I Just Came Home To Count The Memories chords by Gillian Welch

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th
• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: BB

♫ Intro:

G+G



♫ Verse 1:
G+G                C majorC             G+G
I saw roses choking in the grass flaking paint in a broken window pane
         D MajorD        E minorEm             A augmentedA D MajorD
A augmentedA mailbox barely standin' by the driveway
I can almost read the name
 C majorC                                G+G     E minorEm
A augmentedA swing set and forgotten toys where little girls and boys played happy games
   G+G              D MajorD             G+G      D MajorD D7D7
Everything I ever cared about is gone now but the memories still remain

♫ Verse 2:
    G+G                 C majorC                G+G
And the old man from the house across the street asked how's it goin' and I said fine
           D MajorD         E minorEm              D MajorD   D7D7
The expression on his face would make me think that he could almost read my mind
   C majorC                                  G+G  E minorEm
That Johnson boy from down the road was asking if the kids could comе and play
    G+G               D MajorD              G+G
Lord
I wish I could have told him yes but I just said I guess son not today


♫ Chorus:
G+G               C majorC    D MajorD           G+G
I just camе home to count the memories I've been counting in my mind
DmDm    G+G    C majorC         D MajorD       G+G     D MajorD
Just came home to count the memories of a better day and time


♫ Verse 3:
    G+G                    C majorC             G+G
All the birds that sang such pretty songs aren't singing like they did when we were here
               D MajorD    E minorEm          D MajorD    D7D7
Cause there's no happiness in music if somebody isn't close enough to care
   C majorC                            G+G  E minorEm
So I picked arranged daisy from its home in the corner of the yard
  G+G             D MajorD        D7D7   G+G
He loves me, he loves me not
I don't have to wonder anymore


♫ Chorus:
G+G               C majorC    D MajorD           G+G    G7G7
I just came home to count the memories I've been counting in my mind
         C majorC         D MajorD       G+G
Just came home to count the memories of a better day and time
DmDm    G7G7   C majorC         D MajorD           G+G     D MajorD G+G
Just came home to count the memories, guess it's time to say goodbye