The Roches - Home away from home

^CShe was twenty-six when she ^Fcame to the 'burbs ^Dm7 Where the family ^Fsecrets stop at the ^Ccurb (stop at the curb) I was nine when she ^Fmoved next door She had ^Dm7married a Republican,^F he was for the ^Cwar (He was for the war, he was for the war) ^Am He was mean, he ^Embeat her up ^FAll the time preaching that Re^Cpublican stuff ^Am Hated blacks, he ^Emhated Jews And ^Fknelt down Sunday^C at Our Lady Of The Blues ^CLady Of The Blues (Lady Of The Blues)

Over at my house, ^Fthings were sad Because my ^Dm7folks were always ^Ffighting, that made ^Cme feel bad (me feel bad) I went to her door with a^F cookie tin I ^Dm7said, "I am your ^Fneighbour, would you let me ^Cin?" (Would you let me in, would you let me in) ^Am She was big, ^Emhaving a baby She ^Fasked me, "Are you hungry", ^CI said maybe ^Am She gave me soup, a ^Empiece of toast ^F She gave me^C what I needed the most ^Dm

Yeah ^G7 Thank you for the ^Em7love ^Dmyou gave To me as a ^Gchild There must have been ^Em7so much^Dm pain That you never^G cried ^F In my ^Fmaj7/Chome____^C__^G__^F_ Away from ^Chome (away from home) ^Fmaj7/CHome____^C__^G__^F_ Away from ^Chome (home)

Then one day we ^Ffound a sick bird On the ^Dm7very same doorstep^F where I ^Cfirst met her (first met her) Being a nurse, well, she ^Ftook the bird in ^Dm7Fed her with an eyedrop^Fper 'til the ^Cfollowing spring (following spring) ^AmWhen the time came to ^Emlet the bird go ^FThis is what she said when ^CI cried 'No' ^Am "If you keep her^Em locked inside ^FHoney, she won't be ^Cable to fly" ^Dm

Yeah ^G7 Thank you for the ^Em7love ^Dmyou gave To me as a ^Gchild There must have been ^Em7so much^Dm pain That you kept in^Gside ^F In my ^Fmaj7/Chome____^C__^G__^F_ Away from ^Chome (home) ^Fmaj7/CHome____^C__^G__^F_ Away from ^Chome (home) ^Fmaj7/CHome____^C__^G__^F_ Away from ^Chome (home)