Key: Bb Intro: G D G G D G Verse 1: G Fifty years ago today, me and Becky ran away D G From our family and friends that we loved. G It was her Dad and mine, they fought all the time D G But they couldn't kill our feelings of love
Chorus: C G Just a sweet mountain girl stepping out to face the world D With a boy who thought he was a man G Wishing then what I know now, but it all worked out somehow D G Me and Becky hand in hand. Instrumental: G D G G D G Verse 2: G Oh how the years rolled by and oh how our babies cried D G Three daughters and two little boys G They grew up and moved away, me and Becky's hair turned grey D G Side by side in a home made of joy. Chorus: C G Just a sweet mountain girl stepping out to face the world D With a boy who thought he was a man G Wishing then what I know now, but it all worked out somehow D G Me and Becky hand in hand. Instrumental: G D G G D G Verse 3: G Here I stand all alone, by her marker made of stone D G I say goodbye to my Becky today G Oh the children and I, we cried and cried D G My sweet mountain girl has gone away. Chorus: C G Just a sweet mountain girl stepping out to face the world D With a boy who thought he was a man G Wishing then what I know now, but it all worked out somehow D G Me and Becky hand in hand. Instrumental: G D G G D G Outro: C G Just a sweet mountain girl stepping out to face the world D With a boy who thought he was a man G Wishing then what I know now, but it all worked out somehow D G Me and Becky hand in hand. D G Me and Becky hand in hand.