The House That Built Me Chords & Tabs
The House That Built Me Chords
Capo 1
Intro
E B A E B7
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Verse 1
E
I know they say, you cant go home again
G#m
I just had to come back one last time
A A Asus2
Maam I know you dont know me from Adam
E B7sus4 B
But these handprints on the front steps are mine
Verse 2
E
Up those stairs, in that little back bedroom
G#m
Is where I did my homework and I learned to play guitar
A Asus2 A Asus2
And I bet you didnt know, under that live oak
E B7sus4 B
My favorite dog is buried in the yard
Chorus
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A E Eadd9 E
I thought if I could touch this place or feel it
F#m E Eadd9 E
This brokenness inside me might start healing
A
Out here its like Im someone else
C#m A Asus2
I thought that maybe I could find myself
E A
If I could just come in I swear Ill leave
E
Wont take nothing but a memory
E B7sus4 B E
From the house that built me
Verse 3
E
Mama cut out pictures of houses for years
G#m
From Better Homes and Gardens magazine
A Asus2 A Asus2
Plans were drawn and concrete poured Nail by nail and board by board
E B7sus4 B
Daddy gave life to mamas dream
Chorus
A E Eadd9 E
I thought if I could touch this place or feel it
F#m E Eadd9 E
This brokenness inside me might start healing
A
Out here its like Im someone else
C#m A Asus2
I thought that maybe I could find myself
E Asus2
If I could just come in I swear Ill leave
A E
Wont take nothing but a memory
E B7sus4 B E
From the house that built me
Bridge
C#m E
You leave home and you move on and you do the best you can
F#m A B7sus4 B
I got lost in this old world and forgot who I am
Chorus
A E Eadd9 E
I thought if I could touch this place or feel it
F#m E Eadd9 E
This brokenness inside me might start healing
A
Out here its like Im someone else
C#m A Asus2
I thought that maybe I could find myself
E Asus2
If I could walk around I swear Ill leave
A E
Wont take nothing but a memory
E B7sus4 B
From the house that built me
Outro
A //// E //// F#m // B7sus4 / / E /
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