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The Day He Turned Sixty-Five 
Recorded by John Conlee
Written by Don Henry

C                       F
The day he turned sixty-five
     G7                    C
They gave him a solid gold watch
                      F
Threw him a party goodbye
G7                    C
Speeches and thanks a lot

F                                C
Friends slapped his shoulder and said lucky you
   G7                        C          C7
It sure must be nice to have nothing to do
    F                  C
And nobody noticed the tear in his eye
    G7                  C
The day he turned sixty-five

                             F
He fought in the great world war
G7                C
Lost a boy in Vietnam
                           F
Never drove anything but a Ford
      G7                    C
Had a stubborn streak for Japan

      F              C
Never ask anyone for one single dime
    G7                   C
The national anthem sent chills up his spine
    F                       C
But something began feeling let down inside
    G7                  C
The day he turned sixty-five

F                            C
Hard work was something that he understood
   G7                           C             C7
He pulled his own weight and it made him feel good
F                   C
He still awakens at six everyday
    G7
But most of the time he just feels in the way

C                       F
The day he turned sixty-five
   G7                      C
He pulled out the old photographs
                          F
Stared at the wife by his side
    G7                             C
And wished the Lord could give her back

    F                        C
And they could go fishing or simply hold hands
    G7                    C           C7
And do all the things the two of them planned
    F                          C
And she would have noticed the tear in his eye
    G7                  C
The day he turned sixty-five

    F                         C
And she could have kissed the tear from his eye
    G7                  C
The day he turned sixty-five

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