Ringing Down The Years

C Am F C Am F G C Am F C Am F G C G C Am F We met when you were still a girl C Am In Nineteen Sixty-Eight F G You wore a white dress and a hat C I touched the hand of fate Am F Your sweet voice took my breath away C Am Your smile lit up your face F G You still had both feet on the ground C Am But I was out in space G That certain sadness in your eyes F C Am The secret of your smile C I've carried all these memories E7 Am G Down many's the weary mile F And every time I hear your name Em F C My eyes moist up with tears Dm F As every word you ever sang G C G C Comes ringing down the years Am F We sat and talked the whole night long C Am Of all our rights and wrongs F G Of mutual acquaintances We sang each other's song C Am F You were with me when the morning broke C Am The birds refused to sing F G They knew when they were beaten C Am They hid beneath their wings G That certain sadness in your eyes F C Am The secret of your smile C I've carried all these memories E7 Am G Down many's the weary mile F And every time I hear your name Em F C My eyes moist up with tears Dm F As every word you ever sang G C A7 Comes ringing down the years Dm7 Em7 I was in a Cleveland hotel room F C Dm7 When they telephoned the news Em7 F I drowned my sorrows all day long G Am The Southern Comfort blues Bb F The show went on to great applause Ab C Choking back the tears Dm F G As every word you ever sang C Came ringing down the years A7 Dm7 Em7 F C Dm7 Em7 F G Am Bb F Ab C F G C G C Am F I reached out for the hourglass C Am To turn it face about F But who knows where the time goes G C When your time is running out Am F I know someday we'll meet again C Am I know just what I'll find F You'll have taught the angels how to sing G C Am Georgia, Georgia on my mind G That certain sadness in your eyes F C Am The secret of your smile C I've carried all these memories E7 Am G Down many's the weary mile F And every time I hear your name Em F C My eyes moist up with tears Dm F As every word you ever sang G C Comes ringing down the years Am G F C Am C E7 Am G F Em7 F C Dm F G Every word you ever sang C Ringing down the years