"The Door" By George Jones from "The Best of George Jones" Written by B. Sherrill/N. Wilson Transcribed by Jason Hannan Intro: G I’ve [G]heard the sound of my dear old mama [C]crying And the [D]sound of the train that took me off to [G]war
The [G]awful sound of a thousand bombs ex[C]ploding And I [Am]wondered if I could take it any[C]more[D] There were [G]times when they almost drove me [C]crazy But I [D]did my best and took it like a [G]man And [G]who would think in my lonely room I’d [C]hear it The [D]one sound in the world my heart can’t [G]stand [N.C.]To hear that sound and to [G]know its really [C]over Through tear stained eyes I watched her walk a[D]way And of [G]earthquakes storms and guns and war Lord [C]nothing has ever hurt me more than that [G]lonely sound The [D]closing of the [G]door (Key change to G#) And of [G#]earthquakes storms and guns and war Lord [C#]nothing ever hurt me more than that [G]lonely sound The [D#]closing of the [G#]door