Monday, November 23, 2009

Good night, my friend

Here's a song I wrote for my friend Sharon's funeral.  my wife sang it with me.

http://www.cookingfordads.net/goodnightsharon.mp3

|D   A7        |  D |

Good night, my friend good night

|F#sus           F#             |Bmi7     Bmi/A     |

just rest and close your eyes

|G               A            |

your sweet memory

|D/F#                Bmi7        |

will help us see

|Emi7              A7            |       D                      |

that this is not goodbye

|D   A7        |  D |

good night, my friend goodnight

|F#sus           F#             |Bmi7     Bmi/A     |

God's arms will hold you tight

|G               A            |

till the coming day

|D/F#                Bmi7        |

when we shall say

|Emi7              A7            |       D                      |

hello, and all is right

|G                   A                |D/F#                 Bmi7            |

for you were with us for such a short short time

|Emi7                    Asus   A     |     D                                   |

a gift we just getting to know

|G                      A          |            Bm7                E7            |

we remember your touch and your sweet, sweet smile

|Emi7                                    |A7sus               A7    |    A7sus           A7(hold)           |

and you willingness to always go the extra mile

|D   A7        |  D |

Good night my friend, sleep well

|F#sus           F#             |Bmi7     Bmi/A     |

the stories you will tell

|G               A            |

till we come to you

|D/F#                Bmi7        |

when time is through

|Emi7              A7            |       D                      |

and there are no more farewells

|G                   A                |D/F#                 Bmi7            |

for you were with us for such a short short time

|Emi7                    Asus   A     |     D                                   |

a gift we just getting to know

|G                      A          |            Bm7                E7            |

we remember your touch and your sweet, sweet smile

|Emi7                                    |A7sus               A7    |    A7sus           A7(hold)           |

and you willingness to always go the extra mile

|D   A7        |  D |

Good night, Sharon, Good night

|F#sus           F#             |Bmi7     Bmi/A     |

this isn't our goodbye

|G               A            |

as the dawn awakes

|D/F#                Bmi7        |

this time of ache

|Emi7              A7            |       D                      |

will end when with christ we Arise

No comments:

Post a Comment