The locket    (intro)

 

    C - Am - F - G

 

   C                G             C          - C7

1. I hold the key to her locket,

               F                         G                             C

    she wears around her neck to show she’s mine.

                       F                    G             C                         Am

    we’re too young to be engaged, so we found another way,

          D                    D7                 G      G7

    to vow our love until the end of time, oh !

 

        C             G                     C          - C7

2. We’ll make all the spots together,

            F                         G                           C

    the record hops, the drive-in’s and the shows,

            F                       G     C                     Am

    and all the fellows know, everywhere we go

       D                      D7                         G     G7

    that the locket means that you are mine, oh !

 

    C                  Am          F                   G

    I’ll hold you close and tell you that I love you,

      C                          Am           F                        G

    you’ll squeeze my hand and say you feel the same.

           C                  C7             F

    So you wear the locket and I’ll keep the key,

         C               G                  C

    until I can replace it with a ring.

 

+ C - Am - F - G (2x)

 

          C                         G                   C      

3. So always keep this locket that I bought you,

              F                     G                           C

    and wear it on your neck to high and proud,

          F                     G     C                  Am

    so everyone can see, you belong to me,

           Dm                          G               C    - F - C - Dm - C

    and that we bought our love eternally.

 

    (Faron Young)