Key: G major
Intro 1
D
E
Esus4
Em
G
A
Bm
A
D
Em
G
D
A
Verse 1
D
November of '43
On a boat comin' 'cross the sea
Bm
A
G
He left a boy, came back a man
D
She started running' when she
saw his face
Bm
It'd been 655 days
A
G
Since she held his hand
Bm
D
He got down on one knee
Bm
D
and pulled out that ring
Bm
D
That he bought in Aberdeen
A
And when it hit that New York sky
Verse 2
D
It shined just like a spotlight
Em
A star up in the night sky
G
The kind of thing that takes
A
Bm
your breath away
A
D
Her eyes sparkled like that diamond
Em
With love beaming from 'em
G
The kind of light that's never
A
gonna fade
It's gonna shine
D
Verse 3
For the next 55 years
Through the laughter and the tears
Bm
A
G
My grandma al ways fore that band
D
through atom bombs and a baby boom
Dr. King and a man on the moon
Bm
A
G
A
No it never left her hand
Bm
D
Bm
On the day she passed away
D
Mama put it on a chain
Bm
D
Now and then on special days
A
Mom would wear it around
her neck
Verse 4
D
And it would shine just like a spotlight
Em
A star up in the night sky
G
The kind of thing that takes
A
Bm
your breath away
A
D
Her eyes sparkled like that diamond
Em
With love beaming from 'em
G
The kind of light that's never
A
gonna fade
D
It's gonna shine, shine, shine, shine, shine,
Em
shine, shine, shine, shine
G
A
Verse 5
F#m
Mama said one of these days
G
D
I'd know why she gave me that ring
Em
A
D
Sittin' here I know she was right
F#m
Oh, it's not the biggest
stone you've ever seen
G
D
Em
But girl I can promise you one thing
A
The rest of your life
Verse 6
D
It's gonna shine just like a spotlight
E
Esus4
D
A star up in the night sky
G
The kind of thing that takes
A
Bm
your breath away
A
D
your eyes sparkled like that diamond
Em
With love beaming from 'em
G
The kind of light that's never,
A
never, never gonna fade
D
It's gonna shine, shine, shine
Em
Shine, shine, shine
G
Shine, shine, shine
A
Bm
Like a beacon calling me home
A
D
It's gonna shine
Em
G
Oh yeah, shine, shine, shine
Outro 1
A
D
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