Intro
Bb-C
Bb-C

Bb
I remember the pain in my mother's eyes
Bb                                    Dm      C
I remember the pain of her compromise years ago
Bb
I always wanted to help to make it go away
Bb                                               Dm  C
I didn't know it was her freedom that she needed so
Bb              C     Bb       Gm
And she said to me, she said to me

Chorus
F
He hitch-hiked to Maine
F                     Bb
We went cross-country
                      Bb
I had to leave my home
                      Dm
I had to raise a family 
                   C                   Dm
We did the best we could being so young
                    C
We tried to hard to build a happy home

Bb
I never knew what to say to anybody
Bb                                      Dm    C        
I didn't know what to do, I was far too young
Bb
But everybody could feel the suffocation
Bb                               Dm   C
Underneath for facade of a happy home
Bb              C     Bb       Gm
And she said to me, she said to me

Chorus
F
He hitch-hiked to Maine
F                     Bb
We went cross-country
                      Bb
I had to leave my home
                      Dm
I had to raise a family 
                   C                   Dm
We did the best we could being so young
                    C
We tried to hard to build a happy, build a happy, build a happy
Bb                 C
Home sweet freedom flowing in my eyes
Bb                 C
Home sweet freedom flowing in my mind

Instrumental
F-Bb
F-Bb-Dm

Bridge
                   C                    Dm
We did the best we could being so young
                   C
We tried so hard to build a happy home

Bb
Sacrificed her dreams to motherhood
Bb                                  Dm   C
Waiting and waiting to be understood fully
Bb
Sacrificed her years to the family
Bb                               Dm    C
Waiting and waiting to be heard finally
Bb              C     Bb       Gm
And she said to me, she said to me

Chorus
F
He hitch-hiked to Maine
F                     Bb
We went cross-country
                      Bb
I had to leave my home
                      Dm
I had to raise a family 
                    C                  Dm
We did the best we could being so young
                    C
We tried to hard to build a happy home
F
He hitch-hiked to Maine
F                     Bb
We went cross-country
                      Bb
I had to leave my home
                      Dm
I had to raise a family 
                    C                  Dm
We did the best we could being so young
                    C
We tried to hard to build a happy, build a happy, build a happy

Coda
F                   F- Bb-F-Bb-F-Bb-F-Bb
Home sweet freedom
              Bb
Build a happy home?