Verse One:
B5 E
Looking back, He sees it all
B5 C#5 E
It was her first date the night he came to call
B5 E
Her dad said son, have her home on time
B5 C#5 E
And promise me you'll never leave her side...
C#5 D#5 E
He took her to a show in town
C#5 D#5 E
And he was ten feet off the ground
Chorus:
B5
He was walking her home
E
And holding her hand
B5 C#5 E
All the way she smiled and stole the breath right out of him
B5
Down That old road
E
With the stars up above
B5
He remembered where he was
C#5 E
The night he fell in love
B5 C#5 E – LET RING
He was walking her home
Verse 2:
B5
Ten more years in the waiting room
E
At half past one
B5 C#5 E
And the doctor said come in and meet your son
B5
His knees went weak
E
When he saw his wife
B5 C#5 E
She was smiling when she said he’s got your eyes
C#5 D#5 E
And as she slept he held her tight
C#5 D#5 E
His mind went back to that first night
Chorus:
B5
He was walking her home
E
And holding her hand
B5 C#5 E
All the way she smiled and stole the breath right out of him
B5
Down That old road
E
With the stars up above
B5
He remembered where he was
C#5 E
The night he fell in love
B5 C#5 E
He was walking her home
Bridge:
E C#5 B5
He walked her through the best years of her life
E C#5 B
Sixty years together and he never left her side
Verse 3:
B5 E
A nursing home, at eighty-five
B5 C#5 E
And the doctor said it could be her last night
B5 E
And the nurse said Oh, Should we tell him now
B5 C#5 E
Or should he wait until the morning to find out
C#5 D#5 E
But when they checked her room that night
C#5 D#5 E
He was laying by her side
Chorus:
B5
He was walking her home
E
And holding her hand
B5 C#5 E
Oh the way she smiled when he said this is not the end
B5
And just for a while
E
They were eighteen
B5
She was still more beautiful
C#5 E
To him than anything
[For next part just play B-C#5-D#5-B four times - let last B ring]
He was walking her home
He was walking her home
B5 E
Looking back, He sees it all
B5 C#5 E(ring)
It was her first date the night he came to call
