Kodak 1955 Chords by Josh Williams

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_ It was worn and tied with string, Mama carried it [G] with pride,
[D] And handed that old shoebox down to me. _
Full of shiny photographs of family love inside,
Reminders of a time that used to be.
_ _ All the aunts and uncles, countless cousins one by one,
Mama in the kitchen by her stove,
_ _ Uncle Elmore playing dominoes with Granddad and his boys, _
[A] Cecil with a [D] Junebug on his nose.
And [A] I wouldn't take [G] a million dollars [D] for that box of [G] memories,
[D] It brings all the folks I love right [A] back to life.
How I long [G] to hear their voices [D] one more time, but [G] they don't speak,
Just [D] little letters [A] and the border, Kodak [D] 1955. _ _ _
_ _ _ Just a simple country family raised up [G] on the land,
[D] Grateful for the things the land [A] provides.
_ [D] Gentle souls whose word was [G] gold, they lent a helping hand,
[D] They knew the [A] Lord was always by their [D] side.
And I [B] wouldn't take a [G] million dollars [D] for that box of [G] memories,
[D] It brings all the folks I love right [A] back to [E] life.
How I long to hear [G] their voices one [D] more time, but they [G] don't speak,
Just [D] little letters [A] and the border, Kodak [A] 1955.
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Sometimes when this fancy world starts closing in [G] on me,
[D] I go where things appear more black and [A] white.
_ [D] Daddy in that snap-brim hat, [G] he looked so strong and lean,
[D] And Mama sure [A] was pretty in [D] her prime.
And I [A] wouldn't take a [G] million dollars for [D] that box of [G] memories,
It [D] brings all the folks I love right [A] back to life.
How I long to hear [G] their voices one [D] more time, but they [G] don't speak,
Just little letters and the border, Kodak 1955.
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Just little letters and [G] the border, Kodak 1955.
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