Waving Goodbye

E
Sit with me here in this room, I'm 
alone, but if you sit with me
                            A    
maybe I won't feel like I'm alone 
                     E
(I'll feel like I'm home)
E
I never went through that rebellious
 phase where my family was lame
                         A       
and I wanted to be on my own (now 
           E
I'm on my own)

      B
And I wonder if I've wandered too 
far away
    A                          
and if I should stay... or if I 
           E
should go home

E
If I close my eyes I am practically 
there, with my dad on the couch
                              A    
and my mom in her old rocking chair
        E

E
I used to climb on her lap and she'd
 rock me to sleep,
read me stories then carry me back 
       A           E
up the stairs

      B
And I wonder when I learned to read 
on my own,
     A                             
grew heavy to hold, too big for her
 E
 chair

                  A
You gave me brown hair
                  B
You gave me brown eyes
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                G#m                
You gave me the patience I need to 
   C#m
be kind
                A                  
You said not to cry, I promised to 
B
try
               E
I'm waving goodbye

E
I call my mom once a week and my dad
 twice a year but
I love them the same, I've no 
            A           E
favorite at all
E
My dad can fix anything but I don't 
have that gene
it just seems like that apple had 
           A           E
too far to fall

      B
But I wonder if I'll take the best 
of his traits
    A                              
His humor and faith in the ones 
     E
that he loves

                  A                
You gave me brown hair, you gave me
       B
 brown eyes
                G#m                
You gave me the patience I need to 
   C#m
be kind
                A                  
You said not to cry, I promised to 
B
try
               E
I'm waving goodbye


E
Columbus, Ohio and Reno, Nevada
A
Chicago and L.A. and now in Seattle
     E
I've left behind all of the baggage 
I had - I still
A
bring you both with me wherever I 
travel
E
You could've fixed every little 
mistake
    A
The bumps in the road, the cuts and 
the scrapes
         E
Could've fought all my battles and 
made me feel safe
         A
Could've told me I'm perfect, unable
 to change

        B
But the best thing a parent can do 
for their child
   A
is strengthen their heart
          B                     E
make them able to wave them goodbye

                  A                
You gave me brown hair, you gave me
       B
 brown eyes
                G#m                
You gave me the patience I need to 
   C#m
be kind
                A                  
You said not to cry, I promised to 
B
try
               E
I'm waving goodbye