A9 C9 Oh, always G D4/F# Always and forever A9 C9 Oh, always G D4/F# Always and forever A9 Sitting here I'm thinkin back C9 G To a time when I was young my memory D4/F# Is clear as day A9 I'm listening to the dishes clink C9 G You were downstairs you would sing D4/F# Songs of praise A9 And all the times we laughed with you C9 G And all the times that you stayed true to us D4/F# Now we say CHORUS: Em7 I say I thank you A9 I'll always thank you C9 More than you would know G Than I could ever show Em7 And I love you A9 I'll always love you C9 There's nothing I won't do G To say these words to you F That you're beautiful forever A9 C9 Oh, always G D4/F# Always and forever A9 You were my mom you were my dad C9 G The only thing I ever had was you D4/F# It's true A9 Even when the times got hard C9 G You were there to let us know D4/F# We'd get through A9 You showed me how to be a man C9 G You taught me how to understand the things D4/F# People do A9 You showed me how to love my God C9 G You taught me that not everyone D4/F# Knows the truth repete CHORUS ("And I thank you" instead of "I Say Thank You") A9 C9 G D4/F# Forever and ever A9 C9 G D4/F# Forever and ever CHORUS (x2) (Don't say the last line when you sing the chorus the first time) fim com G