The Way Back Home chords by Lori McKenna

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:

     Ab      Db
keep a Bible by your bed
       Eb      Ab
even if you never read it
           Db
Like a candle in the drawer



       Eb
in case the lights go out
Fm     Ab      Db
Keep your feet on solid ground
        Eb      Fm
but don't ever let the stars go
   Ab     Db
That way you'll always know
Eb       Ab
the way back home

Ab Db Ab

Verse 2:

     Ab       Db
Keep a Twenty in your pocket
    Eb    Ab
and a book for readin'
     Ab         Db
If the truth hurts in your throat
Eb      Fm
keep mercy on your tongue
     Ab        Db
Remember forgiveness is a choice
        Eb  Fm
the bitterless are reaping
   Ab      Db
That way you'll always know
   Eb    Ab
the way back home


Chorus:

  Fm
That way
       Db
When you're missin' somebody
  Fm
The way you miss somebody
       Db       Ab
that you've known your whole life
    Fm
You're always
    Db        Ab
Just a memory away from findin'
   Db             Eb
That dirt road that leads to the front door
           Fm
that made you who you are


Verse 3:

     Ab          Db
Remember the smell of summer risin'
Eb      Ab
off of the driveway
          Db
After an afternoon rain
Eb        Ab
Mama callin' you in to eat
    Ab           Db
If you feel like you've been lost
Eb        Ab
think of the backyard you came from
          Db
That way you'll always know
   Eb    Ab
the way back home


Chorus:

Fm
That way
       Db
When you're missin' somebody
   Fm
The way you miss somebody
       Db     Ab
that you've known your whole life
Fm
You're always
     Db        Ab
Just a memory away from findin'
   Db              Eb
That dirt road that leads to the front door
            Fm Ab Db Eb
that made you who you are
         Fm
Made you who you are


Outro:

     Ab        Db
In your chest there is a compass
Eb         Ab
in your blood there is a calling
       Ab        Db
And in your head there is a vision
Eb      Ab
you called that "the dream"
          Db
And leavin's part of it
Eb          Ab
if you didn't you might never know
    Ab      Db
Keep a Bible by your bed
         Eb      Ab
like headlights comin' up the road