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Intro
C F G
C F G
Verse 1
C F
Julia, when you move
C F
New York break lights shine your shoes
C F
And we don't say much 'cause what's left to prove?
Am F G
If I'm ever getting old, then I'm getting old with you too
Pre-Chorus
C F
So come on, hold me like a thief in the night
C F
And don't let Go of me, girl, I'm not your type
C F
But you have shown me how to smile
Am F G
So if I'm ever going to die, no, we ain't never going to die
Chorus
F G Am Em
It took my whole life to build this home, mm-mm
F G Am C G C
All the love lost and night spent on my own.
F Em Am G
I traded my voice in shame. for a good can of pain
F G Am
It took my whole life to build this home
F G C F G C F G
But now I'm right where I belong.
Verse 2
C F
Julia, what did you do?
C
'Cause now I'm waking up sober, brushing teeth, tying
F
shoes
C F
And I don't say it enough, love, the way I feel for you
Am
The words were hard enough to write
F G
Now that I found you, I don't even try, oh, βy
Chorus
F G Am Em
'Cause it took my whole life to build this home, mm-mm.
F G Am C G C
All the love lost and night spent on my own.
F Em Am G
I traded my voice in shame for a good can of pain
F G Am
It took my whole life to build this home
F G C
But now I'm right where I belong
Bridge
F C
The scars aren't showing up in light
F Am G
It's 'cause you make the time to take away the roof
I thought we'd end it too
F C
But now they're all growing just like vines
F Am G
Funny, I never meant to mean that much to you
Okay, well, that's untrue
Instrumental
C G C G
Chorus
F G Am Em
It took my whole life to build this home
F G Am C G C
All the love lost and night spent on my own
F Em Am G
I traded my voice in shame for a good can of pain
F G Am
It took my whole life to build this home
F G
But now I'm right where I belong
Outro
C F
Julia, when you move
C F
New York break lights shine your shoes
C F G C
And we don't say much 'cause what's left to prove?
Song History
Published: January 4, 2026
Last Updated: January 4, 2026