I Just Came Home To Count The Memories Chords by Cal Smith

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_ I [C] saw roses choking in the [F] grass, flaking paint, a broken [C] window pane. _ _
_ _ _ A mailbox [Em] barely standing by the [Am] driveway, I [C] can almost see [G] the name. _ _
_ _ _ [F] A swing set and forgotten toys where little boys and girls played [C] happy games. _
_ _ _ Everything I gave a damn [G] about is gone but all the memories [C] still remain. _
_ _ _ The old man from the house [F] across the street I asked how's it going and [C] I said fine. _
_ _ _ The expression [Em] on his face would [Am] make me think [C] he could [G] almost read my mind. _
_ _ _ [F] That Johnson boy from down the road was asking if the kids could [C] come and play. _ _
_ _ _ Lord I wish I could have told him [G] yes but I just said I guess not [C] today. _ _
I just came home to [F] count the memories _
[G] that I've been counting [C] in my _ mind.
I just came home to [F] count the memories _ _
[G] _ from a better [C] day and time. _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] Birds that sing a pretty [F] song aren't singing like they did when [C] you were here.
_ _ Cause there's no happiness [Em] in music [Am] if somebody [C] isn't close [G] enough to care. _ _
_ _ _ [F] I picked a ragged daisy from it's home out in the corner [C] of the _ yard.
_ _ _ She loves me, she loves me not, [G] now I don't have to wonder [C] anymore. _ _ _
I just came home to [F] count the memories _
[G] that I've been counting in [C] my mind. _
I just came home to [F] count the memories. _ _
[G] I guess it's time to say [C] goodbye. _ _ _
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