I Just Came Home to Count the Memories Chords by John Anderson

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