[Intro] D5 F# G/B A7sus4 A7 (x2) [Verse] D5 F# G/B A7sus4 A7 I have not been home since you left long ago D5 F# G/B A7sus4 A7 I'm thumbing my way back to he____aven D5 F# G/B A7sus4 A7 Counting steps, walking backwards on the road D5 F# G/B A7sus4 A7 I'm counting my way back to he_____aven [Chorus] G/B C I can't be free with what's locked inside of me Am G If there was a key, you took it in your hand G/B C There's no wrong or right, but I'm sure there's good and bad Am G/B The questions linger overhead [Verse] D5 F# G/B A7sus4 A7 No matter how cold the winter, there's a springtime ahead D5 F# G/B A7sus4 A7 I'm thumbing my way back to he____aven D5 F# I wish that I could hold you G/B A7sus4 A7 I wish that I had D5 F# G/B A7sus4 A7 Thinking 'bout heaven [Bridge] Dm F C Em I let go of a rope, thinking that's what held me back A# F And in time I've realized, it's now wrapped around my neck Dm F C Em I can't see what's next, from this lonely overpass A# F Hang my head and count my steps, as another car goes past [Chorus] G/B Bm C All the rusted signs we ignore throughout our lives Am G Choosing the shiny ones instead G/B Bm C Am G/B I turned my back, now there's no turning back [Verse] D5 F# G/B A7sus4 A7 No matter how cold the winter, there's a springtime ahead D5 F# G/B A7sus4 A7 I smile, but who am I ki____dding? D5 F# G/B A7sus4 A7 I'm just walking the mile, every once in a while I'll get a ride D5 F# G/B A7sus4 A7 I'm thumbing my way back to he____aven [Outro] D5 F# G/B A7sus4 A7 thumbing my way back to he____aven D5 F# G/B A7sus4 A7 D5 I'm thumbing my way back to he____aven