Bear Witness

G Em Bm you can put ’em on the counter , there with all the other flowers G Em Bm and help me figure out how to turn off this tv G Em Bm i’m glad you made the visit , and if you think you have a minute Am D/F# G you should sit and talk until it’s time to leave G Em Bm is my granddaughter ruthie still working at the movies? G Em Bm does she still let all her boyfriends in for free? G Em Bm does she still stare out of the front door as she’s serving people popcorn Am D/F# G and talk about how nice today was supposed to be? Am C D C G oh oh oh oh oh , that’s the love that i came to bear witness to Am C D C G oh oh oh oh oh , and the love i’m taking with me when i go G Em Bm did you notice walking over at the house down at the corner G Em Bm there’s a dog behind a window that doesn’t move G Em Bm i’ve seen him staring in the mornings , i’ve seen him staring in the evenings Am D/F# G as if time stops until his master’s in the room Am C D C G oh oh oh oh oh , that’s the love that i came to bear witness to Am C D C G oh oh oh oh oh , and the love i’m taking with me when i go G Em Bm some nights get worse than others , and i start thinking about your mother G Em Bm and she’s here with me as far as i can tell G Em Bm as if the world revealed its secret and it’s asking me to keep it Am D/F# G like a kid that hears the ocean in a shell C G and that’s the love that i came to bear witness to C G and the love i’m taking with me when i go Am C D oh oh oh oh oh , Am C D oh oh oh oh oh , Am C D C G oh oh oh oh oh , that’s the love that i came to bear witness to Am C D C G oh oh oh oh oh , and the love i’m taking with me when i go C G and the love i’m taking with me when i go