A F#m C#m
You can put 'em on the counter, there with all the other flowers
A F#m C#m
And help me figure out how to turn off this TV
A F#m C#m
I'm glad you made the visit, and if you think you have a minute
Bm E/G# A
You should sit and talk until it's time to leave
A F#m C#m
Is my granddaughter Ruthie still working at the movies?
A F#m C#m
Does she still let all her boyfriends in for free?
A F#m C#m
Does she still stare out of the front door as she's serving people popcorn
Bm E/G# A
And talk about how nice today was supposed to be?
Bm D E D A
Oh oh oh oh oh, that's the love that I came to bear witness to
Bm D E D A
Oh oh oh oh oh, and the love I'm taking with me when I go
A F#m C#m
Did you notice walking over at the house down at the corner
A F#m C#m
There's a dog behind a window that doesn't move
A F#m C#m
I've seen him staring in the mornings, I've seen him staring in the evenings
Bm E/G# A
As if time stops until his master's in the room
Bm D E D A
Oh oh oh oh oh, that's the love that I came to bear witness to
Bm D E D A
Oh oh oh oh oh, and the love I'm taking with me when I go
A F#m C#m
Some nights get worse than others, and I start thinking about your mother
A F#m C#m
And she's here with me as far as I can tell
A F#m C#m
As if the world revealed its secret and it's asking me to keep it
Bm E/G# A
Like a kid that hears the ocean in a shell
D A
And that's the love that I came to bear witness to
D A
And the love I'm taking with me when I go
Bm D E
Oh oh oh oh oh,
Bm D E
Oh oh oh oh oh,
Bm D E D A
Oh oh oh oh oh, that's the love that I came to bear witness to
Bm D E D A
Oh oh oh oh oh, and the love I'm taking with me when I go
D A
And the love I'm taking with me when I go