Hayden - Skates

      
 
 Intro 
 
 
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 Verse 1 
 
 
            E      C G A 
 When I was younger
                E      C G A 
 A part-time job worker
                 E      C G A 
 Department store centre
            E     C G A 
 I saw a man enter
       E           C G A 
 He was middle-aged
           E           C G A 
 Deep lines on his face
             E              C G A 
 Tight mouth and eyes glazed
             E           C G A 
 Eyelids just half-raised
 
 Chorus 1 
 
 
                 E       G        A  
 And I looked at him, he looked at me
              E      G     A   
 He looked so sad, I had to see
             E          G       A  
 What did he want, what could it be
             E            G        A 
 What had he been through before me
                   D               C  
 Seeing him in the store, I worked for
     E    C G A 
 That year
     E    C G A 
 That year
 
 Verse 2 
 
 
               E        C G A 
 Ice skates he asked for
                 E      C G A 
 In the middle of summer
            E         C G A 
 He wanted a good pair
                 E        C G A 
 The price he did not care
         E            C G A 
 I looked for his size
              E        C G A 
 Our best pair he tried
        E             C G A 
 Custom back and sides
           E           C G A 
 Excitement in his eyes
 
 Chorus 2 
 
 
                 E       G        A  
 And I looked at him, he looked at me
              E      G     A   
 He looked so sad, I had to see
             E          G       A  
 What did he want, what could it be
             E            G        A 
 What had he been through before me
                   D               C  
 Seeing him in the store, I worked for
     E    C G A 
 That year
     E    C G A 
 That year
 
 Harmonica Solo 
 
 
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 Verse 3 
 
 
            E         C G A 
 I asked are you a pro
                  E       C G A 
 He looked sad and said no
                  E           C G A 
 These skates are my last hope
               E           C G A 
 Without them I cannot cope
 
 Chorus 3 
 
 
                E         G           A      
 And he said my wife, she drowned this summer
            E          G    A        
 Behind our house, the river took her
          E       G      A        
 I cannot swim, I need to find her
        E          G          A   
 I will wait, till it freezes over
                 D                  C     
 And then I will skate, as far as it takes
        D                  C     
 I will skate, as far as it takes
                  E    C G A 
 To bring her back home
                  E    C G A 
 To bring her back home
                  E    C G A 
 To bring her back home
     E    
 Back home