Intro: C G D C (x2)
verse 1
C G
I remember smelling smoke
D Em
I woke up I was choking
C G D
Lorrie grabbed the baby and we made it safe outside
C G
She never missed a note
D Em
Took a breath and cleared her throat
C G D G
And wrapped him in a Carhartt coat she found out in my ride
verse 2
Em D C G
Next thing I remember
D Em
I was barefoot in December
C G D
When I hit the door again it really came alive
C G D Em
That was all she wrote in a 30 second note
C G D G
I got out with a photograph and my old auto 5
C G
Lord knows that I've been blessed
D G
I can stand up to the test
C G
I can live on so much less
D Em D
This much I've been learning
C G
Feel a pounding in my chest
D G
I'm fearful I'll confess
C G
How am I to get my rest?
D G
The house I built is burning
verse 3
C G D G
C G
Well Lorrie called the volunteers
D Em
Siren music to my ears
C G D
First I've been glad to hear the flashing red and blue
C G
Can't repay the time they gave
D Em
There was nothing left to save
C G
Shake all of their hands and waved
D G
They did all they can do
C G
Lord knows that I've been blessed
D G
I can stand up to the test
C G
I can live on so much less
D Em D
This much I've been learning
C G
Forgive my cowardice
D G
I am fearful I'll confess
C G
How am I to get my rest?
D G
The house I built is burning
verse 4
F C
We snuck away two nights ago
Am G
Rode around the logging roads
F C G
We been stuck in a motor home about to fall apart
F C
We finally made a go
Am G
Got dealt a heavy blow
F C G C
She said I'll bet you make it, it's a long way from your heart
Em D C G
Well I know that I've been blessed
D G
I can make more out of less
C G D Em D
I can get my rest in any bed that I lay down in
C G
Got nothing holding me
D G
Got a couple memories
C G
A picture of the three of us
D G
And my grandfather's Browning
C G D G (x2) Em D C G D G (x2)