The Marigold Parade

C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C Cm7 Fadd9 F I remember Mama callin in the spring Am G7 still hear the sweetness in her voice C Am As we sat upon that swing F E7 C G A7 And she told about heaven and about the rainbow bridge F C G7 F C And I cried until the sun fell behind the tressel bridge. F C G C Time’s a tragic story that only ends one way F C G C All lovers friends and family will leave our arms some day F C E7 A7 And someone’s there to hold you and tell you it’s ok F G F G7 C it’s those people there to love you that let you feel and ease the pain. C CM7 Fadd9 F It’s like a movie playing in my mind Am G7 That station wagon drives away C Am And I see my grandmas eyes F E7 C G A7 And she told without speaking that we’d never meet again F C G7 F C And with my mama’s hands upon the wheel she went around that bend. F C G C Time’s a tragic story that only ends one way F C G C All lovers friends and family will leave our arms some day F C G A7 Then well all come together and tell the stories that we made F G F C Like the time we sat in Grandma's yard and watched the marigold parade F Cm7 Those mothers arms that held you F C The strength in Daddy’s eyes F G F C All those crazy uncles and all their pretty wives F C G E7 Am When they gone you think the broken world is burnin down F C G F C We’re like flames on little candles on the windy side of town Dm F When you think that life’s against you Csus4 Em6 No matter which road you choose F G7sus2 You better thank God Dm C That you got so much more to lose F CM7 G C Time’s a tragic story that only ends one way F Cm7 G Em All lovers friends and family will leave our arms some day F C G7 Am C Em7 Em6 A7 Then well all come together and tell the stories that we made F G7sus2 F C We,ll hold each other tight and watch the marigold parade. Dm F When you think that life’s against you Csus4 Em6 No matter which road you choose N.C. G7sus2 You better thank God F C That you got so much more to lose