Misc Musicals – The Theory Of Relativity - Footprint (Guitar)
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[Intro]
G A/G Am/G G
[Verse 1]
G A/G So you're cruising along at college Am/G G First semester winding down G A/G Am(b5)/G D/F# And you're finally over first semester shock Em7 Em7/D Now the holidays are approaching A/C# Cm6 So it's back to your old town G/B Cadd9 Cadd9/D Back to solid ground, your family, your rock G A/G Yeah, there's nothing like heading homeward Am/G G To clear the mental fog G A/G Am(b5)/G G The photographs in your memory never blur Em7 Em7/D So you're thinking about your parents A/C# Cm6 Your sister Beth, and Spike, your dog G/B Cadd9 Cadd9/D They're frozen in your head the way they were
[Chorus]
D/C G/B Cadd9 Cause there's a footpring you left there G/D B7/D# Em Em7/D Indelible and deep Amadd11 G/B It's the core of your indentity A/C# Cadd9/D D/C The principles you keep G/B Cadd9 Your footprint, your history G/D B7/D# Em Em7/D It's who you are Am(add11) G/B So you run to hug your parents C6/E Cm6/Eb And Beth calls you a geek G/D A/C# Am(b5)/C And when you yell for Spike, your dad says Amadd11 D7sus G "Son, we had to put him down last week."
[Verse 2]
A/G Am/G G
G A/G Am/G G
G A/G So you find yourself back at college Am/G G Kind of shaken, but okay G A/G Am(b5)/G G And you're quickly swept up again by freshman year D/F# Em7 Em7/D There's your roommate who hogs the bathroom A/C# Cm6 A new paper due each day G/B Cadd9 Cadd9/D And your part-time job as a campus store cashier G A/G Then it's suddenly spring vacation Am/G G And it's home you go once more G A/G Am(b5)/G G D/F# And it's hard to believe the months have come and gone Em7 Em7/D You see that familiar driveway A/C# Cm6 And you open that front door G/B Cadd9 Cadd9/D With that overwhelming feeling coming on
[Chorus]
D/C G/B Cadd9 There's a footprint you left there G/D B7/D# Em Permanent and real Em7/D Amadd11 G/B It's your constant, your anchor A/C# Cadd9/D Unbendable like steel D/C G/B Cadd9 Your footprint, your history G/D B7/D# Em Em7/D It's who you are Amadd11 G/B And the place looks so inviting C6/E Cm6/Eb It's everything you hoped G/D You ask "Where's my sister?" A/C# Amb5/C Amadd11 Your mom says, "Dear." D7sus G "Beth and her boyfriend eloped."
G A/G Am/G G
[Bridge]
G/B
G/C G/B You'd like to think you're enlightened G/C Cadd9/E Cadd9/D A/C# Amb5/C You like to believe that you're flexible and cool G/B B/D# Em A/C# Amb5/C Sure, things will change while you're away at school Amadd11 G/B C6/E Cm6/Eb But you worry the foundation you've been rooted to so long G/B Cadd9 Is somehow less dependable A/C# Cadd9/D D/C Is suddenly less strong G/C G/B At least you're not like a tadpole G/C Cadd9/E Cadd9/D A/C# Amb5/C One of three thousand eggs his mom unloads G/B B/D# Em A7sus A7 Who never gets to know his parent... toads. Amadd11 G/B Yeah, at least you're not like that Cadd9 A/C# G/D Am7b5 No, you've still got your footprint on that thread-bare welcome mat D7 D7sus And a place to hang your hat
[Chorus 3]
G A/G So your life hums along at college Am/G G And your worries slowly dim G A/G Amb5/G G Oppurtunities to go home become more rare D/F# Em7 Em7/D You hear your mom has a brand new hairdo A/C# Cm6 And your bedroom's now a gym G/B Cadd9 Cadd9/D Your dad bought a vintage Chevrolet Bel-Air G A/G Then your sophomore and junior classes Am/G G Disappear before your eyes G A/G Amb5/G G And you're thinking about a life beyond these doors D/F# Em7 Em7/D Your old roommate is now your best friend A/C# Cm6 Your latest paper won a prize G/B Cadd9 Cadd9/D You now manage all the college campus stores
[Chorus]
D/C G/B Cadd9 Still there's a footprint you cling to G/D B7/D# Em Em7/D It's something you can't shake Amadd11 G/B A need that won't diminish A/C# Cadd9/D A bond that will not break D/C G/B Cadd9 Your footprint, your history G/D B7/D# Em Em7/D It's who you are Amadd11 G/B And home's a place of comfort C6/E Cm6/Eb Where nothing's ever forced G/D A/C# Amb5/C Amadd11 Then over dinner with your parents D7sus G They tell you they're getting divorced
A7/G G A7/G
[Post-Chorus]
G/C G/B Then you have a calm revelation G/C Cadd9/E Cadd9/D A/C# Amb5/C There as the world seems to blow up in your face G/B B7/D# Em A7sus A7 You see that footprints don't belong in just one place Amadd11 G/B They're in the life you led Cadd9 A/C# But they're not firmly rooted G/D G/B Am7b5 They will multiply and spread D7 D7sus On the path that lies ahead
[Chorus]
D/C G/B Cadd9 Yes, your footprint goes with you G/D B7/D# Em Em7/D It's something you don't lose Amadd11 G/B From the family you were born with A/C# Cadd9/D D/C To the family that you choose G/B Cadd9 Your footprint, your history G/D B7/D# Em A7sus A7 It's who you are Amadd11 G/B And the universe gets larger C6/E Cm6/Eb And the cosmos will expand G/D A/C Amadd11 But one thing never changes D7sus Your footprint is right where you stand
[Outro]
G A/G Am/G G