[Intro]
A B C Em F G
A B C Em F G
[Verse 1]
A B
I bought flowers from a drifter.
C Em F G
Cut my hand on a thorn,
A
Straight across the fate line.
B C
I'm no palm reader,
Em F G A B
But I doubt that's the sign that I was looking for.
C Em F
Rainy night in California.
G A
Told me he fought in the war.
B C Em
And I'm so desperate to do the right thing.
F G F
I'm not sure what that even is anymore.
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G
He found a bus stop to weather the storm.
[Chorus]
C
I'm gonna stand up straight.
Em F
I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid.
A
Mom, I want you to know
G
I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home.
[Instrumental]
A B C Em F G
A B C Em F G
[Verse 2]
A B
Faded light from the projector
C Em F G
Spitting summer out on a screen.
A B C
The pool we swam in caved in years ago.
Em F G A
We filled it up with furniture and concrete.
B C Em
I saw right from wrong then.
F G A
The lines were simple and clean.
B C Em
Now all the people I was taught would be heroes
F G F
Are acting like cowards, killers, and thieves.
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G
I'm losing track of who the good guys are supposed to be.
[Chorus]
C
I'm gonna stand up straight.
Em F
I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid.
A
Dad, I want you to know
G
I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home.
[Instrumental]
F G Em A
C
[Bridge]
F G
Coming undone at the seams.
Em A
Stress fractures and muted dreams.
C F
Oh, please.
G
Undone at the seams.
Em A
Stress fractures and muted dreams.
C F
Oh, please.
G
Undone at the seams.
Em A
Stress fractures and muted dreams.
C
Oh...
[Chorus]
C
I'm gonna stand up straight.
Em F
I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid.
A
Mom, I want you to know
G
I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home.
C
I'm gonna stand up straight.
Em F
I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid.
A
Dad, I want you to know
G A
I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home.