Bear Witness

G Em Bm You can put 'em on the counter, there with all the other flowers G Em Bm And help me figure out how to turn off this TV G Em Bm I'm glad you made the visit, and if you think you have a minute Am D/F# G You should sit and talk until it's time to leave G Em Bm Is my granddaughter Ruthie still working at the movies? G Em Bm Does she still let all her boyfriends in for free? G Em Bm Does she still stare out of the front door as she's serving people popcorn Am D/F# G And talk about how nice today was supposed to be? Am C D C G Oh oh oh oh oh, that's the love that I came to bear witness to Am C D C G Oh oh oh oh oh, and the love I'm taking with me when I go G Em Bm Did you notice walking over at the house down at the corner G Em Bm There's a dog behind a window that doesn't move G Em Bm I've seen him staring in the mornings, I've seen him staring in the evenings Am D/F# G As if time stops until his master's in the room Am C D C G Oh oh oh oh oh, that's the love that I came to bear witness to Am C D C G Oh oh oh oh oh, and the love I'm taking with me when I go G Em Bm Some nights get worse than others, and I start thinking about your mother G Em Bm And she's here with me as far as I can tell G Em Bm As if the world revealed its secret and it's asking me to keep it Am D/F# G Like a kid that hears the ocean in a shell C G And that's the love that I came to bear witness to C G And the love I'm taking with me when I go Am C D Oh oh oh oh oh, Am C D Oh oh oh oh oh, Am C D C G Oh oh oh oh oh, that's the love that I came to bear witness to Am C D C G Oh oh oh oh oh, and the love I'm taking with me when I go C G And the love I'm taking with me when I go