Intro G G |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |--0-0-0--------0-0-0----------| |---0-0----------0-0-----------| |------------------------------| |3------------3----------------| G I found it in an old cigar box Cadd9 A timeless treasure my daddy forgot he put there G A gold faced Elgin pocketwatch Cadd9 *** He carried in his overalls all those years Em C G And I wound it up and I held it up to my ear Em C D And I listened as it ticked away the years Em C G D And it took me back there in his lap sitting 'neath an old shade tree Cadd9 D As he wound it for the hundredth time and spoke these words to me Cadd9 G He said time waits on no one Cadd9 G Like a train it just rolls on Em It's more precious than gold C With hands you can't hold G Em C You think it won't run out but it will Cadd9 Em C D G And boy, only a woman can make time stand still G Cadd9 Em C D G G Well I remember plain as day Cadd9 The Good Lord callin' pop away, and how I cried G Well it seemed like slow motion then I can't believe how long it's been Cadd9 *** Oh he was right, time does fly Em C G Today I'm gonna tell that boy of mine Em C D Pass daddy's words of wisdom down the line That time waits on no one Like a train it just rolls on It's more precious than gold With hands you can't hold You thin it won't run out but it will And only a woman can make time stand still G Em And he said only a woman can make time stand still G Cadd9 I found it in an old cigar box A timeless treasure my daddy forgot he put there.. Intro G G |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |--0-0-0--------0-0-0----------| |---0-0----------0-0-----------| |------------------------------| |3------------3----------------| Cadd9 Cadd9 |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |--0-0-0--------0-0-0----------| |---2-2----------2-2-----------| |-3------------3---------------| |------------------------------| *** Play open strings |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |------0---0---0-------------------0---0---0------------------| |--------0---0------------------------0---0-------------------| |---0-----------------------------0---------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|