Intro
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I saw roses choking in the grass
D A
Flaking paint and a broken window pane
F#m
F# mailbox barely standing by the driveway
E7
I can almost see the name
D
F# swing set and forgotten toys where
A
Little boys and girls played happy games
E7
Everything I gave a damn about is gone
A
But the memory still remains
D
The old man from the house across the street asked
A
How's it going and I said fine
F#m
The expression on his face would make me think
E7
He could almost read my mind
D
That Johnson boy from down the road was asking
A
If the kids could come and play
E7
Lord I wish I could have told him yes but I
A
Just said I guess son not today
A7 D
I just came home to count the memories
E7 A
That I've been counting in my mind
D
I just came home to count the memories
E7 A
From a better day and time
Birds that sang their pretty songs
D A
Aren't singing like they did when you were here
F#m
Cause there's no happiness in music if somebody
E7
Isn't close enough to care
D
I picked a ragged daisy from it's home
A
Out in the corner of the yard
E7
She loves me she loves me not now I don't
A
Have to wonder anymore
A7 D
I just came home to count the memories
E7 A
That I've been counting in my mind
D
I just came home to count the memories
E7 A
I guess it's time to say goodbye