By David Allen Coe
(Spoken by David)
It was in the 1950's and I was in the ah boy's industrial school in Lancaster, Ohio.
My favorite singer at the time was ....Johnny Ace. One night I came in ah from my work
assignment and the guard told me that Johnny Ace was dead. He'd taken a gun and killed himself.
And on the table...on the table beside him they found ah a tape of a song that he had written moments
before he died. I've always wanted to sing that song but I was never able to and ah I think that
after all these years that I'd like to try to sing it for you Johnny.
[C]Forever my darling my love will be tr[G]ue
[G]Always and forever I'll love only y[C]ou
[C]just promise me darling your love in re[G]turn
Make this fire in my soul dear forever [C]bur[C7]n
My [F]heart's at your command dear
To [Fm]keep love and to hold
Making you [C]happy is my [Am]desire
Keeping y[D]ou is my [G]goal
I'll forever [C]love you
For the rest of my [G]days
I'll never part from you
And your loving [C]ways
Solo
[F]My heart's at your command dear
To k[Fm]eep love and to hold
Making you h[C]appy is my d[Am]esire
Keeping [D]you is my [G]goal
I'll forever [C]love you
For the rest of my [G]days
I'll never part from you
And your loving [C]ways
(Spoken)
This is my last letter
End of song
My life is so miserable
I can't go on.
Solo
End by Fade
(Spoken by David)
It was in the 1950's and I was in the ah boy's industrial school in Lancaster, Ohio.
My favorite singer at the time was ....Johnny Ace. One night I came in ah from my work
assignment and the guard told me that Johnny Ace was dead. He'd taken a gun and killed himself.
And on the table...on the table beside him they found ah a tape of a song that he had written moments
before he died. I've always wanted to sing that song but I was never able to and ah I think that
after all these years that I'd like to try to sing it for you Johnny.
[C]Forever my darling my love will be tr[G]ue
[G]Always and forever I'll love only y[C]ou
[C]just promise me darling your love in re[G]turn
Make this fire in my soul dear forever [C]bur[C7]n
My [F]heart's at your command dear
To [Fm]keep love and to hold
Making you [C]happy is my [Am]desire
Keeping y[D]ou is my [G]goal
I'll forever [C]love you
For the rest of my [G]days
I'll never part from you
And your loving [C]ways
Solo
[F]My heart's at your command dear
To k[Fm]eep love and to hold
Making you h[C]appy is my d[Am]esire
Keeping [D]you is my [G]goal
I'll forever [C]love you
For the rest of my [G]days
I'll never part from you
And your loving [C]ways
(Spoken)
This is my last letter
End of song
My life is so miserable
I can't go on.
Solo
End by Fade
