Lori McKenna – The Way Back Home (Guitar)

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[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