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You're Not Home Yet chords by
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
The Strangers
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
G
G

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D
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C
C

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Verse 1
G
G

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C
C

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G
G

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Beau tiful isle of somewhere
D
D

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G
G

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Verse 2
G
G

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If you've got two or three minutes
D
D

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I'd like to tell you a story

And this a story about a preacher

And I know there's a lot of stories
C
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G

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about a lot of preachers
Verse 3
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G

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But this is a story of one

particular preacher
D
D

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Who went overseas to fight a war
A
A

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And this was a war for God and not

for any one country
D
D

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And he fought a long hard fight and he won

a lot of souls
Verse 4
D
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But this preacher got old and
G
G

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he was coming home

Now he just happened to

be on the same ship
Em
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A
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D
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With what some of us call a celebrity
Verse 5
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And when the boat docked

There were thousands of
G
G

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people waiting
D
D

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To meet the celebrity
G
G

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And they carried him off
C
C

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on their shoulders
Verse 6
G
G

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But there was no one there

To meet the old preacher
D
D

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An d he looked up and he said
G
G

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"Lord did you forget?"
Verse 7
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Well, it seemed like the
C
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C#dim
C#dim
4

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Heavens just broke open
C
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And the Lord said,

"No son I didn't forget

But you must remember

You're not home yet"
D
D

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You're not
Verse 8
G
G

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home,
D
D

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you're not home
G
G

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You're not home yet
C
C

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D
D

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I can still hear my Lord's
G
G

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voice ringing
Verse 9
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G

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"There'll be a crowd to meet you
C
C

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A choir of angels to greet you

I didn't forget but son
D
D

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • C

  • A

  • Em

  • C#dim

    4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of You're Not Home Yet by Merle Haggard, The Strangers is G major.

The primary chords used in You're Not Home Yet are G, D, C, A, Em, Dbdim.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, D, C, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of You're Not Home Yet is approximately 76 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of You're Not Home Yet using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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