Misc Originals – Chris Hostetler - More Memories Than Dreams (Guitar)

Am                       C
Halfway to heaven, maybe closer

    Em                     Em
Her playing years came and went

    Am                       C
Her voice was gonna take her all the way

          Em                      G
Now she's hoping for next month's rent

Am                         C
Two kids depend on her for everything

            Em                              Em
She'll make sure they go to school with new shoes

   Am                          C
If they could just grow up and feed themselves

           Em                 G
She'd feel less guilt for the booze

        Am
Used to know she was strong

            C
Hope burned bright like dawn

          Dm                      Dm
There was plenty of fuel for that flame

      Am
Never finished her song

         C
Now it's been so long

          Dm                           G
And she's left with more memories than dreams

Am                          C
Used to want a Beamer and a big yard

        Em                                Em
And the pride supposed to come with those things

    Am                           C
She takes the kids to choir in a bruised old Ford

             Em                      G
And all that matters is hearing them sing

   Am                    C
To everyone else they're part of the crowd

       Em                        Em
In her eyes they're alone on the stage

Am                         C
Choir, soccer, school, whatever their dreams

              Em                     G
She's finally ready to turn to their page

        Am
Used to know she was strong

            C
Hope burned bright like dawn

          Dm                      Dm
There was plenty of fuel for that flame

      Am
Never finished her song

         C
Now it's been so long

          Dm                           G
And she's left with more memories than dreams

    Am     C
The fire's died

Em               Em
No more embers inside

Am     C
Dreams blurred

Em                         G
Gone are the hard miles behind her

Am          C
Through her tears

           Em                   Em
There's an answer to all of her prayers

       Am     C
In her kids redeemed

         Em                G
A living memory of her own dreams

        Am
Used to know she was strong

            C
Hope burned bright like dawn

          Dm                      Dm
There was plenty of fuel for that flame

      Am
Never finished her song

         C
Now it's been so long

          Dm                           G
And she's left with more memories than dreams