It's The Song
Written by Bonnie Baker, Katrina Elam
Recorded by Chely Wright

(Capo on 2)

Different day, different (G)town, set it up to tear it down
Oh, I (C)ain't been home in almost fifty (G)days
Houston Baton Rouge, poor girl's gotta pay her dues
And the (C)speeder bus is always driving a-(G)way
Oh, I (D)love what I do, but I wonder what I do it all (G) for

(Chorus)
But when I (C)sing, they sing a-(G)long
I for-(D)get where I am, but I (C)know where I belong (G)
The reason (C) why I'm standing (Em)here
It's not the (C)miles, it's not the (G/B)pay, it's not the (C)show
It's not the (G/B)fame that makes this (Am) home, it's the song (G)

Her (G)birthday was in Alabama, father's day was in Montana
And on (C)Mother's day I was nowhere near the (G)phone
Every hotel bed feels the same as the last one where I stayed
And it's (C)bending in my sheet and falling asleep alone (G)
Yeah, I (D)love what I do, but I wonder what I do it all (G) for

(Chorus)
But when I (C)sing, they sing a-(G)long
I for-(D)get where I am, but I (C)know where I belong (G)
The reason (C) why I'm standing (Em)here
It's not the (C)miles, it's not the (G/B)pay, it's not the (C)show
It's not the (G/B)fame that makes this (Am) home, it's the song (C)

(Bridge)
Dolly and Lo(Bm)retta, maybe some (Am)Patsy Cline, I'm so (D)lonesome I could cry

(Chorus)
But when I (C/G)sing, they sing a-(G)long
I for-(D)get where I am, but I (C/E)know where (D/F#)I belong (G)
The reason (C) why I'm (D)standing (Em)here
It's not the (C)ride, it's not the (G/B)name, it's not just (C)staying in the game (G/B)
It's not the (C)miles, it's not the (G/B)pay, it's not the (C)show
It's not the (G/B)fame that makes this (Am) home, it's the song (G)

(Tag)
(G) Oh, it's the song -----