[Intro – Soft Piano, Gentle Steel Guitar] [Verse 1 – Male Vocal] There’s a light on the porch of a Tennessee home And a song on the radio playing soft and low There’s a little bit of heaven in the words you wrote And a thousand broken hearts that your melodies hold You taught us how to dream when the world said no How to stand up tall, how to let love show Now the hills of Tennessee are dressed in gold But the sweetest voice we knew has gone home [Verse 2 – Female Vocal] I grew up with your stories, your sparkle, your grace With your words in my heart and your smile on your face You made a girl believe she could be anything With a little bit of courage and a song to sing You gave the world your heart without asking why Put your faith in the music and your dreams in the sky Now there’s an empty space where your laughter used to be But your voice is still singing inside of me [Pre-Chorus – Male Vocal] And if heaven has a jukebox tonight I know they’re turning up your songs just right [Pre-Chorus – Female Vocal] And if angels need a melody to carry them through They’ve got the sweetest songwriter they ever knew [Chorus – Male and Female Vocals] I will always love you Through the years and the tears, through the old and the new Every word, every note, every dream you brought true There’s a little bit of Dolly in everything we do I will always love you Though the world feels quieter without you here We’ll keep your songs alive, we’ll keep you near Till the day we meet again somewhere beyond the blue Dolly, we’ll always love you [Verse 3 – Male Vocal] You could turn a little heartbreak into gold Make a story feel like one we’ve always known With a rhinestone smile and a heart of pure grace You made room for everybody in your beautiful place And I may be young, still finding my way But your songs taught me things I could never explain So I’ll sing them out loud when the nights get long And I’ll carry your name in every song [Verse 4 – Female Vocal] You showed us that kindness could conquer the noise That a woman could rise and still lift other voices You gave so much more than the songs that you made You left a little sunshine in the shadows and shade And somewhere in the mountains where the wildflowers grow There’s a breeze through the trees singing soft and low Maybe that’s your laughter drifting over the land Reminding us to love every soul where we stand [Pre-Chorus – Male Vocal] And if heaven has a jukebox tonight I know they’re turning up your songs just right [Pre-Chorus – Female Vocal] And if angels need a melody to carry them through They’ve got the sweetest songwriter they ever knew [Chorus – Male and Female Vocals] I will always love you Through the years and the tears, through the old and the new Every word, every note, every dream you brought true There’s a little bit of Dolly in everything we do I will always love you Though the world feels quieter without you here We’ll keep your songs alive, we’ll keep you near Till the day we meet again somewhere beyond the blue Dolly, we’ll always love you [Bridge – Male Vocal, Intimate and Emotional] If I could sing one song to you I’d say thank you for the things you do For every dream you helped us find For every heart you touched in time [Bridge – Female Vocal, Building Emotion] And if you could hear us singing now I hope you’d know somehow That all the love you gave away Will never fade, will never fade [Instrumental Break – Blues Guitar Solo and Pedal Steel] [Final Chorus – Male and Female Vocals, Powerful Harmonies] We will always love you Through the years and the tears, through the old and the new Every word, every note, every dream you brought true There’s a little bit of Dolly in everything we do We will always love you And we’ll sing your songs till the stars burn blue Every heart you touched will keep shining for you Though the curtain falls, your light comes shining through Dolly, we’ll always love you [Outro – Male Vocal, Soft and Vulnerable] You gave the world a thousand songs And somehow made us all belong [Outro – Female Vocal] So rest easy now, your work is done Your songs live on in everyone [Male and Female Vocals – Gentle Harmony] I will always love you Dolly, we’ll always love you [Final Piano Chord – Soft Pedal Steel Fade] [Spoken – Male Vocal, Quietly] For Dolly. With all our love. x
