Verse One:
AEEsusE
Looking back, He sees it all
F#mEDE
It was her first date the night he came to call
AEEsusE
Her dad said son, have her home on time
F#mED
and promise me you'll never leave her side...
BmAD
He took her to a show in town
BmADE
And he was ten feet off the ground
Chorus:
EsusEA
He was walking her home
E
and holding her hand
F#m
All the way she smiled and stole the breath right out of him
EDEsusE
Down That old road
AE
With the stars up above
F#m
He remembered where he was
EDDm
the night he fell in love
AD
He was walking her home
Verse 2:
AEEsusE
Ten more years in the waiting room
F#m
At half past one
EDEsusE
And the doctor said come in and meet your son
AEEsusE
His knees went weak
F#m
When he saw his wife
ED
She was smiling when she said he’s got your eyes
BmAD
And as she slept he held her tight
BmAD
His mind went back to that first night
ChorusBridge:
F#mEEsusE
He walked her through the best years of her life
F#mEEsusE
Sixty years together and he never left her side
Verse 3:
AEEsusEA nursing home, At eighty-five
F#mEDE
And the doctor said it could be her last night
AEEsusE
And the nurse said Oh , Should we tell him now
F#mED
Or should he wait until the morning to find out
BmAD
But when they checked her room that night
BmAD
He was laying by her side
Final Chorus:
EEsusEA
He was walking her home
E
and holding her hand
F#m
Oh the way she smiled when she said this is not the end
EDEsusE
And just for a while
AE
They were eighteen
F#m
She was still more beautiful
EDDm
To him than anything
AD
He was walking her home
AD
He was walking her home
AEEsusE
Looking back, He sees it all
F#mEDE
It was her first date the night he came to call
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