Precious Memories

Merle Haggard

Written by J.B. Wright

Key of C · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

C                 F      C
Precious memories unseen angels
                           G7
Sent from some where to my soul
C               F         C
How they linger ever near me
        G7           C
And the sacred paths unfold

Verse 2

Precious memories how they linger
F                      C
How they ever flood my soul
                    F   C
In the stillness of the midnight
         G7            C
Precious sacred scenes unfold

Verse 3

                F      C
Precious father loving mother
                      G7
Fly across the lonely years
                       F  C
And the home scenes of my childhood
        G7     C
In fond memory appears

Verse 2

Precious memories how they linger
F                      C
How they ever flood my soul
                    F   C
In the stillness of the midnight
         G7            C
Precious sacred scenes unfold