Key: B major•
Intro 1
B
F#
B
Verse 1
It brought back burning
I went to my cedar chest
A
B
got down on my knees
E
B
The chest that once was full of hope
E
B
is now a box of memories
As I carefully open up the box
To all the things we used to do
Here's the first note he wrote
A
B
and gave me in the hall
E
B
It asked if I'd stay after school
E
B
to watch him play football
E
B
The chest that once was full of hope is
A
B
now a box of memories
C
Verse 2
Am
G
for my first picture show
I'd seen him talkin' to Rita Gail
The corsage I wore to the senior
Bb
C
prom pressed and dried
F
C
The scarf he tied around my
F
C
hair for a motorcycle ride
F
C
The chest that once was full of hope is
Bb
C
now a box of memories
Here's his lettered sweater with
And the handkerchief I'd used to
When he was playing chicken to prove
Bb
C
the greatness of his nerve
F
C
And a speeding car killed my dreams
F
C
on Dead Man's Curve
F
C
The chest that once was full of hope
Bb
C
is now a box of memories
F
C
Yes the chest that once was full of hope
Bb
C
is now a box of memories
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TunerE A D G B E
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