| C | F | |
| A baby's born | in the middle of the night |
| Am | F | |
| In the l | ocal delivery r | oom |
| C | F | |
| They grab his feet, | smack him till he cries |
| Am | F | |
| He goes h | ome the next afte | rnoon |
| C | F | |
| Before you know it, h | e's off to school |
| Am | F | |
| And then he | graduates in M | ay |
| C | F | |
| Goes out and g | ets a Ph.D. |
| Am | F | Dm | |
| And then c | ures all sorts of th | ings |
| G/B | C | F | Dm | |
| Wins the Nobel P | rize and saves a m | illion different l | ives |
| G | C | F | C | Dm | |
| The world's a better p | lace for all he's d | one |
| G/B | C | F | |
| It's funny when you t | hink about the r | eason he's aliv | e |
| Dm | G | C | F | Am | G | |
| Is a | ll because two p | eople fell in l | ove |
| C | F | |
| Right now | at a picnic shelter |
| Am | F | |
| D | own by Cane | Creek |
| C | F | |
| You'll find | potato salad |
| Am | F | |
| Hot dogs and bak | ed beans |
| C | F | |
| The whole Wilson | family's lined up |
| Am | F | |
| F | illin' their pape | r plates |
| C | F | |
| A | nd they've drove | or flown in here |
| Am | F | Dm | |
| >From | fifteen differe | nt states |
| G/B | C | F | Dm | |
| Stanley Wilson | says that sixty y | ears ago h | e knew |
| G | C | F | C | |
| That Ms. Emma T | ucker was the o | ne |
| G/B | C | F | |
| The five gener | ations get tog | ether every J | une |
| Dm | G | C | C/E | F | C | |
| And | all because two p | eople fell in l | ove |
| --Chorus |
| G | |
| Yeah, there ain't n | othin' not affected |
| F | |
| When t | wo hearts get connected |
| C | G | Am | |
| A | ll that is, w | ill be, or ever | was |
| F | G | |
| Every s | ingle choice we make |
| F | |
| Every b | reath we get to take |
| Dm | G | C | |
| Is | all because two p | eople fell in l | ove |
| -Solo-> F Am G C F Am F |
| C | F | |
| Well, I recall a | young man who was |
| Am | F | |
| Drifting aimlessl | y |
| C | F | |
| And a youn | g waitress who seemed |
| Am | F | Dm | |
| Lonesome as | can be |
| G/B | C | F | Dm | |
| In a little ca | fe right off of fo | urteenth aven | ue |
| G | C | F | C | Dm | |
| With a whole lotta h | elp from up abo | ve |
| G/B | C | F | |
| We met and th | ings sure turned aro | und for me and y | ou |
| Dm | G | C | C/E | F | C | |
| And | all because two p | eople fell in lo | ve |
| --Chorus#2 |
| G | |
| Baby, there ain't n | othin' not affected |
| F | |
| When t | wo hearts get connected |
| C | G | Am | |
| A | ll that is, w | ill be, or ever | was |
| F | G | |
| I'm glad your d | ad could not resist |
| F | |
| Your mama's ch | arms and you exist |
| Dm | G | C | C/E | F | C | |
| All because two p | eople fell in l | ov | e |
| G | |
| You know to m | e it's all so clear |
| F n.c. |
| Every one of us is here |
| Dm | G | C | F | Am | G | |
| All because two p | eople fell in lo | ve |
| C | F | |
| A baby's born | in the middle of the night |
| Am | F | |
| In the | local delivery ro | om |
| C | F | |
| They grab his feet, | smack him till he cries |
| Am | F | |
| He goes h | ome the next afte | rnoon |
| -Tag-> C F Am G F C |