going for the sun comes up Eadd9 I already got the gun loaded in the truck B 6-mile drive cross 452 B In a 85 Yota that he called Old Blue Eadd9 We'd pull up and I'd get the gate Eadd9 Get to the blind, sit there and wait G#m7 F# A couple Mossy Oak buddies in the cold November air Eadd9 He was there B When that white tail jumped that fence B He said, Alright buddy, this is it Eadd9 Deep breath, take your time, and wait for that broadside G#m7 F# Eadd9 I was shaking like a leaf but I wasn't scared Eadd9 Cause he was there, he was proud G#m7 F# He knew then looking back now B That time don't know how to go slow Eadd9 I'd grow up and he'd grow old G#m7 Now all those memories of me by his side F# Eadd9 Between the pine trees and the life advice he shared C#m7 Eadd9 Man, I hold them close, yeah, those mean the most cause he was there B Nowadays when the season rolls round B If I'm lucky enough to get one on the ground Eadd9 I run to that house off Jim Hogg Road Eadd9 Cause I know he'd wanna know G#m7 F# Eadd9 And he'll ask me a thousand questions from his easy chair and N.C. I can tell he wishes Eadd9 And he was there, he was proud G#m7 F# He knew then looking back now B That time don't know how to go slow Eadd9 I'd grow up and he'd grow old G#m7 Now all those memories of me by his side F# Eadd9 Between the pine trees and the life advice he shared C#m7 Eadd9 Man, I hold them close, yeah, those mean the most cause he was there G#m F# He was there for every season, sunshine or rain E There when I changed my wife's last name G#m7 F# E And on the day my baby girl got here C#m7 B Eadd9 Down the hall in a camo hat in a waiting room chair he was there