If You Were A Home

Picking C F C F A long time ago I was sitting by a home C Am C Em C I didn't know what it was for, I didn't know why I was there F C F C Seeds put in the lawn, saw the flowers growing so I thought i'd tag along Am C Em C I peeked through the door, it was vacant as could be F C F Until I saw my vines growing in it's windows, I knew this had startled me Strumming G Am C Em G If we laid on the floors in it's rooms, I'd let your thoughts consume me Am C Em G Unlike the sidewalks paved that only saw what they wanted to see Am C Em G If we laid in the backyard, and heard the cars in the streets Am C Em G Thought maybe if you could see me in the dark, in the light I could finally see me Am C Em G If we sat on the front porch, and could feel you surrounding me Am C Em G Then for the first time I could feel your heart beating C F C F C Picking F C F C You tell me, "Sometimes at night the dark crawls through your windows" Am C Em C I tell you, "You need to board them up because the dark that you're seeing is shadows" F C F There are things in it's attic and there are things in it's basement Strumming G Am C Em G If we laid on the floors in it's rooms, I'd let your thoughts consume me Am C Em G Unlike the sidewalks paved that only saw what they wanted to see Am C Em G If we laid in the backyard, and heard the cars in the streets Am C Em G Thought maybe if you could see me in the dark, in the light I could finally see me Am C Em G If we sat on the front porch, and could feel you surrounding me Am C Em G Then for the first time I could feel your heart beating 2x C Am C Am But the sign on the front lawn, it says to save him C Am C Am Could you save him? Could you save her? Could you save them all? C Am Could you paint them? Could you paint them? C Am Could you repair them all? C Am Could you love it? Would you love it? C Am Could you love it at all? Strumming G Am C Em G If we laid on the floors in it's rooms, I'd let your thoughts consume me Am C Em G Unlike the sidewalks paved that only saw what they wanted to see Am C Em G If we laid in the backyard, and heard the cars in the streets Am C Em G Thought maybe if you could see me in the dark, in the light I could finally see me Am C Em G If we sat on the front porch, and could feel you surrounding me Am C Em G Then for the first time I could feel your heart beating Picking Am C Em G If we laid on the floors in it's rooms, I'd let your thoughts consume me ...