Childhood Places chords by Dottie West

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Verse 1
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A teddy bear, a broken train,
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old pictures on the wall
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An d  chalked up in the corner
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are the marks    where he grew tall
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A rocking horse with broken reins
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with red paint turned to grey
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They fought the bravest battles
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and were her      oes every day.
Can those sad eyes see?
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Are they watching me?
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Can they remember all the joys
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they brought my little boy?
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The pirate ship is dusty now
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and lays upon her side
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Perhaps she's only dreaming
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of the trade winds and the tide
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Now everything's grown misty
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The room has filled with tears
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And memories come flooding back
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For those brief childhood years
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So I'll just leave them sleeping there
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And  softly close the door
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For time goes back for no one,
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but goes     on forevermore.
Can those sad eyes see?
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Can they remember all the joys
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they brought my little boy?