What Matters Most
Written & Recorded by Craig Morgan

(No Capo)

Intro.:  |(C) |(F) | x 2

No, it (C)ain't about the place he's been (F)living for the past 8 months
And it (C)ain't about the badges on his uniform (F)
And it (C)ain't about the oil like they (F)say it is in the news
You'll never (C)hear him say "It don't matter anymore" (C)

(Chorus)
'Cause what matters most (C) is still at home (F)
(Am)Gathered 'round the table, (G)barely, barely able to get (F)through the day
Without thinking (C)'bout him, and their life with-(F)out him
So (Am)he makes sure that (G)they know that he knows (F) what matters most

Inst.:  |(C) |(F) |

(C)She gets mad when someone talks bad a-(F)bout the red, white and blue
She says (C)they don't understand what it stands (F) for
Said if (C)they spend just one day (C/G)on their (F)knees in her shoes
They'd (C/E)be a little appreciative, of that I'm (F) sure

(Chorus)
'Cause what matters most (C) is down the road (F)
At the (Am)veterans cemetery where his (G)best friends carried him and (F)laid him down
They think about (C) him, and their life with-(F)out him,
(Am)They make sure that (G)everybody knows (F) what matters most

Inst.:  |(C) |(F) |(Am) |(F)

What matters most (C) is still at home (F)
That (Am)little boy and girl, (G)living in a world that's for-(F)ever (G)changed
They think about (C) him, and their life with-(F)out him
(Am)They make sure that (Bm)everybody knows (F)
Not a (Am)day goes by that (G)they don't let it show (F) what matters most

Inst.:  |(Cmaj7)(C)|(G/F)(F) What matters most |(Cmaj7)(C)|(G/F)(F)

(C)She gets mad when someone talks (G)bad a-(F)bout the red, white and blue
She says (C)they don't understand what it stands (F)for -----