Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
- - (D-shape on 9th fret) (D-shape on 7th fret)
[you need to listen to the intro to get the idea]
Verse
If life is like a candle bright
Then death must be the wind
You can close your window tight
And it still comes blowing in
So I will climb the highest hill
And watch the rising sun
And I pray that I don't feel the chill
Till I'm too old to die young
Chorus
Let me watch my children grow
To see what they become
Oh Lord don't let that cold wind blow
Till I'm too old to die young
(repeat intro)
Verse
I have had some dear sweet friends
I thought would never die
Now the only thing that's left of them
Is the tear drops in my eyes
If I could have one wish today
And know it would be done
Well I would say everyone could stay
Till they're too old to die young
Repeat chorus twice
(fiddle plays solo, then fades)