Tom: G
G
[Verse 1]
G
There was a time we'd sit in the backyard
G
Cause the house would get so hot
Am
From the summer sun there was no way of sleepin'
D7
And you'd play your old guitar
D7
We'd fight mosquitos and enjoyed
G
Your backyard concerts for we had no television
[Verse 2]
G
We'd just begun our life as man and wife and hard ships then
Am
Could scarlessly scare us into quittin'
D7
Things were far from bein' fine we often dined upon a dime
G
But there never was a time we didn't love
(key change)
[Verse 3]
Ab
And that Christmas brought us saddest days
When your pride gave a way you told the kids
Bbm
There'd be no gifts cause we were broke
Eb7
And though their little tears of grief
Eb7
It was so hard to see it didn't hurt me
Ab
Like the love I knew was in your throat
[Verse 4]
Ab
It was then with arms entwined we both broke down and cried
Bbm
For it seemed like nothing good would ever come
Eb7
The doctor bills we couldn't pay
Eb7
They came and took our car away
Ab
But there never was a time we didn't love
(Key change)
[Verse 5]
A
Now there's an easy chair for my back
A
A satin pillow for my head
Bm
And the kids are wild about the brand-new car
E7
Dad and I can order steak
E7
With all the trimmings and not worry
A
If we've spent a dollar more than we can spare
[Verse 6]
A
No wonder in our prayers
A
We've thanked the man upstairs who led us through
Bm
The years of rearin' kids and paying bills
E7
And I think he guided us
E7
Not because we were smart but just because
A
There never was a time we didn't love
[Outro]
Bm E7 Bm E7
No there never was a time never was a time
Bm E7 A
No there never was a time we didn't love
Bm E7 Bm7 E7
No there never was a time we didn't love
Bm E7 A
No there never was a time we didn't love
