Shine

darius rucker , "shine" ( Intro ) G Am C Am Em C D , G Am C G D , ( Verse ) G november of ’43 G on a boat coming ’cross the sea C/G D/G C he left a boy , came back a man G she started running when she saw his face G it’d been 655 days C/G D/G C since she held his hand Em G he got down on one knee Em G and he pulled out that ring Em G that he bought in aberdeen D and when it hit that new york sky ( Chorus ) G it shined just like a spotlight Am a star up in the night sky C Am Em C D , the kind of thing that takes your breath away G her eyes sparkled like that diamond Am with love beaming from ’em C D the kind of light that’s never gonna fade G it’s gonna shine ( Verse ) G for the next 55 years G through the laughter and the tears C/G D/C C my grandma always wore that band G through atom bombs and a baby boom G a dr . king and a man on the moon C/G D/G C no it never left her hand Em G on the day she passed away Em G mama put it on a chain Em G now and then on special days D mom would hang it on her neck ( Chorus ) G and it would shine just like a spotlight Am a star up in the night sky C Am Em C D , the kind of thing that takes your breath away G her eyes sparkled like that diamond Am with love beaming from ’em C D the kind of light that’s never gonna fade G it’s gonna shine shine shine Am C D shine shine shine , oh ( Bridge ) Bm mama said one of these days C G i know why she gave me that ring Am D/G G sittin’ here i know she was right Bm oh , it’s not the biggest stone you’ve ever seen C G but girl i can promise you one thing Am D that for rest of your life ( Chorus - out ) G it’s gonna shine just like a spotlight Am a star up in the night sky C Am Em C D , the kind of thing that takes your breath away G your eyes sparkled like that diamond Am with love beaming from ’em C D the kind of light that’s never , never , never gonna fade G it’s gonna shine , shine , shine Am shine , shine , shine C shine , shine , shine Am Em C like a beacon calling me home D G Am it’s gonna shine C D G oh yeah , shine , shine , shine