Tom: Am
C F C
She was a raven-haired restless drunkard's daughter
C F G
With skinny legs so long and dark and brown
C F C C/B Am
And she believed all the things the Bible taught her
C G C
'Til she changed her mind and busted outta town
[Chorus]
F Fm C F C
She hitched her life to a rusty El Dorado
F Fm C F C
And let the warm wind blow across her bones
Am F Am Gm Am
And in the night it’s hard to keep from cryin'
C G C
Joanna won't you please come home
[Verse 2]
C F C
Sailed down the black mountain trail to meet her lover
C F G
A no-good gambler the law called "One-Eyed Jack"
C F C C/B Am
From that cruel summer he never will recover
C G C
And he don't reckon she's ever coming back
[Chorus]
F Fm C F C
She hitched her life to a rusty El Dorado
F Fm C F C
And let the warm wind blow across her bones
F Am Gm Am
And in the night it’s hard to keep from cryin'
C G C
Joanna won't you please come home
[Guitar Solo]
|C F C|C F G|C F C Am|C G C|
[Verse 3]
C F C
She was a raven-haired restless drunkard's daughter
C F G
The kind of hero you need at seventeen
C F C C/B Am
A wild rose that went searching for some water
C G C
And the kinda light that shadows never see
[Chorus]
F Fm C F C
She hitched her life to a rusty El Dorado
F Fm C F C
And let the warm wind blow across her bones
Am F Am Gm Am
And in the night it’s hard to keep from cryin'
C G Am
Joanna won't you please come home
Am G C
Joanna won’t you please come home
