| C          | F          | C          | F     G    |

[Verse 1]
C                F                G                 C
When I die there won't be much to   salvage from my earnings,
  C           F              G            F     C
I never had a lot of land or houses to my name.
     C            F                   G           C
I've never been a corporate prince on Madison and New York,
  C            F             Gsus4           G
I never held a diamond in my hand.

[Chorus 1]
    F                  C           G    E/G#     Am
But I've seen children laughing as only children can
    F                C        G                 C       F      C      F G
and I've known my Creator and I've been a happy man.

[Verse 2]
  C            F               G               C
I never really loved the way I   saw it in the movies
      C            F           G            F   C
but I had myself a woman of my own.
    C                  F             G                   C
The place we lived was modest and we   kept the yard together,
  C              F               Gsus4           G
I never traveled far from my hometown.

[Chorus 2]
    F                C            E            Am
But I've heard music playing that made me understand
    F                     C          G                 C       F      C      Asus4   A
and touched the hearts of heaven and I've been a happy man.

[Verse 3] (Key Change to D)
D                 G                    A                      D
Life has had it's hard times when I've   felt the chill of winter,
  D                G                   A              G     D
I can't forget the night when my sweet Julie slipped away.
    D              G                A                         D
But growing old is different than I   always thought it would be,
    D               G                    Asus4           A
the sweetness of my youth just grew with   age.

[Chorus 3]
       G                     D        A         F#/A#   Bm
'Cause I've known wealth and beauty beneath His guiding hand
    G                 D           A         F#/A# Bm
and knowing soon I'll see Him has made me a happy man.
    G                 D           A              (D)
And knowing soon I'll see Him has made me a happy man .

[Outro]
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