Footprints John McCutcheon
Intro: D G D
[G] On the [D]day that school let out
My [G]sister Anne[D] and me
Walked th[A]e fields[Bm] behind our house
To [G]find our Christmas tree
[D] She was six years older
[G]So she led the [D]way
As we walked ou[A]t to fi[Bm]nd the tree we'd ha[G]ve on Ch[A]ristmas da[D]y. [G] [D] [G]
Now [D]weeks of late November rain had [G]brought the creek to [D]flood
As we walked [A]out ac[Bm]ross the field
Our [G]boots sunk in the mud
I [D]soon realized that I could step inside [G]her prints so [D]grand
Until it [A]seemed like [Bm]I was walking [G]across the driest [A]land
I was [G]walking in your f[D]oot prints
[A]Counting every [D]step, [G]measuring every [D]move you made,
[G]Every word you [A]said, and I was [G]dancing in your [D]shadow, [A]doing what you [Bm]do.[A]
I was [G]learning how to [D]be like me by [A]being just like [D]you.[G] [D] [G]
[D]Mom could hit a baseball
[G]Lee could fly a [D]kite,
Dad knew [A]every [Bm]constellation [G]in the sky at night
And [D]Ann could sing about every song that [G]Elvis ever [D]sung
And it wasn't [A]long be[Bm]fore it seemed like [G]I knew every [A]one.
[G]I was walking in [D]your foot prints
[A]Counting every [D]step, [G]measuring every [D]move you made,
[G]Every word you [A]said, and I was [G]dancing in your [D]shadow, [A]doing what you [Bm]do.[A]
I was [G]learning how to [D]be like me by [A]being just like [D]you.[G] [D] [G]
I was [G]watching how you [D]walked and talked.
[G]How you held you [D]head.
[G]Every joke that [D]made you laugh.
[G]Every book you [A]read.
[G]And how you always [D]did your best when [G]no one seemed to [D]care,
[Em]How you did you did your [D]duty,
[G]How you did your [A]share.
[D]Now as I grow older
It's so [G]easy to [D]forget all the ones who [A]follow [Bm]after me
[G]I can't imagine yet
Who [D]learn what I remember,
[G]Who do what I have [D]done,
Every [A]step I [Bm]travel now
I [G]walk for more than [A]one.
I'm [G]walking in your [D]foot prints
[A]Counting every [D]step, [G]measuring every [D]move you made,
[G]Every word you [A]said, and I was [G]dancing in your [D]shadow, [A]doing what you [Bm]do.[A]
I was [G]learning how to [D]be like me by [A]being just like [D]you.[G] [D] [G] [D]
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