Alphabet Soup

A Remember when I told you to feed your dog F#m Alphabet soup if you wanted him to speak he was D A husky with one blue eye E And the other brown like dirt on the ground A He used to terrorize and chase my orange tabby F#m Until we fell off the bed onto the carpet laughing D I watched you turn into a whisper E And I wanted to hear you so I thought I'd come closer D E A F#m You told me that when I grow up I'll be just like my mother D E A F#m I think you thought it'd be insulting but why's it so bad to smother D Everything (everything) E And everyone (everyone) A F#m D E You love with affection and say things like you mean them A Remember when you said that you liked poetry F#m You had a bad habit and it forced you to condense things D You made sure your words never left a trace E You prayed they'd slip through cracks on sidewalks and holes in lace A You were 10 years old when you were in a state spelling bee F#m You misspelled Antarctica and you said it was embarrassing D You knew your parents would never let you live it down E You walked away from the podium tears staining shaky hands A A/G# F#m D E I didn't mean to make you the receiver A A/G# F#m D E Of my miseries now you're thinking how can I leave her