Key: G major
Verse 1
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C
G
Em
D
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Lord, I'm coming home
Em
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C
Now back in South Georgia,
when I was just a lad
possum and coon hunting
was really the fad.
all of the hounds
to hear a beautiful sight.
G
Em
and all settled back and listen to the chase.
for some reason or another,
lost from all the others.
And I floundered around
for four nights and three days,
D
C
thinking maybe I could find my own way.
D
G
But I can tell you now that on the fourth day,
here was one little boy
I fell on my knees
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G
Too exhausted to think, I begin to sob.
out of this place,
D
G
I'll wash my hands,
Lord I'll even wash my face,
D
C
when she tells me what to do.
Em
D
She's even tried to tell me
G
about you.
boys,
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because you have one of your own.
G
C
and I'm awfully sorry.
C
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I just don't know what else to do.
C
Em
Why, down at the church the other day
C
D
when our little preacher started in to pray,
got themselves lost.
Lord, you'd help them to get found
the cost.
Now, Lord, I don't know exactly what
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Em
When I do grow up and get to be a man,
I don't know, just what you'd have me to do,
and I'll drop whatever it is I'm doing,
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D
C
because I know that I'll owe it all to you.
G
D
When I finished my prayer
D
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Em
there stood my old hunting dog, Blue.
C
he ran up
and licked me on the chin,
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as if to say, boy,
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G
My granddaddy's whistle loud and shrill,
the most beautiful sound
I can hear it still.
can hear it today.
And I'd get found
when you said the word.
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C
Open wide thine arms,
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Em
D
O Lord, Lord, I'm coming home.
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