Pledging My Love
By David Allan Coe

Spoken:

It was in the 1950's and I was in the, uh, Boy's Industrial School in Lancaster, Ohio.
My favorite singer at the time was Johnny Ace. One night I came in, uh, from my work 
assignment and the guard told me that Johnny Ace was dead. He'd taken a gun and killed himself.
And on the table, on the table beside him they found, uh, a tape of a song that he had written moments 
before he died. I've always wanted to sing that song but I was never able to and I think that 
after all these years that I'd like to try to sing it for you Johnny


           G                       D
Forever my darling our love will be true
D                                 G
Always and forever I'll love only you
                G                    D
Just promise me darling your love in return
D                                     G 
Make this fire in my soul dear forever burn


Chorus:
   C
My hearts at your command, dear
   Cm
To keep love and to hold
           G             Em
Making you happy is my desire
        A         D
Keeping you is my goal


             G                         D
I'll forever love you for the rest of my days
                G                      D
I'll never part from you and your loving ways

Solo

Chorus

G                                        D
I'll forever love you for the rest of my days
G                                        D
I'll never part from you and your loving ways