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