Tom: D
E A Dm A Dm A Dm A Dm A A7
[Verse 1]
D
The roads are the dustiest
A7
The winds are the gustiest
D7
The gates are the rustiest
G
The pies are the crustiest
D
The songs the lustiest
A7
The friends the trustiest
D E7 A7
Way back home
D A7
Back home
[Verse 2]
D
The trees are the sappiest
A7
The days are the nappiest
D7
The dogs are the yappiest
G
The kids are the scrappiest
D
The jokes the snappiest
A7
The folks the happiest
D A7 D
Way back home
[Chorus]
D Faug Em A7
Don't know why I left the homestead
D Faug Em A7
I really must confess
F#m7 F7
I'm a weary exile
E7 A7 Bm E7 A7
Singing my song of lone-li-ness
[Verse 3]
D
The grass is the springiest
A7
The bees are the stingiest
D7
The birds are the wingiest
G
The bells are the ringiest
D
(The hearts?) The hearts the singiest
A7
(The arms?) The arms the clingiest
D A7 D
Way back home
[Verse 4]
D
(What about the sun?) The sun's the blaziest
A7
(And the fields?) Field's the daisiest
D7
(And the cows?) Cows the graziest
G
(And the help?) The help's the laziest
D
The boys are the wittiest
A7
The girls are the prettiest
D A7 D
Way back home
[Verse 5]
D
The pigs are the snootiest
A7
The owls are the hootiest
D7
The plants the fruitiest
G
Stars the shootiest
D
The grins the funniest
A7
The smiles the sunniest
D A7 D
Way back home
[Chorus]
D Faug Em A7
Don't know why I left the homestead
D Faug Em A7
I really must confess
F#m7 F7
I'm a weary exile
E7 A7 Bm E7 A7
Singing my song of lone-li-ness
[Verse 5]
D
The food is the spreadiest
A7
The wine is the headiest
D7
The pals are the readiest
G
The gals are the steadiest
D
The love the liveliest
A7
The life the loveliest
[Outro]
D A7 D A7
Way back, way back
D A7 D
Way back home
Em7 F#m7 A7 D
No place like home, sweet home
