The House That Built Me

capo 3 Intro . : | ( D ) | ( D ) | ( D ) ( A ) | ( G ) ( D ) | ( D ) ( A ) | ( D ) | ( D ) - - - i know they ( D ) say you can’t go home again ( F#m ) i just had to come back one last time ( G ) ma’am i know you don’t know me from adam but these ( D ) handprints on the front steps are ( A ) mine and up those ( D ) stairs , in that little back bedroom is where i ( F#m ) did my homework and i learned to play guitar and i ( G ) bet you didn’t know under that live oak my ( D ) favorite dog is buried in the ( A ) yard ( Chorus ) i ( G ) thought if i could touch this place or ( D ) feel it this ( Em ) brokenness inside me might start ( D ) healin’ out ( G ) here it’s like i’m someone else , i ( Bm ) thought that maybe i could find my - ( G ) self if ( D ) i could just come in i swear i’ll ( G ) leave won’t take nothin’ but A ( D ) memory from the ( A ) house that built ( D ) me mama ( D ) cut out pictures of houses for years from ( F#m ) "better homes and garden" magazines plans were ( G ) drawn , concrete poured , and nail by nail and board by board ( D ) Daddy gave life to mama’s dream ( A ) ( Chorus ) i ( G ) thought if i could touch this place or ( D ) feel it this ( Em ) brokenness inside me might start ( D ) healin’ out ( G ) here it’s like i’m someone else , i ( Bm ) thought that maybe i could find my - ( G ) self if ( D ) i could just come in i swear i’ll ( G ) leave won’t take nothin’ but A ( D ) memory from the ( A ) house that built ( D ) me you ( Bm ) leave home , you move on and you ( D ) do the best you can ( Em ) i got lost in this whole world and for - ( G ) got who i ( A ) Am ( Chorus ) i ( G ) thought if i could touch this place or ( D ) feel it this ( Em ) brokenness inside me might start ( D ) healin’ out ( G ) here it’s like i’m someone else , i ( Bm ) thought that maybe i could find my - ( G ) self if ( D ) i could just come in i swear i’ll ( G ) leave won’t take nothin’ but A ( D ) memory from the ( A ) house that built ( G ) me Outro . : | ( D ) | ( Em ) ( A ) | ( D )