Chords for I Just Came Home To Count The Memories

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_ I [C] saw roses choking in the grass, [F] flaking pain, a broken window [C] pane. _ _
_ _ _ A mailbox barely [Em] standing by the [Am] driveway, [C] I can almost [G] see 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 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 [C] not 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] _ _ _ 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 its home out in the corner [C] of the yard. _
_ _ _ She loved me, she loved 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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