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​Turn Back The Years Lyrics And Chords By Foster And Allen

​It was just like yesterday they were young and full of play
And walls would echo laughter all around
She would wash and cook and sow for each one as they grow
For a mother's love is endless and sincere.

Chorus.
If she could turn back the years, turn back the years.
When she had them all beside her.
If she could turn back the years, turn back the years.
When she had them all around her.
Now she has to live on dreams.

But she had to watch them go to foreign lands you know
For ther isn't any work for them at home
Now the house it is so still at the foot of that old hill
And this is what a mother's wish would be.

If she could turn back the years, turn back the years.
When she had them all beside her.
If she could turn back the years, turn back the years.
When she had them all around her.
Now she has to live on dreams
She has to live on dreams.
Foster And Allen Turn Back The Years chords.
There's a key change in the chords that Foster And Allen play. Basically you could keep playing the 
first set of chords all the way through the song.
Or if they don't suit your voice you could play  you could use the chords they play in the second part of
the song all the way through.
Foster And Allen Lyrics And Chords

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It [F]was just like yesterday they were [Bb]young and full of play
And [C]walls would echo laughter all a[F]round
[D]She would [F]wash and cook and sow for [Bb]each one as they grow
For a[C] mother's [G]love is [C]endless and sin[F]cere.

Chorus.
If she could turn [Bb]back the years, turn [F]back the years.
When she [C]had them all be[F]side her.
If she could turn [Bb]back the years, turn [F]back the years.
When she [C]had them all a[F]round her.
Now she [Bb]has to live on [F]dreams.

[F][Bb][C][F][D]
[G][C][D][G]
[Key Change Below]

[G]But she had to watch them go to [C]foreign lands you know
For ther [D]isn't any work for them at [G]home
Now the house it is so still at the [C]foot of that old hill
And [D]this is what a mother's wish would [G]be.

If she could turn [C]back the years, turn [G]back the years.
When she [D]had them all be[G]side her.
If she could turn [C]back the years, turn [G]back the years.
When she [D]had them all a[G]round her.
Now she [F]has to [C]live on [G]dreams
She [F]has to [C]live on [G]dreams.
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