Ron Pope – The Life In Your Years (Guitar)
Capo 3
Key
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Chords
As recorded by Ron Pope
(2025 release)
[Intro]
C F C F C G
[Verse 1]
C I am calling my maker F C When my shift's finally done C Bring me home to my people G Wrap me up in their love C Like a blanket crocheted F C By some hands passed away F C I'm still praying their names G No matter how far I've strayed
[Chorus]
F C And may the Lord bless and keep you G Am When I'm so far away F C God protect all the babies G Let em grow old and gray F C E7 Am And when I'm gone, please recall all the good I saw here F C G C It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years
[Interlude]
F C F C G
[Verse 2]
C F C I am fighting the pull of some neon and glass F C G But I'll end up on my ass if I go back to that C F C If you're passing through town, stop by my mama's house G Tell her I'm safe and sound, head six feet above ground
[Chorus]
F C And may the Lord bless and keep her G Am When I'm so far away F C God protect all her babies G Let us grow old and gray F C E7 Am7 And when I'm gone, please recall all the good I saw here F C G C It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years
[Interlude]
F C F C G
[Chorus]
F C And may the Lord bless and keep you G Am When I'm so far away F C God protect all our babies G Let em grow old and gray F C E7 Am7 And when I'm gone, please recall all the good I saw here F C G Am7 It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years F C G C It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years
[Outro]
F C F C G C