A memorial song for a late husband has to hold a whole shared life — the chair, the routines, the running commentary you still expect at six o'clock. At Songbond, a custom memorial song about your husband is $39.90 and is delivered in 24–48 hours, written from the everyday details that made the marriage yours. "The Chair You Sat In" is ours, written for widows living in houses that still expect him home.
Listen: "The Chair You Sat In"
Listen to "The Chair You Sat In" in the Song Library — the story behind it, the full lyrics, and more songs like it.
The lyrics
Six o'clock
The news comes on
I still wait for your verdict
Your glasses on the side table, folded like you'll need them
The cushion still remembers you — a shape that won't sit right
You'd pat the armrest twice and the dog would come running
She still checks the chair each evening. So do I.
The house keeps expecting you
And so do I, my love. So do I.
The chair you sat in is the center of this house
Forty years of would-you-look-at-that at the television
I talk back to the anchors now, the way you always did
The chair you sat in, my love —
I can't move it. And I won't.
Your side of the closet still smells like cedar and your aftershave
I open it on hard days. I'm not ashamed to say it.
You narrated the whole world from that worn-out corduroy throne
Weather, ballgames, headlines — what I'd give to be interrupted
Last night the news ran something you'd have hollered at
And I heard myself say it, clear across the empty room —
"Would you look at that."
It's in me now
You left your voice in mine
Six o'clock
Sit with me a while
Look at that. Just look at that.
10 memorial songs for a husband
- Unchained Melody — The Righteous Brothers. The wedding song that became a widow's song; time and longing in one melody.
- To Where You Are — Josh Groban. Asks the question every widow asks at the kitchen table.
- Remember When — Alan Jackson. A whole marriage in chronological order; often played at anniversaries after a loss.
- I Will Always Love You — Whitney Houston. A parting song at heart, which is why services keep returning to it.
- My Heart Will Go On — Celine Dion. Familiar enough that the room can cry together.
- Go Rest High on That Mountain — Vince Gill. Gill completed it after losing his brother; a benediction for a working man.
- If Tomorrow Never Comes — Garth Brooks. About making love known while there's time — comforting for those who did.
- Dancing in the Sky — Dani and Lizzy. A direct address to the one who's gone; widows tell us it says what they can't.
- What a Wonderful World — Louis Armstrong. For slideshows of a long life well-lived.
- Ave Maria. If the service is liturgical, this is the moment the room exhales.
Questions widows ask
What do you play at a husband's memorial service?
Usually three moments need music: gathering, slideshow, and farewell. Put the familiar standard at the start, the personal song in the middle — where people are most present — and the liturgical or quiet piece at the end.
Can the song be written from me to him?
Yes — second-person, your voice to his chair. Send the rituals (the news, the dog, the closet) and Songbond writes it that way: $39.90, 24–48 hours, unlimited revisions.
What about our song — should I use it or save it?
Many widows keep "their" song private and use a new one publicly. A custom song gives the service something true without spending the song you two shared.
For the one who narrated your world
Have a memorial song written about your husband — $39.90, delivered in 24–48 hours.
Companion piece: memorial songs for a late wife, plus tribute songs for mom.
