Pictures Of Home

D D/C# Bm A G G D D/C# Bm A G G D D/C# Bm A G Gmaj7 The headlights from the oncoming cars shine a light in your eyes D D/C# Bm A We ain’t been talking for miles and miles and miles D D/C# Bm You keep your eyes open for the right exit sign D D/C# Bm I’m counting the roadkill just to pass the time G A Every year the same old scene G A The whole family gathers round the tree D for those pictures of home D/C# Bm A G G D D/C# Bm A G G D D/C# Bm A G Gmaj7 My dad takes our coats, Mom hugs you so hard you can’t breathe D D/C# Bm A She looks at your belly in hopes that there’s something to see D D/C# Bm You put on a smile but you’re grinding your teeth D D/C# Bm I’m standing there staring down at my feet G A She’s a grandma with no grandkids G A It’s the only thing that’s amiss D In these pictures of home G We try our best A To survive this test Bm G Of getting from one happy snapshot to the next G A And when we’re young it’s all in good fun Bm Em But the older we get the more we regret G A Mom’s got us under one roof G A So Dad shoots a film full of proof D A Em A D pictures of home D D/C# Bm A G Gmaj7 At dinner we’re seated with my cousin’s twins, they turned three D D/C# Bm A She just got divorced, now she’s taking a course in tai chi D D/C# Bm The camcorder’s ready and the kids have to sing D D/C# Bm Dad’s taping it over their poor mother’s wedding G A Mom turns down the radio G A And the kids really put on a show D for those picture of home G And so it goes A These pictures of home Bm G Get taken again and again and again G A And when we’re done we’re all on the run Bm Em And Dad retires to drink in his den G A After everyone’s gone G A Mom lingers in the kitchen alone D A Em A D with those pictures of home