The Way Back Home chords by Lori McKenna

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:

     AbAb      DbDb
keep a Bible by your bed
       Eb MajorEb      AbAb
even if you never read it
           DbDb
Like a candle in the drawer


       Eb MajorEb
in case the lights go out
F minorFm     AbAb      DbDb
Keep your feet on solid ground
        Eb MajorEb      F minorFm
but don't ever let the stars go
   AbAb     DbDb
That way you'll always know
Eb MajorEb       AbAb
the way back home

AbAb DbDb AbAb

Verse 2:

     AbAb       DbDb
Keep a Twenty in your pocket
    Eb MajorEb    AbAb
and a book for readin'
     AbAb         DbDb
If the truth hurts in your throat
Eb MajorEb      F minorFm
keep mercy on your tongue
     AbAb        DbDb
Remember forgiveness is a choice
        Eb MajorEb  F minorFm
the bitterless are reaping
   AbAb      DbDb
That way you'll always know
   Eb MajorEb    AbAb
the way back home


Chorus:

  F minorFm
That way
       DbDb
When you're missin' somebody
  F minorFm
The way you miss somebody
       DbDb       AbAb
that you've known your whole life
    F minorFm
You're always
    DbDb        AbAb
Just a memory away from findin'
   DbDb             Eb MajorEb
That dirt road that leads to the front door
           F minorFm
that made you who you are

Verse 3:

     AbAb          DbDb
Remember the smell of summer risin'
Eb MajorEb      AbAb
off of the driveway
          DbDb
After an afternoon rain
Eb MajorEb        AbAb
Mama callin' you in to eat
    AbAb           DbDb
If you feel like you've been lost
Eb MajorEb        AbAb
think of the backyard you came from
          DbDb
That way you'll always know
   Eb MajorEb    AbAb
the way back home


Chorus:

F minorFm
That way
       DbDb
When you're missin' somebody
   F minorFm
The way you miss somebody
       DbDb     AbAb
that you've known your whole life
F minorFm
You're always
     DbDb        AbAb
Just a memory away from findin'
   DbDb              Eb MajorEb
That dirt road that leads to the front door
            F minorFm AbAb DbDb Eb MajorEb
that made you who you are
         F minorFm
Made you who you are


Outro:

     AbAb        DbDb
In your chest there is a compass
Eb MajorEb         AbAb
in your blood there is a calling
       AbAb        DbDb
And in your head there is a vision
Eb MajorEb      AbAb
you called that "the dream"
          DbDb
And leavin's part of it
Eb MajorEb          AbAb
if you didn't you might never know
    AbAb      DbDb
Keep a Bible by your bed
         Eb MajorEb      AbAb
like headlights comin' up the road