INTRO:
A Asus4 A    E Esus4 E


VERSE:
            A Asus4 A 
He was tough, 
            A
Said he'd lived a good long life
          D         Dadd9 D
And he'd seen a lot, 
 D
Watched 82 years fly by
           A           Asus4 A 
And three kids grow up, 
          E 
Seen 'em all have kids
                        A Asus4 A   E Esus4 E
And grandkids of their own.


VERSE:
            A Asus4 A
He was brave. 
         A
He was scared to die, 
                          D          Dadd9 D
Well, you couldn't see it on his face.
 D                                     A           Asus4 A
Like a soldier he marched through his numbered days. 
 E
Made his peace with God 
                 A Asus4 A   E Esus4 E   F#m G#m 
And then he was gone.


CHORUS:
    A   A7
I cried. 
       D    Dm
Oh I cried. 
 Dm       E                Esus4 E 
Tried to hold my head high, 
 E               A  Asus4 A  E Esus4 E   F#m G#m 
Ended up in my hands.

    A   A7
I cried. 
       D    Dm
Oh I cried. 
 Dm        E                 Esus4 E 
There was nothing I could do, 
E                   A      Asus4 A  E
So that was all I could do.


VERSE:
              A Asus4 A
She was strong. 
 A                                D        Dadd9 D
Held his hand when he was barely holding on.
                D                          A        Asus4 A
She told him, "Don't worry about me, I'll get along.
 E                           
You go on to Heaven. 
            A     Asus4 A   E Esus4 E   
Go on, and rest."

 E          A   Asus4 A
Now she's alone. 
 A                      D               Dadd9 D
Livin' the life that's too much for one.
 D                      A       Asus4 A
Just last night on the telephone, 
E                               A  Asus4 A  E Esus4 E   F#m G#m 
I could hear the lonely in her line.

  
CHORUS:
    A   A7
I cried. 
       D    Dm
Oh I cried. 
 Dm       E                Esus4 E 
Tried to hold my head high, 
 E               A  Asus4 A  E Esus4 E   F#m G#m 
Ended up in my hands.

    A   A7
I cried. 
       D    Dm
Oh I cried. 
 Dm        E                 Esus4 E 
There was nothing I could do, 
E                  F#m    
So that was all I could 


INSTRUMENTAL:
F#m  E   D   E   A   E   F#m  G#m


CHORUS:
    A   A7
I cried. 
       D    Dm
Oh I cried. 
 Dm       E                Esus4 E 
Tried to hold my head high, 
 E               A  Asus4 A  E Esus4 E   F#m G#m 
Ended up in my hands.

    A   A7
I cried. 
       D    Dm
Oh I cried. 
 Dm        E                 Esus4 E 
There was nothing I could do, 
E                   A      Asus4 A   
So that was all I could do.
A               E                Esus4 E 
Oh, there was nothing I could do, 
       A  Asus4 A  E
So I cried.