Maple Street Memories Chords by The Statler Brothers

_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
[G] We _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ were both nine years old when you came to town.
[G] I remember the big allied [D]
van.
_ _ _ My mama went over and took you all lunch.
And [E] my dad gave your [A] dad a hand.
_ And [D] the first time I saw you was through the screen door.
[G] When the paper I threw missed [D] the porch.
_ _ _ [G]
Lord, it's been years since [D] I carried the news.
But I [A] still carry [D] the torch.
_ [Gbm] _ _ [D]
Of Maple Street memories and cherry tree games.
[G] Summer nights and ice [D] cream _ cones.
_ Take the red from the roses, the sun from the sky.
But leave my Maple Street memories _ [G] _
alone.
_ _ [D] Leave my Maple [A] Street _ [D] memories alone. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ We played hide and seek in the buildings out [Dm] back.
[G] I was easy to find, I [D]
admit.
_ [A] _ _ [D] As the years flew away, it got harder to hide.
[E] The fact I thought you [A] were it.
_ _ _ [D] Then we stood by the line like bush in your yard.
[G] Your pink prom gown [D] late in May.
_ _ Your mom took our picture, I took your hand. _
And you took [A] my _ [D] breath away. _ _ _
With Maple Street memories and cherry tree games.
[G] Summer nights and ice [D] cream _ _ cones.
Take the red from the roses, the sun from the sky.
But leave my Maple Street memories [G] _
alone.
_ _ [D] Leave my Maple [A] Street _ [D] memories alone. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _
I never go back, I don't stand in the yard.
[Ab]
And look at your window _ [Eb] _
upstairs.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] In my mind I see you combing your hair.
And [F] blowing kisses at me [Bb] in the air.
_ [C] _ [Eb] Then one time at Christmas I saw you come home.
[Ab] Your arms full of children [Eb] that day.
_ _ And [Ab] it was later that night [Eb] when I put mine to bed.
I put my Maple [Bb] Street memories _ [Eb]
away. _ _ _ _
Maple Street memories and cherry tree games.
[Ab] Summer nights and bicycle [Eb] _
days. _ _ _
Leave me with something my heart can take.
Take those Maple Street [F] memories _ [Ab]
[Eb] away. _ _ _ _
Take [F] those Maple Street _ _ memories away. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _