Intro
Bb-C
Bb-C
Bb
I remember the pain in my mother's eyes
Bb Dm C
I remember the pain of her compromise years ago
Bb
I always wanted to help to make it go away
Bb Dm C
I didn't know it was her freedom that she needed so
Bb C Bb Gm
And she said to me, she said to me
Chorus
F
He hitch-hiked to Maine
F Bb
We went cross-country
Bb
I had to leave my home
Dm
I had to raise a family
C Dm
We did the best we could being so young
C
We tried to hard to build a happy home
Bb
I never knew what to say to anybody
Bb Dm C
I didn't know what to do, I was far too young
Bb
But everybody could feel the suffocation
Bb Dm C
Underneath for facade of a happy home
Bb C Bb Gm
And she said to me, she said to me
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Chorus
F
He hitch-hiked to Maine
F Bb
We went cross-country
Bb
I had to leave my home
Dm
I had to raise a family
C Dm
We did the best we could being so young
C
We tried to hard to build a happy, build a happy, build a happy
Bb C
Home sweet freedom flowing in my eyes
Bb C
Home sweet freedom flowing in my mind
Instrumental
F-Bb
F-Bb-Dm
Bridge
C Dm
We did the best we could being so young
C
We tried so hard to build a happy home
Bb
Sacrificed her dreams to motherhood
Bb Dm C
Waiting and waiting to be understood fully
Bb
Sacrificed her years to the family
Bb Dm C
Waiting and waiting to be heard finally
Bb C Bb Gm
And she said to me, she said to me
Chorus
F
He hitch-hiked to Maine
F Bb
We went cross-country
Bb
I had to leave my home
Dm
I had to raise a family
C Dm
We did the best we could being so young
C
We tried to hard to build a happy home
F
He hitch-hiked to Maine
F Bb
We went cross-country
Bb
I had to leave my home
Dm
I had to raise a family
C Dm
We did the best we could being so young
C
We tried to hard to build a happy, build a happy, build a happy
Coda
F F- Bb-F-Bb-F-Bb-F-Bb
Home sweet freedom
Bb
Build a happy home…
