Intro: D G D G D On the day that school let out G D My sister Anne and me A Bm Walked the fields behind our house G To find our Christmas tree D She was six years older G D So she led the way A Bm G A D G As we walked out to find the tree we'd have on Christmas day. D G D Now weeks of late November rain had brought the creek to flood A Bm As we walked out across the field G Our boots sunk in the mud D G D I soon realized that I could step inside her prints so grand A Bm G A Until it seemed like I was walking across the driest land G D I was walking in your foot prints A D G D Counting every step, measuring every move you made, G A G D A Bm A Every word you said, and I was dancing in your shadow, doing what you do. G D A D GG I was learning how to be like me by being just like you. D Mom could hit a baseball G D Lee could fly a kite, A Bm G Dad knew every constellation in the sky at night D G D And Ann could sing about every song that Elvis ever sung A Bm G A And it wasn't long before it seemed like I knew every one. G D I was walking in your foot prints A D G D Counting every step, measuring every move you made, G A G D A Bm A Every word you said, and I was dancing in your shadow, doing what you do. G D A D GG I was learning how to be like me by being just like you. G D I was watching how you walked and talked. G D How you held you head. G D Every joke that made you laugh. G A Every book you read. G D G D And how you always did your best when no one seemed to care, Em D How you did you did your duty, G A How you did your share. D Now as I grow older G D A Bm It's so easy to forget all the ones who follow after me G I can't imagine yet D Who learn what I remember, G D Who do what I have done, A Bm Every step I travel now G A I walk for more than one. G D I'm walking in your foot prints A D G D Counting every step, measuring every move you made, G A G D A Bm A Every word you said, and I was dancing in your shadow, doing what you do. G D A D GD I was learning how to be like me by being just like you.