Chords for Mary Chapin Carpenter - Songs From Home Episode 19: This Shirt

_ _ _ _ _ Hi everyone, welcome back to Songs from Home.
_ We are here at the farm.
_ Angus is just out of camera range, chewing on his bone.
He may or may not do a walk-in performance.
It's hard to say. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ We hope that wherever you are, that [Eb] you are too.
And _ the _ warmth of spring, _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] it's here. _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] Seasons keep [Ab]
changing.
_ [F] _ _ It's reassuring, [Dm] isn't it?
[Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [C] This is a [Ab] song that we [Eb] got a lot of requests for.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] And _
_ _ [Eb] I _ [C] want to give a shout out to my friend and long time musical _ tour mate, Sean Colvin. _ _
_ _ _ Whenever _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I sing this song, _ I think of her beautiful [Eb] harmonies on _ _
[Fm] _ [Bb] it.
I look forward to hearing them again someday [Ab] soon.
_ We call it The [Fm] Shirt. _
_ _ _ The _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ shirt is old and faded.
_ All the colors [Bb] washed away.
[Eb] _ Had it now for more [Ab] than years, [Eb] than I could count [Bb] anyway. _ _ _
[Cm] _ I wear it [Eb] beneath my jacket, _
[Ab] with the collar [Bb] turned up high.
[Cm] _
_ So [Bb] old I [Eb] should replace it, [Ab] _
_ [Bb] but I'm not about _ [Eb]
to try.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
This shirt's got silver buttons, _ and the place [C] [Bb] upon the three.
_ [Eb] _
Where I used to set my heart, right there where [Bb] anyone could see.
_ [Cm] _
This shirt [Eb] is the one I wore to [Ab] every [Bb] boring high school _ [Cm] dance.
Where the boys [Eb] ignored the girls, [Ab] and we [Eb] all pretended [Bb] _ to like [Eb]
the band.
[Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
This shirt was [Ab] a pillow for [Eb] my head on a [Bb] train.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _
This shirt was [Ab] a blanket beneath [Eb] the love we made [Bb] in our July.
_ _ [Gm] _
This shirt [Ab] was lost for [Eb] three whole days in a [Bb] town near Buffalo.
_ [Cm] _
Till I [Eb] found a [F] lover keen in a town.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
This [Ab] shirt is the one I lent you, [Eb] _
and when [Bb] you gave it back,
[Eb] _
It had a rip [Ab] inside the sleeve.
[Eb] _
When you [Bb] wore it, you see, there was [Cm] _
the place [Eb] I put my heart.
[Ab] Now look at the way [Bb] you put it there.
_ [Cm] I forgive [Eb] your thoughtlessness, [Ab] but not the boy who [Bb] put it there.
_ [Gm] _
This shirt [Ab] was the place your [Eb] cat decided to [Bb] give birth to my.
[Gm] _
And we stayed up [Ab] all night watching, [Eb] _
and we worked [Bb] on the last one.
[Gm] _ _
This [Ab] shirt is just an [Eb] old faded [Bb] piece of cotton, _ [Cm] _ _
shining like [Eb] the red _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ lips.
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ This [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
shirt [Ab] is a brand _ _ [Eb] _
with a [Bb] bright little history.
[Eb] _ I wear [F] it now for [Ab] Sunday [Eb] chores, _ cleaning house [Bb] and making _ [Cm] waves.
I wear it beneath [Eb] my jacket, [Ab] _
_ [Eb] collar [Bb] and a part.
_ [Cm] _
So [Eb] old I should [Ab] replace it, [Bb] but I'm not a guy.
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, we did have a walk by. _
Not much, but you get what you get, right?
_ Thanks everyone for tuning in.
We will see you the next time.
And until then, you know what to do.
Stay well, stay [Bb] strong, _ _ stay mighty. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _