I Wanted So chords by Johnny Cash

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Verse 1
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I  Wanted So to tell that old man,
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Oh so many things
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Like the corn was 10 feet tall,
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that he had planted in the sping
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And the books he'd ordered came in
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in the mail just yesterday
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But he never said a word and
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life slowly slipped away
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Verse 2
I Wanted So to tell him just
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how much he meant to me
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I Wanted So to thank him for what
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he taught me that I could be
I wanted him to know,
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that his grandchildren all were there
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And that his four year old grandson said "Papa,
I said a prayer"
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Verse 3
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I wanted to apologize for
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always being on the go
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For never having enough time to talk
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about the things that he needed so
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I Wanted So to tell him "Pop,
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your loved ones all are here"
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But he just lay there with his eyes closed,
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and I think he she'd a  knowing tear
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Verse 4
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Yes, I Wanted So to tell that old man,
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Oh so many things
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Like the corn was 10 feet tall,
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that he had planted in the sping
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And the books he'd ordered came in,
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in the mail just yesterday
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But he never said a word and
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life just slowly slipped away