Extraordinary Dinner Party

4x E C A E Morning after snowstorm Stand in the silence C A Almost feel reborn all alone on the street E It's a certain sort of stillness when the quiet surrounds you C A The only sound your shovel on concrete F# A F# E A I remember those piles from the snow plows always seemed much bigger back when I was a kid F# A Pushed all of the snow to the end of the driveway F# E A I was the only person up in the neighborhood E Morning after snowstorm C A I turned the ignition and I started my car E Morning after snowstorm C A I scraped off my windshield with the edge of a credit card F#m A I remember that drive into work F#m E A Still can hear the voice coming over the radio F#m A F#m E A Listen to our experts give the best tips for the next time you entertain dinner guests Bm A Bm A G I thought of the day in a tie in the kitchen I sat and I watched you put make-up on Bm A G Thought of the day in the basement when I played house Bm A Bm A G I felt ashamed that I'd stayed in my head in the same place for so long G Because I was afraid to change A G But that's not an excuse to stay D Morning after snowstorm E Bm I climbed up on the snowbank and I stared at the neighborhood D Morning after snowstorm E Bm F#m I think I finally understood what they meant when they said there's a calm after the storm E F#m Saw my grandpa at his workbench building grandma's bookshelf G Watched a woman walk her trash out to the street F# E Father alone on the highway F#m I heard the salt trucks and neighbors off to work Saw my mother G Bm Saw how history loops around all of these moments and then I saw you A Bm A G In a dress there with your eyes open wide to put make-up on Bm A G Thought of the day in the basement that I played house Bm A Bm A G And I felt ashamed I'd ignored all the hands that extended before and around me G Because I was afraid to change A G But that's not an excuse to stay A It's not an excuse