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
EmCG
And I wound it up and I held it up to my ear
EmCD
And I listened as it ticked away the years
EmCGD
And it took me back there in his lap sitting 'neath an old shade tree
Cadd9D
As he wound it for the hundredth time and spoke these words to me
Cadd9G
He said time waits on no one
Cadd9G
Like a train it just rolls on
Em
It's more precious than gold
C
With hands you can't hold
GEmC
You think it won't run out but it will
Cadd9EmCDG
And boy, only a woman can make time stand still
GCadd9EmCDGG
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
EmCG
Today I'm gonna tell that boy of mine
EmCD
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
GEm
And he said only a woman can make time stand still
GCadd9
I found it in an old cigar box
A timeless treasure my daddy forgot he put there..
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