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Key: G
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
D C/E G D G C/E
Verse 1:
D
Starin' at the cotton in the sky
C/E
And I'm tracing down the mountains with my eye
G D G C/E
Cuz somewhere in that endless space is you
Verse 2:
D
You took your stride and then walked away
C/E
Now you been gone for so many days
G D G C/E
Sometimes I wonder, ya just don't know what to do
Pre-chorus:
D
Well good news daughter please don't ya cry
C/E
Listen son I'm gonna tell you why
G D G C/E
You've still got us, we've always had faith in you
D
Don't ya see it don't matter how far ya roam
A
You made a path so far away from home
C/E G C/E A
But turn around see it leads right back here too
Chorus:
D A
The beginning of you
C/E G
Beginning of you
Verse 3:
D
So you messed up, ya did youself bad
C/E
Guess after all you're just like mom and dad
G D G C/E
Where I come from that's called genealogy
Verse 4:
D
Well Grandma and Grandpa they messed up too
C/E
And someday your kids will be just like you
G D G C/E
So why the wasted time, we've got lots of work to do
Verse 5:
D
Don't overthink it, it ain't so hard try
C/E
A softened heart with forgiveness in your eye
G D G C/E
You forgive us, we always forgive you
Verse 6:
D
Then we stand a little taller from all of the scars
C/E
We stretch a little closer toward all those stars
G D G C/E
Where heavenly parents messed up when they're like me 'n you
Pre-chorus:
D
Good news daughter please don't ya cry
A
Listen son I'm gonna tell you why
C/E G C/E A
You've still got us, we've always had faith in you
D
Don't ya see it don't matter how far ya roam
A
You made a path so far away from home
C/E G C/E A
But turn around see it leads right back here too
Chorus:
D C/E G D
The beginning of you
D C/E G D
Oooh
Pre-chorus:
D
Well good news daughter please don't ya cry
A
Listen son I'm gonna tell you why
C/E G C/E A
You've still got us, we've always had faith in you
D
Don't ya see it don't matter how far ya roam
A
You made a path so far away from home
C/E G C/E A
But turn around see it leads right back here too
Pre-chorus:
D
Well good news daughter please don't ya cry
A
Listen son I'm gonna tell you why
C/E G C/E A
You've still got us, we've always had faith in you
D
Don't ya see it don't matter how far ya roam
A
You made a path so far away from home
C/E G C/E A
But turn around see it leads right back here too
Chorus:
D
The beginning of you
Outro:
D
Song History
Published: April 22, 2026
Last Updated: April 22, 2026