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Topic: I Guess I Waited too Long

My cousin passed away this morning and I put this together to remember him by.

I Guess I Waited too Long By Jeff Gilpin


April 12, 2007 - Dedicated to Mark Richards




Verse 1


[A]Not All the good die [E]young


[D]Not all the bad die [A]old


[A]Life and death well they [E]ain’t always fair


Or at least that’s what I been [A]told




Chorus


So how come I [D]miss you


I just found [A]out you’re gone


So much we [E]didn’t get to do


I guess I [D]waited too [A]long




Verse 2


[A]Life’s filled with lots of [E]grey


[D]Nothings all black and [A]white


[A]Try to keep doing the [E]best you can


And hope that things work out [A]right




Chorus


So how come I [D]miss you


I just found [A]out you’re gone


So much we [E]didn’t get to do


I guess I [D]waited too [A]long




Verse 3


[A]No one said life would be [E]fair


[D]You get whatever comes your [A]way


[A]Wake up to good morning come [E]home to the blues


What is there left to [A]say




Chorus


So how come I [D]miss you



I just found [A]out you’re gone


So much we [E]didn’t get to do


I guess I [D]waited too [A]long




Verse 4


[A]I’ve never stayed for too [E]long


[D]And my visits were years a[A]part


But [A]my shock of me seeing you [E]wasting away


Just about stopped my [A]heart




Chorus


So how come I [D]miss you


I just found [A]out you’re gone


So much we [E]didn’t get to do


I guess I [D]waited too [A]long




Verse 5


[A]This morning you passed a[E]way


[D]I hope your pain is all [A]gone


[A]Can’t express how [E]much I miss you


So I wrote you this [A]song




Chorus


So how come I [D]miss you


I just found [A]out you’re gone


So much we [E]didn’t get to do


I guess I [D]waited too [A]long[A7]




Ending Chorus


I bet you’re looking [D]down on us now


All your weariness [A]gone


If I’m handed a [E]similar fate


I pray [D]I’ll be as [A]strong




© Jeff Gilpin 2009

J  E  T  S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C

Re: I Guess I Waited too Long

Sorry to learn of your family's loss, Jeff.  Your song has a wonderful lyric and conveys the complex emotions of grieving very accurately.

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Re: I Guess I Waited too Long

My condolences to you and your family.


A fitting tribute that has captured the emotional turmoil of losing a family member.


Roger

"Do, or do not; there is no try"

Re: I Guess I Waited too Long

Sorry to hear about your news Jeff. The song is lovely and I'm sure your cousin would be proud of you and the fact you conveyed your feelings so well.

All I got, is a red guitar, three chords and the truth