The Way Back Home chords by Lori McKenna

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:

         Ab           Db
keep a Bible by your bed
             Eb           Ab
even if you never read it
                     Db
Like a candle in the drawer



             Eb
in case the lights go out
Fm          Ab            Db
Keep your feet on solid ground
                Eb            Fm
but don't ever let the stars go
      Ab          Db
That way you'll always know
Eb             Ab
the way back home

Ab Db Ab

Verse 2:

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


Chorus:

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


Verse 3:

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


Chorus:

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


Outro:

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