Routine Maintenance

C C Cmaj9 All of us here under the same roof again Fmaj7 I'm sitting in your favorite chair G Playing with the fraying threads C I'm sleeping in Catherine's room Cmaj9 In a twin sized bed Fmaj7 G She shares mine with Colin 'cause it's got more space for him Am G And Pop, she ain't in no shape, to take care of anything Fmaj7 G So I'll bring him to school, and tell him that it's okay C G I try to look half-put-together F So the teachers know he's safe Fmaj G And I'm raking the leaves, I'm unclogging the drain C Cmaj9 C I'm trying to be someone you can count on for a change Cmaj9 Fmaj7 G C Cmaj9 Out in the garage, to the tune of the evening news Fmaj7 G Mom needs her oil changed, it's six months overdue C Cmaj9 And I spent those freezing nights, shaking out here with you Fmaj7 G Holding the flashlight still, guess I learned a thing or two Am G And Colin seems interested, so I act like I'm good at this Fmaj7 G So I pull out the plug and letting it drain C Cmaj9 Fmaj7 Trying to find the right filter to replace Fmaj7 G And I'm doing the wash and touching up paint C Cmaj9 C I'm tryna be someone you can count on for a change Cmaj9 Fmaj7 G C Cmaj9 Fmaj7 G Am G In the years since we spread your ashes C Cmaj9 Fmaj7 Sammy got traded to L.A and then to Kansas Am G In the years since everything happened C Cmaj9 Fmaj7 C I've been out looking for where the light went G7 F I think I've found out where the light is Fmaj7 G So I'm packing his lunch then I'm going to bed C Cmaj9 Fmaj7 I don't want to see how dark the night gets Fmaj7 And I'm shoveling snow G And I'm fixing the gate C Cmaj9 C I'm going to be someone you can count on for a change