Minutes To Memories chords by John Mellencamp
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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On a Greyhound thirty miles
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beyond Jamestown
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He saw the sun set on
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the Tennessee line
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He looked at the young man
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who was riding beside him
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He said I'm old kind of worn out inside
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I worked my whole life
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in the steel mills of Gary
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And my father before me I
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helped build this land
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Now I'm seventy- seven
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and with God as my witness
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I earned every dollar that passed
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through my hands
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My family and friends are the be
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st thing I've known
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Through the eye of the needle
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I'll carry them home
Verse 2
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Days turn to minutes
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And minutes to memories
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Life sweeps away the dreams
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That we have planned
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You are young and you
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are the future
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So suck it up and tough it out
Interlude 1
And be the best you can
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Verse 3
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The rain hit the old dog in
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the twilight's last gleaming
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He said "son it sounds
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like rattling old bones"
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This highway is long but I know some
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that are longer
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By sunup tomorrow I guess I'll be home
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Through the hills of Kentucky
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'cross the Ohio river
The old man kept talking
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'bout his life and his times
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He fell asleep with his head
against the window
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He said an honest man's
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pillow is his peace of mind
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This world offers riches and
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riches will grow wings
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I don't take stock in
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those uncertain things
Verse 4
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Days turn to minutes
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And minutes to memories
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Life sweeps away the dreams
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That we have planned
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You are young and you
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are the future
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So suck it up and tough it out
Interlude 2
And be the best you can
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Verse 5
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The old man had a vision but it was
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hard for me to follow
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I do things my way and
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I pay a high price
When I think back on the
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old man and the bus ride
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Now that I'm older I can see
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he was right
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Verse 6
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Another hot one out on highway eleven
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This is my life It's what I've
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chosen to do
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There are no free rides,
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no one said it'd be easy
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The old man told me this my
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son I'm telling it to you
Verse 7
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Days turn to minutes
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And minutes to memories
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Life sweeps away the dreams
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That we have planned
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You are young and you
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are the future
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So suck it up and tough it out
Outro 1
And be the best you can
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Minutes To Memories
John Mellencamp
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