Intro: Em D A G D A
Verse 1:
G D A G
Door on the mailbox is rusted shut.
D A
Grass in our yard sure has grown up.
G D A G D
One of the chains is broken on the front porch swing.
A
I don’t know why I came.
Bridge:
G D A
I guess I had to see it one more time,
Em A D
this little trailer we shared in better times
Chorus:
G D A D/E (1st string open)
Way out yonder see those big old black clouds moving
G D A
I wish the wind would blow me back in time
G A D
Those were the days,
G D/F# Em A D
I had it made when you were temporarily forever mine
Em D A
Verse 2:
G D A
Did you know your mother still calls me?
G D A
She’s got a special place in her heart for me
G D A
I’ll always be her favorite son in law.
G D A
She wonders what went wrong
Bridge:
G D A
I know time can take this pain away,
Em A D
but time can’t take me back to yesterday.
Chorus:
D G A D/E (1st string open)
Way out yonder see those big old black clouds moving
G D A
I wish the wind would blow me back in time
G A
Those were the days,
D G D/F# Em A D
I had it made when you were temporarily forever mine
Em A D
You were just, temporarily forever mine
Outro: Em A D Dsus D
