Key: G
Introduction: G C
G C G
Got a brand new roof above my head
G C G
All the empty boxes thrown away
Em
I rearranged the place a hundred times today
C
But the ordering of objects couldn't hide whats missing
G C Am C
All these things should make me happy
Am C
Make me happy to be home again
G C Am C
All these things should make me happy
Am C
Make me happy to be alone again
G C G
Got myself a bottle of red wine
G C G
Got a night with nothing else to do
Em
I think I might know what I really want
C
But is a brighter discontent the best that I can hope to find
G C G
Got a big black television set
G C G
Now I can watch just what I want
Em
But I'm here staring up at pictures on the wall
C
Where are you you're still stuck inside 'em all
G C Am C
All these things should make me happy
Am C
Make me happy to be home again
G C Am C
All these days should make me happy
Am C
Make me happy to be alone again
G D Am
But love is not these belongings and surroundings
C G
Though theres meaning in the memories they hold
D Am
A breaking heart in an empty apartment
C G
Was the loudest sound I ever heard
G C G
Got a desk I'll write myself a note
G C G
Pretending that it came from you
Em
On hotel stationary from the time we first met
C
Whatever I can do 'cause I won't throw my hands up yet
G C Am C
All these things should make me happy
Am C
Make me happy to be home again
G C Am C
All these things should make me happy
Am C
Make me happy to be alone again
G D Am
But love is not these belongings that surround you
C G
Though theres meaning in the memories they hold
D Am
A breaking heart in an empty apartment
C G
Was the loudest sound I ever heard
G D Am C
But I'll be fine if I don't look around me that
G D Am C
much for whats gone
G D Am C
If only I could wait here just a little while
G D Am C
and let time pass in my room