Savannah

G C G C Hello Savannah, that face of yours reminds me G C of the good times that we’ve had, all those nights we sat up wond'rin' G C how the good Lord he might take us, or if we had a daughter G C G C G C and the stars a kept on shining and the Sun never sets on Savannah. G C And if I should be found there, sittin’ and a rockin’ G C in that chair your father, he once built, before your mama died G C a year had followed with big black hats and wedding gowns. D C G And the good Lord he had told me, “Son I’ve never seen Savannah” D C G “Hold up the Sun I made and call me to her arms.” D C Em I said, “Sometimes we all must travel, to her welcoming” C D G C G C Like that front porch, hangin, waitin and watchin’, for the Sun to set on Savannah. G C So I picked up and I left you, no good reason I could think of G C A belief the road is stronger than it was ever long G C At least it might be quiet, if, I am not mistaken G C G C of a place I should have gone to, thinkin’ it was time that I should go. G C D C G Every man’s a journey back to where he started D C G Lookin’ through her long brown hair, I could never forget.” D C Em Her tears dryin’ up from mama’s call it’s time for dinner” C D G C G C We both know the Sun should set tomorrow, when I return to Savanna. G C Hello Savannah, that face of yours reminds me G C of the good times that we’ve had, all those nights we sat up won’drin G C how the good Lord he might take us, or if we had a daughter G C G C and the stars a kept on shining and the Sun never sets on Savannah. G C On Savannah G C G C On Savannah