Tom: B
G#m F# E G#m F# E
A little closer please, so I can hold your hand up to my face
G#m F# E G#m F# E
You know I’m ill at ease, and I could use some warmth inside this place.
[Verse 2]
G#m F# E G#m F# E
Mama I’ve got a plan, I’m gonna be a man and make this right
G#m F# E G#m F# E
Now won’t you take my hand, and promise that you’ll think of me tonight.
[Chorus]
E F# G#m
I wanna go back to my home
B E
And I wanna be where a boy can be free
E F# G#m
But I’ve got time I owe the state
B F# B
And I don’t think that I can wait
[Verse 3]
G#m F# E G#m F# E
Don’t turn your eyes from me, you know these walls they always make me cry
G#m F# E G#m F# E
But ma I gotta see you look at me before we say goodbye.
[Chorus]
E F# G#m
I wanna go back to my home
B E
And I wanna be where a boy can be free
E F# G#m
But I’ve got time I owe the state
B F# B
And I don’t think that I can wait
[Bridge]
B G#m
Hey mama, it’s good to see ya
E B
I’m gonna need ya to pray for your son
B G#m
‘cause mama, I really miss ya
E B
And I promise the disappointment is done
[Middle 8]
G#m F#
G#m F#
G#m F#
A E
A G#m F#
[Chorus]
E F# G#m
I wanna go back to my home
B E
And I wanna be where a boy can be free
E F# G#m
But I’ve got time I owe the state
B F# B
And I don’t think that I can wait
E F# G#m
I wanna go back to my home
B E
And I wanna be where a boy can be free
E F# G#m
But I’ve got time I owe the state
B F# B
And I don’t think that I can wait
