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