First Mile of Leaving

by Teresa Chandler and Conni Leigh James
CAPO 4/5 IN LOW TUNING  88? BPM

[intro] A9 hammer on  I think this is an Asus2

[verse 1]      
Breathing to the rhythm of waves on the shore       
Daydreaming, in awe of the sky         
Kiss of a breeze is brushing my skin       
ooooooo I am mesmerized                                                        

light through the window is painting the room
spilling warm across the floor
Here I remember that feeling this way
Is what I’ve been/keep searching for
Is what I’m always searching for

[chorus]     
The first mile of leaving is the hardest part    
’cause we’re looking behind as we go  
Who will I be if I come back again
time is a river that flows

[verse 2]            
Backing down the driveway moving so slow
I’m leaving, I know I can’t stay 
The house looks so small as I’m turning the wheel  
Nothing will ever be the same [nothing ever stays the same] 

The last time I look the windows are dark 
I don’t know what I expect to see
It feels like something is ripping away
God knows I don’t want to leave

[chorus]    
The first mile of leaving is the hardest part  
’cause we’re looking behind as we go  
Who will I be when I come back again
time is a river that flows
time is a river that flows

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