Eric Shaw
Chattanooga
[Verse 1]
G
Driving up the mountain, stepping to the edge
Em
I can see seven states, standing in one place
C
It's been a while since I felt
D G
The peace that only comes from coming home
G
I can see the downtown lights and the river winding through
Em
The little red church in the valley where I first learned the truth
C D G
And I'm flooded with the memories I thought that I'd forgotten long ago
[Verse 2]
G
Football games on Friday night
Em
Driving backroads in the moonlight
C
We thought that we were grown
D G
We were just fine getting by with what we didn't know
G
June nights on the Riverbend
Em
Drinking warm beers that we snuck in
C D G
Watching my heroes on the stage, swearing to myself that would be me one day
[Chorus]
Em
On the banks of the Tennessee
G
In the shadow of the pine trees
D
It's where I learned who I am
C
How to walk how to be a man
G
You know that's home to me
Em
I never thought that I could leave
G
But this plan ain't always up to me
D
The road of life may change but the roots we plant don't fade
C
I can always find my way
G
To Chattanooga
[Bridge]
Am
I've walked the New York City Streets
G/B
I've seen the giant redwood trees
C D
I've stared out from the beaches of Mexico
Am
I've stood in awe of the Vegas lights
G/B
And a blue Montana sky
C D
But there's only one place that's burned deep in my soul
C
The only place that I call home
G
Chattanooga
[Instrumental]
G Em C G (x2)
[Chorus]
Em
On the banks of the Tennessee
G
In the shadow of the pine trees
D
It's where I learned who I am
C
How to walk how to be a man
G
You know that's home to me
Em
I never thought that I could leave
G
But this plan ain't always up to me
D
The road of life may change but the roots we plant don't fade
C
I can always find my way
G
To Chattanooga