Key: A major
Verse 1
C
Home,
G
C
born of woman was a sailor for to be
Dsus4
Born to degradation in every degree
G
F
Of garden, mountain, gun drill,
C
G
he never has his ease
C
He has so many masters that he
G
C
don't know whom to please
Home, boys, home,
G
C
that's where I wanna be
Dsus4
Home, boys, home, we're back in
G
God's country
F
The ash and the oak and the
C
G
weeping willow tree
C
We're strong for the
G
C
G
Navy, but it's home we ought to be.
C
You go up to the captain if
G
you want to get away.
C
You ask him for a leave for months
Dsus4
G
at a higher rate of pay.
F
You write out your request for
C
G
him, he'll sign it if he can.
C
You can stay away and never come back,
G
C
he doesn't give a damn.
Home, boys, home,
G
C
that's where I want to be.
Dm
Home, boys, home, way back in
G
God's country.
F
The ash and the oak and the
C
G
weeping willow tree
C
We're strong for the
G
C
G
Navy, but it's home we ought to be
C
You go and see the paymaster if
G
C
you want to draw some pay
He'll work it out and he'll figure it,
Dsus4
G
it's marked from day to day
F
He'll pass you all the money with
C
G
a careless sort of slam
C
All the money don't belong to him, so
G
C
he doesn't give a damn
Home, boys, home,
G
C
that's where I want to be
Dsus4
Home, boys, home, way back in
G
God's country
F
The ash and the oak and
C
G
the weeping willow tree
C
We're strong for the
G
C
Navy, but it's home we ought to be
You go up to the doctor
G
C
if you're feelin' kinda ill
The doctor looks you over,
Dsus4
G
then you get the same ol' pill
F
If you die, the men salute,
C
G
they even call out the band
Well, the
C
Navy's done its duty, so they
G
C
don't give a damn
Home, boys, home,
G
C
that's where I wanna be
Home, boys, home,
Dsus4
we're back in
G
God's country
F
The ash and the oak and the
C
G
weeping willow tree
C
We're strong for the
G
C
G
Navy, but it's home we ought to be
C
You go up to the chaplain when you
G
know you're gonna die
C
He'll teach you how to beat the rap
Dsus4
G
and live up in the sky
F
He'll under -rise your record
C
G
so you're clean as any lamb
The
C
Navy goes to heaven,
G
C
boys, so we don't give a damn
Home, boys, home,
G
C
that's where I want to be
Home, boys, home, way back in
D
G
God's country
F
The ash and the oak and the
C
G
weeping willow and tree
C
We're strong for the
G
C
Navy, but it's home for y 'all to be
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