The Things We Forget

G | D/F# | Em | D/F# | x 2 G D/F# Em D/F# I forgot how much I love that smell of the dirt fresh off the plow G D/F# Em D/F# That tail- gate rattle, tires on gravel, I sure do love that sound G D/F# Em D/F# And I can't believe I spend so many years running from this G D/F# Em G It's slow and it's small and it's life outa crawl, but it's everything I miss D A Where we come from, where were go- in' Bm G How to live right here in the mo- ment D A How to love somebody, let her love you back Bm G When to let her go and cry, when to light- en up and laugh Em C Slow it all down and take a long, deep breath G D/F# Em D/F# Man, the things we forget | | | G D/F# Em D/F# Well, I pulled off that old riv- er road and I looked back at my life G D/F# Em D/F# At the long lost friends and the might-have-been loves I told goodbye G D/F# Em D/F# Then I laid back on my truck hood and I pon- dered why were here G D/F# Em G If you stare long enough at the heav- ens above, man, all gets crystal clear D A Where we come from, where were go- in' Bm G How to live right here in the mo- ment D A How to love somebody, let her love you back Bm G When to let her go and cry, when to light- en up and laugh Em C Slow it all down and take a long, deep breath G Man, the things we forget C | C | A | A | C | C | Em | C | C D A Where we come from, where were go- in' Bm G How to live right here in the mo- ment D A How to love somebody, let her love you back Bm G When to let her go and cry, when to light- en up and laugh Em C Slow it all down and take a long, deep breath G D A Bm Man, the things we for- get | | | G D A Bm Man, the things we for- get | | | G D Yeah, the things we for- get