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Gerry Rafferty – Home And Dry
Capo 4th
Intro     F     D|       D|2  F|4   Dsus2|     Asus|
          E     G| D/F#    A|       F|2  Eb| Bb   Eb   Bb||x2         A|      ||
Verse 1
 AThis silver bird takes me ‘cross the sky
 Just one more hour and I'll be home and dry
 F‘Cross the ocean, way abDove the clouds I come stAealin'
 AFeelin' tired, but I feel good ‘cause I did everything I said I would
 FI think of you, and I knDow how you'll be fAeelin'
Chorus
 EI gotta see GyouD/F#, I gotta be Awith you
 FWe'll make it better now in Ebevery wBbayEb  Bb  
 EIt's gotta be GyouD/F#, it's gotta be Ayou
 FYes from now on I'll tell you Ebevery BbdayEb  Bb  A  
Verse 2
 AWay up here above this timeless sea
 I realize just what it is you mean to me
 FYou give me somethin' when I thoDught that everything we had was dAyin'
 AI need a reason just to make me carry on
 Well I know better now, I know where I belong
 FI can't imagine how I Dever let myself just give up trAyin'
Chorus
 EI gotta see GyouD/F#, I gotta be Awith you
 FWe'll make it better now in Ebevery wBbayEb  Bb  
 EIt's gotta be GyouD/F#, it's gotta be Ayou
 FYes from now on I'll tell you Ebevery BbdayEb  Bb  A  
FOoooDoh, oFoowDsus2eeeooooh Asusweeeooooh yes I'm home and dry
Interlude     E     G| D/F#    A|     F|2  Eb| Bb   Eb  Bb||x2        A|      ||
Verse 3
 AAin't nothin' up here gonna slow me down
 You know I never ever take the long way ‘round
 FI think of you, cause I knDow how you'll be fAeelin'
 AThis silver bird takes me ‘cross the sky
 Just one more hour and I'll be home and dry
 F‘Cross the ocean, way abDove the clouds I come stAealin'
Chorus
 EI gotta see GyouD/F#, I gotta be Awith you
 FWe'll make it better now in Ebevery wBbayEb  Bb  
 EIt's gotta be GyouD/F#, it's gotta be Ayou
 FYes from now on I'll tell you Ebevery BbdayEb  Bb  A  
FOoooDoh, oFoowDsus2eeeooooh Asusweeeooooh yes I'm home and dry
Outro
                  E        G|           D/F#      A|                       F|
--------------------------|--------------------|---------12-------------|
-11b(13)(13)r11p9-11b(12)~|9b(11)(11)r9p7-9~--9/10-12b(14)r12-10h12-10--|
--------------------------|--------------------|----------------------11|
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2   Eb|    Bb       Eb     Bb||x4 (and fade)
------|------------------|     -------|
-8--8~|-10b(12)r10p8-10~-|     -9~----|
------|------------------|     -------|
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Home And Dry

by Gerry Rafferty

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Asus

D/F#

Gerry Rafferty – Home And Dry

Capo 4th

F D D F Dsus2 Asus

Intro | |2 |4 | |

E G D/F# A F Eb Bb Eb Bb A

| | |2 | ||x2 | ||

Verse 1

This silver bird takes me ‘cross the sky

Just one more hour and I'll be home and dry

F D A

‘Cross the ocean, way above the clouds I come stealin'

Feelin' tired, but I feel good ‘cause I did everything I said I would

F D A

I think of you, and I know how you'll be feelin'

Chorus

E G D/F# A

I gotta see you, I gotta be with you

F Eb Bb Eb Bb

We'll make it better now in every way

E G D/F# A

It's gotta be you, it's gotta be you

F Eb Bb Eb Bb A

Yes from now on I'll tell you every day

Verse 2

Way up here above this timeless sea

I realize just what it is you mean to me

F D A

You give me somethin' when I thought that everything we had was dyin'

I need a reason just to make me carry on

Well I know better now, I know where I belong

F D A

I can't imagine how I ever let myself just give up tryin'

Chorus

E G D/F# A

I gotta see you, I gotta be with you

F Eb Bb Eb Bb

We'll make it better now in every way

E G D/F# A

It's gotta be you, it's gotta be you

F Eb Bb Eb Bb A

Yes from now on I'll tell you every day

F D F Dsus2 Asus

Oooooh, oooweeeooooh weeeooooh yes I'm home and dry

E G D/F# A F Eb Bb Eb Bb A

Interlude | | |2 | ||x2 | ||

Verse 3

Ain't nothin' up here gonna slow me down

You know I never ever take the long way ‘round

F D A

I think of you, cause I know how you'll be feelin'

This silver bird takes me ‘cross the sky

Just one more hour and I'll be home and dry

F D A

‘Cross the ocean, way above the clouds I come stealin'

Chorus

E G D/F# A

I gotta see you, I gotta be with you

F Eb Bb Eb Bb

We'll make it better now in every way

E G D/F# A

It's gotta be you, it's gotta be you

F Eb Bb Eb Bb A

Yes from now on I'll tell you every day

F D F Dsus2 Asus

Oooooh, oooweeeooooh weeeooooh yes I'm home and dry

Outro

E G D/F# A F

| | |

--------------------------|--------------------|---------12-------------|

-11b(13)(13)r11p9-11b(12)~|9b(11)(11)r9p7-9~--9/10-12b(14)r12-10h12-10--|

--------------------------|--------------------|----------------------11|

--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|

Eb Bb Eb Bb

2 | ||x4 (and fade)

------|------------------| -------|

-8--8~|-10b(12)r10p8-10~-| -9~----|

------|------------------| -------|

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