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Darlin

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Capo 5th fret, only play the 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th strings of the Bm (the 4 smallest)
[Verse]
EmI’m leavin’ Ghome on the Cfirst train tomoGrrow
 EmI call it hGome cause it’s Cwhere I leave my Gsorrow
      Em            GC 
So a goodbye Pappy
GGoodbye EmMa
 EmGoodbye Gchicken and the Crest of it Gall
Yeah the rCest of it Gall
[Chorus]
GIf I haCd Emany sGense
AmIf I hEmad Gmy iCnnocence
C   G        C        G
CI’d Gtake you Chome with Gme
    C     G                    C                    GG 
I’d take you home with me, darlin’ I’d take you home with me 
[Verse 2]
                      G                CG 
Someday soon I’ll be walking down the street
                    G                     CG 
Swinging hands with someone I’m bound to meet
EmAnd if you see Gme
           G         CG 
Will you, tip your head
 GWill you pull the curtains
 CWill you hold me Gback? 
[Pre-Chorus]
EmSo a goodbye lGover
 CGoodbye Gfriend
                     G          CG 
Goodbye baby and all we ever been
 CYeah all we ever Gbeen
[Chorus]
G 	 C     Em  G  
If I had any sense
AmIf I Emhad Gmy innoCcence
CI’d take Gyou homCe wEmith Gme
CI’d take Gyou homCe with mGe
 CI’d takGe you hoCme with me, Gdarlin’ I’d takCe you Ghome with me
[Interlude]
C G C
Em D C
[Bridge]
COh we ran through the Emwoods like some Dwild Ckids
          C              Em        DC 
Oh we knew nothin sept abandonment
COh forgivenessEm  
 You got Dnothing Con me
 CSept your pocket Emwatch and your Dgolden Ckey
 Why don’t you just CtakEme me
 D   CEm 
Take me
        Em            DC 
Why don’t you just take me
    C    EmD 
Take me 
DSo goodbye PGappy
 CGoodbye GMa
 EmGoodbye Gchicken and the Crest of it Gall
Yeah the rCest of it aGll
 Yeah the Crest of it Gall
CTake you home with Gme
CI’ll take you home Gwith me
CTake you home witGh me
CDarlin’, I’ll takGe you home with me 
[Outro]
GOh my darlin’
 GOh my darlin’
               G         CD 
Oh my darlin’ Clementine
         D    Bm     D     AmG 
Thou art lost and gone forever
 Dreadful Dsorry ClementiGne 
GOh my darlin’
 GOh my darlin’
 GOh my dCarlin’ ClementBmine
                  Em      GC 
They were lost and gone forever
Dreadful Dsorry Clementine 

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Darlin

by Emily Wells

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 5th fret, only play the 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th strings of the Bm (the 4 smallest)

[Verse]

Em G C G

I’m leavin’ home on the first train tomorrow

Em G C G

 I call it home cause it’s where I leave my sorrow

Em G

So a goodbye Pappy

G Em

Goodbye Ma

Em G C G

 Goodbye chicken and the rest of it all

C G

Yeah the rest of it all

[Chorus]

G C Em G

If I had any sense

Am Em G C

If I had my innocence

C G C G

I’d take you home with me

C G C G

I’d take you home with me, darlin’ I’d take you home with me

[Verse 2]

G C

Someday soon I’ll be walking down the street

G C

Swinging hands with someone I’m bound to meet

Em G

And if you see me

G C

Will you, tip your head

 Will you pull the curtains

C G

 Will you hold me back?

[Pre-Chorus]

Em G

So a goodbye lover

C G

 Goodbye friend

G C

Goodbye baby and all we ever been

C G

 Yeah all we ever been

[Chorus]

C Em G

If I had any sense

Am Em G C

If I had my innocence

C G C Em G

I’d take you home with me

C G C G

I’d take you home with me

C G C G C G

 I’d take you home with me, darlin’ I’d take you home with me

[Interlude]

C G C

Em D C

[Bridge]

C Em D C

Oh we ran through the woods like some wild kids

C Em D

Oh we knew nothin sept abandonment

C Em

Oh forgiveness

D C

 You got nothing on me

C Em D C

 Sept your pocket watch and your golden key

C Em

 Why don’t you just take me

D C

Take me

Em D

Why don’t you just take me

C Em

Take me

D G

So goodbye Pappy

C G

 Goodbye Ma

Em G C G

 Goodbye chicken and the rest of it all

C G

Yeah the rest of it all

C G

 Yeah the rest of it all

C G

Take you home with me

C G

I’ll take you home with me

C G

Take you home with me

C G

Darlin’, I’ll take you home with me

[Outro]

Oh my darlin’

G C

Oh my darlin’ Clementine

D Bm D Am

Thou art lost and gone forever

D G

 Dreadful sorry Clementine

Oh my darlin’

G C Bm

 Oh my darlin’ Clementine

Em G

They were lost and gone forever

Dreadful sorry Clementine

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