Mary Chapin Carpenter – The Saving Things (Guitar)
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From the album "Personal History" (2025)
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/4WbS6XcvOX4eFsYJ7CQohj?si=dd7d222646924aa4
[Intro]
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| F Dm7 | F/C Dm7 | F Dm7 | Bb C |
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| F Dm7 | F/C Dm7 | F Dm7 | Bb C |
[Verse 1]
F Dm7 A journal that keeps all confessions F Dm7 Hope like the rarest of possessions F Dm7 A light that's left on by the door Bbadd9 C F Dm7 A feeling of needing nothing more
[Verse 2]
F Dm7 A cup of coffee, a vintage locket F Dm7 Bandana in your jeans' back pocket F Dm7 A song you know backwards and forwards Bbadd9 C At the top of your lungs, here comes the chorus
[Chorus 1]
Bbadd9 The sound of rain on a roof that sings F The first day in ages that feels like spring Bbadd9 Arriving at the end of your wanderings A4 A A4 A Don't forget, don't forget Bbadd9 C The saving things
[Post-Chorus]
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| F Dm7 | F/C Dm7 |
[Verse 3]
F Dm7 A photograph taped to a mirror F Dm7 The proof that once we all were here F Dm7 The scent of smoke curling from a candle Bbadd9 C Next to the souvеnirs on the mantle
[Verse 4]
F Dm7 A stranger's smilе, an old friend's laughter F Dm7 Letting go of what does not matter F Dm7 Radio's murmur in a midnight kitchen Bbadd9 C The things that you notice when you stop to listen
[Chorus 2]
Bbadd9 The gems that shine from a passed-down ring F Love letters tied up with a string Bbadd9 Wildflowers fit for a king A4 A A4 A Don't forget, don't forget Bbadd9 The saving things
[Instrumental Break]
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| Bbadd9 | F | Bbadd9 | A4 A A4 A |
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| Bbadd9 | F | Bbadd9 | A4 A A4 A | Bbadd9 C |
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| F Dm7 | F/C Dm7 |
[Verse 5]
F Dm7 The things you see when you close your eyes F Dm7 Abandoning every old disguise F Dm7 The past and all the days that made us Bbadd9 C Again and again are the things that save us
[Chorus 3]
Bbadd9 The sound of rain on a roof that sings F First day in ages that feels like spring Bbadd9 The place at the end of our wanderings A4 A A4 A Don't forget, don't forget Bbadd9 Rock 'n' roll, poetry, and symphonies F The infinite number of infinities Bbadd9 And the beauty in just about everything A4 A A4 A Don't forget, don't forget Bbadd9 C The saving things
[Outro]
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| F Dm7 | F/C Dm7 | F Dm7 | Bbadd9 C | (repeat and fade)
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