Ron Pope – The Life In Your Years (Guitar)

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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