Almost Home — Mary Chapin Carpenter
Chords and lyrics for Almost Home by Mary Chapin Carpenter (key of G, capo 3).
Intro
[G] [C] [Em] [C]
Verse 1
[D]Saw my life this morning
Lying at the bottom of a drawer
[D]All this stuff I'm saving
[Em]God knows what [C]this junk [G]is for
[Em]And whatever [Am]I believed in
[D]This is all I [G]have to show
[Em]What the hell were all the [Am]reasons
[C]For holding on for such dear life
[C]Here's where I let go
Chorus
[G]I'm not running
[C]I'm not hiding
[G]I'm not reaching
[D]I'm just resting in the arms of the great wide [G]open
[C]Gonna pull my soul in
[Em] [D/F#] [G]And I'm almost home
Verse 2
[D]And I saw you this morning
You were staring back at me
[D]From an ancient photograph
[Em]Stuck between some [C]letters and some [G]keys
[Em]And I was lost [Am]for a moment
[D]In the ache of old good-[G]byes
[Em]Sometimes all that we can [Am]know is
[C]There's no such thing as no regrets, and baby it's alright
Chorus
[G]I'm not running
[C]I'm not hiding
[G]I'm not reaching
[D]I'm just resting in the arms of the great wide [G]open
[C]Gonna pull my soul in
[Em] [D/F#] [G]And I'm almost home
Solo
[Em] [C] [D] [G] [Em] [C]
[C]There's no such thing as no regrets, and baby it's alright
Chorus
[G]I'm not running
[C]I'm not hiding
[G]I'm not reaching
[D]I'm just resting in the arms of the great wide [Em]open
[C]Gonna pull my soul in
[Em] [D/F#]And I'm almost
[G]I'm not running now
[C]I'm not hiding out
[G]I'm not reaching here
[D]I'm just resting in the arms of the great wide [G]open
[C]Gonna pull my soul in
[Em] [D/F#] [G] [C]And I'm almost home
[Em] [D/F#] [G] [C]And I'm almost home
[Em] [D/F#] [G]And I'm almost home
Outro
[G] [C] [Em] [C]