When You Cant Remember

Capo: 1st fret
 
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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It was tractors and combines
D
Freezin' in deer blinds
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Sunburns from sittin'
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All day in the boat
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It was mud tires on my truck
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"Son, make your own luck"
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"Yes, ma'am" and "No, ma'am"
A
Do what she told you
 
 
[Verse 2]
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It was "Boy, take your best shot
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Good name's all that you've got
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Take care of your sister
A
The best you know how"
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It was "Stand on your own feet
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Give God the glory"
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That's what you taught me
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So I'll tell you now
 
 
[Chorus]
                 Em
When you can't remember
                   G
When you can't put names with the faces
D
Remember the places
        A
Why you stand where you do
                 Em
When you can't remember
              G
I'll tell you we broke the cycle
D
We stayed together
         A
Like you prayed that we would
         Em                          G
No, they don't make heroes like they used to
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When you can't remember
 
 
[Verse 3]
       G
It was barrooms and guitars
D
Dreamin' on big stars
A
Payin' those dues
A
'Cause that's what we do
       G
It was marriage and babies
D
"Son, that's your lady
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You love that girl
A
And cherish those children"
 
 
[Verse 4]
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Now it's grandkids and, "Son, when you think we'll go fishin'?"
         A
How'd it become the "Cat's in the Cradle" so soon?
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And all of these beautiful memories I cherish
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Is my way of saying, "Dad, I love you"
 
 
[Chorus]
                 Em
When you can't remember
                   G
When you can't put names with the faces
D
Remember the places
        A
Why you stand where you do
                 Em
When you can't remember
              G
I'll tell you we broke the cycle
D
We stayed together
         A
Like you prayed that we would
 
 
[Instrumental Break]
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[Chorus]
                 Em
When you can't remember
                   G
When you can't put names with the faces
            D
You can't remember the places
        A               Em
Why you stand where you do
                 Em
When you can't remember
              G
I'll tell you we broke the cycle
D
We stayed together
         A
Like you prayed that we would
                 Em
When you can't remember
              G
I'll tell you we broke the cycle
      D
Yeah, we stayed together
         A              D
Like you prayed that we would
         Em                          G
No, they don't make heroes like they used to
      Em                        G
Every hero's gonna have their December
                 D
When you can't remember
                       A  D
When you can't remember