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