Tone: [G]
Capo: 1
Capo on 1st fret
[D]Goldenrod and the [C]4h stone,
the [Am]things I brought you
when I f[G]found out you had c[D]cancer of the bone. [C] [Am] [G]
[D]Your father cried on the [C]telephone,
and he [Am]drove his car into the [G]navy yard,
just to [D]prove that he was sorry[C]sorry. [Am] [G]
In the [D]morning, through the [C]window shade,
when the l[Am]light pressed up against your[G]your shoulderblade,
I could [D]see what you were reading.[C]reading. [Am] [G]
All the [D]glory that the [C]Lord has made,
and the [Am]complications you could d[G]do without,
when I k[D]kissed you on the mouth.[C]mouth. [Am] [G]
[D]Tuesday night at the [C]Bible study,
we [Am]lift our hands and p[G]pray over your body,
but [D]nothing ever happens.[C]happens. [Am] [G]
[D]I remember at [C]Michael's house,
in the l[Am]living room when you k[G]kissed my neck,
and I [D]almost touched your blouse.[C]blouse. [Am] [G]
In the [D]morning at the [C]top of the stairs,
when your [Am]father found out what we d[G]did that night,
and you [D]told me you were scared.[C]scared. [Am] [G]
All the [D]glory when you [C]ran outside,
with your [Am]shirt tucked in and your [G]shoes untied,
and you t[D]told me not to follow you.[C]you. [Am] [G]
[D] [C] [Am] [G] [D] [C] [Am] [G]
[D]Sunday night when I [C]cleaned the house,
I [Am]find the card where you w[G]wrote it out,
with the pic[D]pictures of your mother. [C] [Am] [G]
[D]On the floor at the [C]great divide,
With my [Am]shirt tucked in and my s[G]shoes untied,
I am c[D]crying in the bathroom. [C] [Am] [G]
In the [D]morning when you [C]finally go,
and the [Am]nurse runs in with her [G]head hung low,
and the c[D]cardinal hits the window. [C] [Am] [G]
In the [D]morning in the [C]winter shade,
on the [Am]first of March on the h[G]holiday,
I t[D]thought I saw you breathing. [C] [Am] [G]
All the [D]glory that the [C]Lord has made,
and the[Am]the complications when I s[G]see His face,
in the m[D]morning in the window. [C] [Am] [G]
All the [D]glory when he [C]took our place,
but he [Am]took my shoulders and he sh[G]shook my face,
and he t[D]takes, and he takes, and he takes.[C]takes. [Am] [G]
[D]Toodoo doo, [Am]toodoo doo, [C]ta da da, [G]ta da da da (repeated)