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Home Ill Never Be

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Capo 3rd Fret
       C G F C
Intro:       
                   C
...well I left New York
   F              C
in nineteen forty-nine
   G             C
to go across the country
          F          C
without a dad-blamed dime
G       C           F         C
Mon  -  tana in the cold cold fall
  G        C           F     G     C
I found my father in a gam - bling hall
F      C
father father
G              C
where have you been
     F               C
I've been out in the world
            G      C
since I was only   ten
      F           C
don't worry about me
F           G            C
if I should die of pleurisy
F
cross the Mississippi
C
cross the Tennessee
G
cross the Niagara
F               C
home I'll never be
F
home in old Medora
C
home in ol' Truckee
G
Apalachicola
F               C     G
home I'll never be
    F             C
for better or for worse
   G         C
or thick and thin
F          C              G      F    C
like bein' married to the little poor man
F         C
god loves me
          G      C
just like I love him
  F           C
I want you to do
         G        C
just the same for him
F       C
all the worms eat away
          F
but don't worry
G         C
watch the wind
F       C
all the worms eat away
          F
but don't worry
G         C
watch the wind
F       C
all the worms eat away
          F
but don't worry
G         C
watch the wind
   F         C
so I left Montana
      G           C
on an old freight train
    F        C
the night my father died
       F    G    C
in the cold cold rain
F
home in old Medora
C
home in ol' Truckee
G
Apalachicola
F               C    F               C   F         G     C
home I'll never be,  home i'll never be, home I'll never be

Home Ill Never Be chords and lyrics

Free chords for Home Ill Never Be by Tom Waits. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Capo 3rd Fret
Intro: C  G  F  C

Home Ill Never Be Chords by Tom Waits

Learn how to play Home Ill Never Be by Tom Waits with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Home Ill Never Be chords”, “Home Ill Never Be guitar chords”, or “Tom Waits Home Ill Never Be chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Home Ill Never Be chords and for experienced players who want accurate Home Ill Never Be lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G, F.

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