Intro
B
I saw roses choking in the grass
E B
Flaking paint and a broken window pane
G#m
G# mailbox barely standing by the driveway
F#7
I can almost see the name
E
G# swing set and forgotten toys where
B
Little boys and girls played happy games
F#7
Everything I gave a damn about is gone
B
But the memory still remains
E
The old man from the house across the street asked
B
How's it going and I said fine
G#m
The expression on his face would make me think
F#7
He could almost read my mind
E
That Johnson boy from down the road was asking
B
If the kids could come and play
F#7
Lord I wish I could have told him yes but I
B
Just said I guess son not today
B7 E
I just came home to count the memories
F#7 B
That I've been counting in my mind
E
I just came home to count the memories
F#7 B
From a better day and time
Birds that sang their pretty songs
E B
Aren't singing like they did when you were here
G#m
Cause there's no happiness in music if somebody
F#7
Isn't close enough to care
E
I picked a ragged daisy from it's home
B
Out in the corner of the yard
F#7
She loves me she loves me not now I don't
B
Have to wonder anymore
B7 E
I just came home to count the memories
F#7 B
That I've been counting in my mind
E
I just came home to count the memories
F#7 B
I guess it's time to say goodbye