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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
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A B C D
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M N O P Q
R S T U V
W X Y Z #
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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:00
Cmadd9 | Cmadd9 | F6
            I'm dreaming tonight.
     D7
I'm leaving back home.
D#7 E7 | D9  | D9
        Right!
 D9               | D9
Yeah, ya, ya, yeah.

Verse 1: 0:32
 D9
Take me back to a
                 | D9
South Tallahassee,
 D9
Down 'cross the bridge to my
                 | D9
Sweet sassafrassy.
0:44
 D9
Can't stand up on my
                | D9
Feet in the city,
 D9
Got to get back to the
                 | D9
Real nitty gritty.

Pre-chorus: 0:55
 G9
Yes sir, no sir, don't come close
    F#9           G9
To my home sweet home,
                      F#9
Can't catch no dose from a
          G9
Hot tail poontang sweetheart
1:03
  F#9                         G9
Sweat who ready to make silk purse
               F#9
From a J. Paul     Get and
     D9
His ear, with her face
        D9
In her beer.

Chorus: 1:13
 C  |  G  | D9 | D9
Home sweet home.

Verse 2: 1:24
    D9
Get out in the field, put the
                  | D9
Mule in the stable.
 D9
Ma, she's a cookin' put the
                 | D9
Eats on the table.
1:36
 D9
Hate's in the city and my
                    | D9
Love's in the meadow,
 D9
Hands on the plough and my
                    | D9
Feet's in the ghetto.

Pre-chorus: 1:47
  G9
Stand up, sit down, don't do nothing,
F#9          G9
It ain't no good
                     F#9
When boss man's stuffin' it
               G9
Down, their throats for paper
1:55
 F#9                     G9
Notes and their babies cry
             F#9
While cities     lie at
       D9
Their feet when you're
               D9
Rockin' the streets.

Chorus: 2:04
 C  |  G  | D9 | D9
Home sweet home.

Instrumental: 2:16
D9 | D9 | D9 | D9
D9 | D9
2:33
C | G | D9 | D9
C | G

Coda: 2:50
 D9
Mama, take me home sweet home.
         D9
I was a last child, just a punk in the streets.
         D9
I was a last child, just a punk in the streets.
         D9
I was a last child, just a punk in the streets.
         D9
I was a last child, just a punk in the streets.
         D9
I was a last child, just a punk in the streets...

Key

key
D
original
key
D#
D# C#
transpose
capo
on
1 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

April 3, 2004
Unplugged
Las Vegas, Feb 15, 2020

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