VIDEO
The Locket Song Lyrics and Chords by Faron Young
The Locket
Written and Recorded by Faron Young
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I hold the
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key to her
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locket
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wears around her
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neck to show she'
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s
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o young to b
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e engaged s
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o we found anothe
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vow our love until the end of
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oh
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We'll
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e all the spot
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record hops the
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drive-in's and th
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all the fellows
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know
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everywhere we
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go
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That the locket means that you are
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mine
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oh
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I'll hold yo
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u close an
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d tell you tha
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t I love you
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You'll squeeze m
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d say you feel th
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So you wear the
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locket and
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I'll keep the key
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til I can
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replace it with a
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ring
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locket that I
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bought you
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wear it on your
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neck to high and
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proud
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everyone can
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see
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you belong to
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that we bought our
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love
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FAQ
Who sang the the song The Locket?
- The song The Locket was sang by Faron Young.
Who is Faron Young?
- Faron Young (February 25, 1932 - December 10, 1996) was an American country music producer, singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky-tonk singer in sound and personal style and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a singing cowboy film role as the Young Sheriff, Young's singles charted for more than 30 years. In failing health, he died by suicide at 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.