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