Home chords by Jim Reeves, Roger Miller

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Verse 1
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Well,  (D major) I've been a traveler
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most  (G major)  (D major) of my life
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Never  (A major) took a home, nev (D major) er took a wife
Ran away young, decided to roam
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Wanna see my  (C sharp major) mama and my
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 (D major) daddy back  (A major) home  (D major)  (G major) 
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Home where  (D major) the river runs cold
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The water  (A major) tastes good,
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 (D major) the winters ain't cold
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Home  (G major) where the  (D major) trees grow tall
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The  (A major) home fires burn,
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the  (D major) whippoorwills call  (C sharp major)  (D major)  (A major)  (C sharp major)  (D major) 
I remember stories that my
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daddy used to  (A major) tell  (D major) 
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My  (A major) eyes would get big,
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his chest  (D major) would really swell
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I could sit for hours and listen  (G major) with  (D major) glee
As he'd tell of how he lived
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when he's a boy like me  (G major) 
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Home,  (B minor) where the  (D major) river runs cold
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The  (A major) water tastes good,
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the  (D major) winters ain't cold
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 (G major) Home,  (B minor) where the  (D major) trees grow tall
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The home fires  (A major)  (F sharp minor) burn,
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 (A major) the  (D major) winter winds call  (C sharp major)  (D major) 
Well, mama, dear mama,
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do you still  (G major)  (D major) love your boy?
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Af (A major) ter all my roaming,
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 (E major) can I still  (D major) bring you joy?
Mom sent a letter, got it not long ago
She said, come home,
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I'm a -missin' you so  (G major) 
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Home where the  (D major) river runs cold
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The water tastes  (A major) good,
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the  (D major) winters ain't cold
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Home  (G major) where the trees  (D major) grow tall
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The  (A major) home fires burn,
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 (D major) the whip -poor -will's called
Whip -poor -will's called
Whip -poor -will's called
Whip -poor -will's called