INTRO C He tore down the work of 17 years G C Brick by brick and stone by stone No hammer was swingin', cause cheatin' and drinkin' G Don't need no help wreckin' a home C Aww, but when he came back to the dust and the rubble F Of what he has once called his life C He dropped to his knees, in sheer disbelief G C At the total destruction in sight C G There were empty closests and empty drawers C F And a tear-stained note on the kitchen floor C G G7 And burning memories, in the fireplace C G He waited too late to say he was wrong C F His house was still standing, but his home was gone C E Am D Brother you would not believe F G C What you can see from your knees Fiddle Solo C Right then and there, in an old sinner's prayer G C He told things he kept in the dark There was no use in lying, 'cause the man who was listenin' G Could see every room in his heart C Well, he took empty whiskey bottles, little black book and all F To the fire she left on the grate C Sometimes a man will change on his own G C Sometimes - I tell you, it takes C G Empty closests and empty drawers C F And a tearful confession on the kitchen floor C G G7 And burning memories, in the fireplace C G He waited too late to say he was wrong C F His house was still standing, he'd fight for his home C E Am D Brother you would not believe C E Am D4 D Brother you would not believe F G C What you can see from your knees
