Tom: G
...DARLING BE HOME SOON... by Joe Cocker
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*from 'Joe Cocker!' (1969)*
*CAPO 2nd FD T*
(Original Key: A)
Intro:
G
Verse 1:
G C G
Come and talk of all the things we did today,
C G
Here, and laugh about our funny little ways.
C Bm Am7 G G7
While we have a few minutes to breathe,
C Bm Am7 G
And I know that it's time you must leave.
Chorus 1:
Am7
But darling, be home soon;
G G7
I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute, if you dawdled.
Am7
My darling, be home soon;
G G7
It's not just these few hours, but I've been waiting since I toddled.
C Cmaj7 Am D9 G G7
For the great relief of having you to talk to, (talk to).
Verse 2:
G C G
And now, a quarter of my life is almost passed,
C G
I think I've come to see myself at last.
C Bm Am G
And I see that the time spent con-fused,
C Bm Am G
Was the time that I spent without you.
C Bm Am Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7
And I feel my-self im -prove.
Chorus 2:
Am7
But darling, be home soon;
G G7
I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute, if you dawdled.
Am7
My darling, be home soon;
G G7
It's not just these few hours, but I've been waiting since you toddled.
C Cmaj7 Am D9 G G7
For the great relief of having you to talk to, (talk to).
Interlude:
G, C G (x2)
C Cmaj7 Am D9 G, G7 (x2)
C Cmaj7 Am Am7 D7
Chorus 3:
Am7
But darling, be home soon;
G G7
I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute, if you dawdled.
Am7
My darling, be home soon;
G Gmaj7
It's not just these few hours, but I've been waiting since I toddled.
C Cmaj7 Am D9 G G7
For the great relief of having you to talk to, (talk to, talk to).
Verse 3:
G C G
Go, and beat your crazy head against the sky,
C G
Try and see beyond the houses, and your eyes.
C Bm Am Am/G D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7
Silhou-ette a -gainst the moon.
Chorus 4:
Am7
But darling, be home soon;
G G7
I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute, if you dawdled.
Am7
My darling, be home soon;
G Gmaj7
It's not just these few hours, but I've been waiting since I toddled.
C Cmaj7 Am D9 G G7
For the great relief of having you to talk to,
Coda:
C Cmaj7 Am D9 G G7
For the great relief of having you to talk to, (talk to).
C Cmaj7 Am D9 G G7
For the great relief of having you to talk to, (talk to).
