[Intro – solo piano, soft, warm] C – Am – F – G [Verse 1 – intimate, breathy, close-mic'd] C Am Porch light humming in the evening air, F G Your old guitar leaning on the chair, C Am Dust is dancing in the amber glow, F G And I'm holding on to a moment slow. [Verse 2] C Am You trace my name on a fogged-up glass, F G Laugh like you know it's all gonna pass, C Am But I'm memorizing every line of your face, F G Every breath, every little trace. [Pre-Chorus – building, voice opening up] Am F If the years should steal the words we said, C/E G Let the light stay burning in my head. [Chorus – full voice, drums and guitar enter] C G/B So keep me in this light, just like this, Am F Barefoot in the kitchen, one last kiss, C G If the whole world fades and the colors run, F C Remember us the way we were, as one. [Verse 3 – stripped back, tender] C Am Radio low on a dusty road, F G Your hand in mine, no need to be told, C Am The sun goes down like a slow goodbye, F G But we're still dancing under the sky. [Pre-Chorus] Am F If the years should steal the words we said, C/E G Let the light stay burning in my head. [Chorus – stronger, belting on the high line] C G/B So keep me in this light, just like this, Am F Barefoot in the kitchen, one last kiss, C G If the whole world fades and the colors run, F C Remember us the way we were, as one. [Bridge – pedal steel enters, strings swell, soaring] F C/E And if the music ever slips away, Dm G Hum the melody we used to play, F C/E I'll be there in the gold of the evening sun, Dm G Waiting for you, where it all begun. [Final Chorus – full band, strings, raw emotional belting] C G/B So keep me in this light, just like this, Am F Barefoot in the kitchen, one last kiss, C G If the whole world fades and the colors run, F C I'll love you in the glow of what we've done. [Outro – piano alone, whispered, fading] C – G – Am – F – C (Remember us... this way)
