Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

 he met her at a night club,

 she couldn't keep the beat

 she wore her grandma's prom dress

 wrapping slippers on her feet

 he took a shot of something strong to make him feel less weak

 and so the story goes...

 there's something to be said about

trading stories of when you're eight years old

 he had his first stitches when he bit an ice cream bowl

 she had her first kiss in a swimming hole

 so the story goes...

 and the days grew long

 and the wine was overflowing

 and she knew she was in love

 because nobody ever hugged her like that,

hugged her like that

hugged her like that

hugged her like that

 they moved into a school bus

 just cause it seemed like fun

 she said i like the way you touch me

 it makes me feel like i have no skeleton

and so the story goes...

 and I've seen photographs and videotapes

 of that decent home, that loving place

 and it's about time two minds combine

 in such a fine, fine way

 and may your lives be long

 and may your wishes all be simple

 and may your hearts stay strong

(strum muted strings with rhythm)

tucked in a bed, you see the ghost of your teddy bear

check under the covers just to make sure he's still sleeping there

turn wedding gowns to angel clothes for the baby to wear

turn wedding gowns to angel clothes for the baby to wear

she rides him like the state fair

they make love like two solar flares

and carry like they really care that they're going to make it

He wants to die in the place where she first said i love you

spread his ashes with the breath of the last kiss that she blew

they decorate when featherless

they celebrate through hungriness

and it's about time two minds combine

in such a fine, fine way

and may your lives be long

 and may your wishes all be simple

 and may your hearts stay strong

and may your lives be long

 and may your wishes all be simple

 and may your hearts stay strong