1982
by randy travis
intro : E D A/E E A
A D
operator please connect me with nineteen eighty two
E D E A E
i need to make apologies for what i ___ didn’t do
A Bm D
i sure do need to tell her that i’ve thought the whole thing through
E A
and now it’s clear that she is what i should have held on to
chorus :
E
they say hind sights twenty , twenty
A D A
but i’m nearly going blind
B7
from staring at her photograph
E
and wishing she was mine
A
it’s that same ole lost love story
D Bm
it’s sad , but it’s true
E
there was a time when she was mine
A
in nineteen eighty two
A D
postman can you sell me a special kind of stamp
E D E A E
one to send a letter from this crazy , lonely man
A D Bm
back into the wasted years of my living past
E A
i need to tell her now i know how long my love will last
repeat chorus :
E
losing my mind going back in time
A D A E A
two nineteen eighty two
1982
by randy travis
intro : E D A/E E A
A D
operator please connect me with nineteen eighty two
E D E A E
i need to make apologies for what i ___ didn’t do
A Bm D
i sure do need to tell her that i’ve thought the whole thing through
E A
and now it’s clear that she is what i should have held on to
chorus :
E
they say hind sights twenty , twenty
A D A
but i’m nearly going blind
B7
from staring at her photograph
E
and wishing she was mine
A
it’s that same ole lost love story
D Bm
it’s sad , but it’s true
E
there was a time when she was mine
A
in nineteen eighty two
A D
postman can you sell me a special kind of stamp
E D E A E
one to send a letter from this crazy , lonely man
A D Bm
back into the wasted years of my living past
E A
i need to tell her now i know how long my love will last
repeat chorus :
E
losing my mind going back in time
A D A E A
two nineteen eighty two
