G
Remember when I told you to feed your dog
Em
Alphabet soup if you wanted him to speak he was
C
G husky with one blue eye
D
And the other brown like dirt on the ground
G
He used to terrorize and chase my orange tabby
Em
Until we fell off the bed onto the carpet laughing
C
I watched you turn into a whisper
D
And I wanted to hear you so I thought I'd come closer
C D G Em
You told me that when I grow up I'll be just like my mother
C D G Em
I think you thought it'd be insulting but why's it so bad to smother
C
Everything (everything)
D
And everyone (everyone)
G Em C D
You love with affection and say things like you mean them
G
Remember when you said that you liked poetry
Em
You had a bad habit and it forced you to condense things
C
You made sure your words never left a trace
D
You prayed they'd slip through cracks on sidewalks and holes in lace
G
You were 10 years old when you were in a state spelling bee
Em
You misspelled Antarctica and you said it was embarrassing
C
You knew your parents would never let you live it down
D
You walked away from the podium tears staining shaky hands
G G/F# Em C D
I didn't mean to make you the receiver
G G/F# Em C D
Of my miseries now you're thinking how can I leave her