The Trumpet Vine

A D THE TRUMPET VINE GREW IN THE KITCHEN WINDOW E A AND BLOOMED BRIGHT ORANGE ON THE WALL A D YOU SAT IN THE MORNING LIGHT, HOLDING A GUITAR E A AS THE FIRST SUMMER RAIN BEGAN TO FALL D A AND LIKE THE GENTLE RAINDROPS YOUR WORDS FELL IN THE AIR D A E MAKING THINGS SO CLEAR AS WE QUIETLY SAT THERE A Bm IT REMINDED ME OF OTHER TIMES YOU HAD COME BEFORE E7 A AND BROUGHT A SONG OR JUST WALKED IN THROUGH THE KITCHEN DOOR A D NOW IT SEEMS THE TRUEST WORDS I EVER HEARD FROM YOU E A WERE SAID AT KITCHEN TABLES WE HAVE KNOWN A D 'CAUSE SOMEHOW IN THAT WARM ROOM, WITH COFFEE ON THE STOVE E A OUR HEARTS WERE REALLY MOST AT HOME D A SITTING AT A TABLE LOOKING HARD AT YOU D A E CATCHING UP ON STORIES OF THE THINGS WE'D TRIED TO DO A Bm IT SEEMS WE REALLY SAID THE MOST WHEN WE DIDN'T TALK AT ALL E7 A LET THE SONGS SPEAK FOR US LIKE THE SUNLIGHT ON THE WALL. A D NOW AS WE COME AND GO, IN SUNSHINE AND IN RAIN E A SOME YEARS ARE SEEN MORE CLEARLY THAN THE REST A D AND IF IT WEREN'T FOR KITCHEN SONGS AND MORNINGS SPENT WITH FRIENDS E A WE ALL MIGHT LOSE THE THINGS WE LOVE THE BEST D A I CAN SEE YOU SITTING THERE BENEATH THE TRUMPET VINE D A E THE SUNLIGHT THROUGH THE WINDOW IN THE KITCHEN IN MY MIND. A Bm YOU CAME WHEN YOU WERE NEEDED, I COULD NOT ASK FOR MORE E7 D THAN TO TURN TO FIND YOU WALKING THROUGH THE KITCHEN DOOR.