Whoever Finds This I Love You

D D D D On AD)quiet street in theC)city, AG)little old man walks AA )lone, D)Shuffling through theG)Autumn afterA)noon. A And theD)Autumn leaves reC)minded him, anotherG)summer's come andBb)gone. He had AD)long, lonely night AG)head, waitin' forA)June. A Then AD)mong the leaves, near anC)orphans' home, A piece ofG)paper caught hisA)eye, And heD)stooped to pick itG)up with tremblingA)hands. A And as heD)read the childishC)writing, theEm)old man began toBb-Gm)cry, 'Cause theD)words burned inG)side him, like AA)brand. A D)"WhoeverG)finds this, IEm)love you!" A Em)"WhoeverA)finds this, ID)need you!" D G)"I ain't evenBm)got no one toD)talkE)to!" E "So,Em)WhoeverA)finds this, ID)love you!" Dm G D A A TheD)old man's eyes searched the orC)phans' home, And came toG)rest upon AA)child with herD)nose pressed up AG)gainst the windowA)pane. A And theD)old man knew he'D found AC)friend, at last, So heG)waved at her andBb)smiled. And theyD)both knew they'd spend theG)Winter, laughing at theA)rain. A (Spoken) D)And they did spend the Winter,C)laughing at the rain, G)talking through the fence,A)exchanging little gifts they'd made for each other. D)The old man would carve toys for the littleG)girl, and she would draw pictures forA)him of beautiful ladies surA)rounded by green trees and sunshine, D)and they laughedG)A lot. A A (Em)But then on the first day of June, theA)little girl ran to the fence to show theD)man a picture she had drawn, (Dm)but he wasn't there G)And somehow, the little girl knewBm)he wasn't coming back. Bm7 So sheD)went back to her little room,E)took out a crayola and a piece of paper, andE)wrote: (4Beat Rest) (sung) D)"WhoeverGbm)finds this, IEm)love you!" A Em)"Whoever A)finds this, ID)need you!" D G)"I ain't evenBm)got no one toD)talkE)to." E "So,Em)WhoeverA)finds this, ID)love you!" D Em "Oh, Whoever A)finds this,(hold 2 bars)ID)love you!" Dm G D A A (fade out on "A" chords)