[Intro cue] Bars 1–4 (fingerpicked, very soft) | G | G/B | Cadd9 | Am7 | | C | D | G | (G) | [Verse 1] (breath) When dawn breathes on the porch, (,) your coat folded on the chair (breath) You leave the kettle warm, (,) the steam an honest air You tie the laces slow, (,) you hum a tune I know (drop) You settle in the doorway, (hold) your shadow learning home | G | G/B | Cadd9 | Am7 | | C | D | G | (G) | [Chorus ] (breath) Come home with your jacket folded, (hold) hands that don’t let go (breath) Set the light exactly where I like it, (,) no fanfare, no show (drop) Keep the silence like an offering, (breath) small things that prove you stay (hold) Not in speech, (,) but in the steady tracing of the everyday | Em | C | D | G | | Em | C | D | G | [Interlude] Bars 21–24 — pull back, intimate | G | G/B | Cadd9 | Am7 | | C | D | G | (G) | [Verse 2] (breath) When stormlight folds the windows, (,) your hand finds the seam (breath) You fold the map of worry, (,) tuck it under the beam You clear the crumbs from midnight, (,) leave the light left on You read a line, (drop) you mark the page — and then you’re gone | G | G/B | Cadd9 | Am7 | | C | D | G | (G) | [Chorus ] (breath) Come home with your coffee cooling, (hold) the cup still warm in your palm (breath) Hang the world upon the peg, (,) let your breath undo the alarm (drop) Promise by the small returnings, (breath) by the way you slow and stay (hold) Not in letters, (,) but in the reach that makes the restless stay | Em | C | D | G | | Em | C | D | G | [Bridge (Optional)] (breath) Shadows test the frame, (,) doubt will whisper names (drop) (breath) But you fold me back to light, (,) with hands that know the way Brief hush — a darker chord (,) a shadow that resolves (hold) We answer with the ordinary, (,) the way the table holds | Em | D/F# | G | C | | Am7 | D | G | (hold) | [Final Chorus / Outro ] (breath) Come home with your jacket folded, (hold) hands that don’t let go (drop) (breath) Lay the nights in quiet stacks, (,) tomorrow learns to grow (hold) We live the promise in the small things, (breath) the daily, honest proof Not in lines, (,) but in the staying — more than speech, (hold) the truth | Em | C | D | G | | Em | C | D | G | (slow fade) --- Vocal Arrangement Guide - Marked (breath) before each lead-line; these are true half-beat to one-beat inhalations. - Micro-pauses: (,) are 1/8–1/4 beat rests; use them to let the guitar breathe. - (hold) indicates sustaining the note for 2–4 beats; keep consonants soft on release. - (drop) indicates an immediate reduction in dynamic and intimacy — voice falls to near-whisper. - Dynamics targets per section: • Intro : instrumental, vocal guide silent or humming under 10% if used • Verse 1: lead 20–30% (close, whispered at times) • Chorus 1: lead 40–50% (open slightly, but still warm) • Interlude: instrument only, vocal space 10–15% if layering • Verse 2: lead 25–35% (return to intimacy, slightly more color) • Chorus 2: lead 45–50% (add