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{t:Some Go Home}
{st:Jerry Jeff Walker}
DK. .  "Bein' Free". .  1970
[D] [Dsus4] [D] [Dsus4]
[D]A soldier [Dsus4]rides on a train to Tennes[D]see,[Dsus4]
[D]And half a[Dsus4]sleep he dreams, it isn't a [D]dream.[Dsus4]
[C]With each click of the [G]wheels on steel, a [D]face goes by,[Dsus4][D]
[C]With each face that he [G]loves he turns and [D]sighs.[Dsus4][D]
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CHORUS
And he's [C]head[G]ed [Dsus4]home
Yes, he's [C]headed [D]home,
To try and find his [Dsus4]life again,
[C]And to wonder what's be[Dsus4]come of [D]them.[Dsus4][D]
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[D]A young girl [Dsus4]waving goodbye while his mother stood [D]cryin',[Dsus4]
[D]With lips like [Dsus4]honey she was lovin' him all of the [D]time'n.[Dsus4]
[C]"Won't matter how [G]long you're gone, I'll [D]wait for you".[Dsus4][D]
[C]Now you know you were [G]gone such a long long [D]time.[Dsus4][D]
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CHORUS
And you Ccan't go Dsus4home, no you Ccan't go Dhome,
Expectin' everyDsus4thing you knew, Cto be waitin' Dsus4there on Dyou.
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REFRAIN
GThat train's.. mAovin' on down the Dline,Dsus4  D  
GLeavin' people at Aevery depot beDhind,Dsus4  D  
And you Gwanna begin someAwhere,
But you Gremember what it like down Athere,
So you move down the Dline. Hm-Dsus4mm-Dmm.
#
DThree rows Dsus4back a young woman looks out the Dtrain,Dsus4  
DHer eyes Dsus4reveal that her life is desperately Dplain.Dsus4  
CShe's a woman who's Gseen this world and not Dtouched one man,Dsus4  D  
CShe knows she Gcould if she would but she Dcan't.Dsus4  D  
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CHORUS
And she's Cheadin' Dsus4home
Yes, she's Cheadin' Dhome,
Back where life begins and ends,
And they Cfeel that you beDsus4long to Dthem.
#
DBut there was a Dsus4time that time when the time was so Dright,Dsusu4  
DClose eDsus4nough you swear to G_d, you still smell the Dnight. Dsus4  
CBut somehow the Gclock struck twelve, the Dball was through,Dsus4  D  
CNow here you Gare, could that be Dyou? Dsus4  D  
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CHORUS
Whoa you Ccan't go Dsus4on, no no you Ccan't go Don,
Livin' safe inDsus4side your walls,
CNever taste Dsus4life at Dall.
#
REFRAIN
GThat train's.. Amovin' on down the Dline,Dsus4  D  
GLeavin' people at Aevery depot behDind.Dsus4  D  
You Gwanna begin someAwhere, but you'll Galways take a chance out Athere,
So you move down the Dline.Hm-Dsus4mm-Dmm.
#
DI sit half Dsus4drunk in the dining car and obDserve life,Dsus4  
DI got him Dsus4pegged and I'm pretty sure I got Dher right.Dsus4  
CWhen you've been as Gfar as I have, you  Dknow these things,Dsus4  D  
CThat's the reason that it's Gsad and drank the Ddrinks.Dsus4  D  
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CHORUS
'Cause I Cgot no Dsus4home no, and I Cneed no Done,
Nothing to bring Dsus4pain again,
CIt's great just Dsus4livin' on the Dwind.
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DBut the woman is Dsus4met by her husband there at the Dstation,Dsus4  
DAnd two stops Dsus4later the soldier's girl is still Dwaitin'.Dsus4  
CI simply accept the Gfact they're just Dlucky, that's all,Dsus4  D  
CBut the fact is I Gdon't believe they pulled it Doff.Dsus4  D  
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CHORUS
And I Ccan't go Dsus4on no, no, I Ccan't go Don
Making Dsus4everything I see, 
Cfit the way that it Dsus4is for Dme.
#
REFRAIN
GThat train's just Amovin' on down the Dline,Dsus4  D  
GLeavin' people at Aevery depot beDhind.Dsus4  D  
And you Gwanna begin someAwhere
But for Gme there's nothing true out Athere
So I move down the Dline.Hm-mm-Dsus4mm,-mm-Dmm.
END

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Some Go Home

by Jerry Jeff Walker

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Dsus4

{t:Some Go Home}

{st:Jerry Jeff Walker}

DK. . "Bein' Free". . 1970

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

[] [] [] []

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

[]A soldier []rides on a train to Tennes[]see,[]

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

[]And half a[]sleep he dreams, it isn't a []dream.[]

C G D Dsus4 D

[]With each click of the []wheels on steel, a []face goes by,[][]

C G D Dsus4 D

[]With each face that he []loves he turns and []sighs.[][]

CHORUS

C G Dsus4

And he's []head[]ed []home

C D

Yes, he's []headed []home,

Dsus4

To try and find his []life again,

C Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

[]And to wonder what's be[]come of []them.[][]

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

[]A young girl []waving goodbye while his mother stood []cryin',[]

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

[]With lips like []honey she was lovin' him all of the []time'n.[]

C G D Dsus4 D

[]"Won't matter how []long you're gone, I'll []wait for you".[][]

C G D Dsus4 D

[]Now you know you were []gone such a long long []time.[][]

CHORUS

C Dsus4 C D

And you can't go home, no you can't go home,

Dsus4 C Dsus4 D

Expectin' everything you knew, to be waitin' there on you.

REFRAIN

G A D Dsus4 D

That train's.. movin' on down the line,

G A D Dsus4 D

Leavin' people at every depot behind,

G A

And you wanna begin somewhere,

G A

But you remember what it like down there,

D Dsus4 D

So you move down the line. Hm-mm-mm.

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

Three rows back a young woman looks out the train,

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

Her eyes reveal that her life is desperately plain.

C G D Dsus4 D

She's a woman who's seen this world and not touched one man,

C G D Dsus4 D

She knows she could if she would but she can't.

CHORUS

C Dsus4

And she's headin' home

C D

Yes, she's headin' home,

Back where life begins and ends,

C Dsus4 D

And they feel that you belong to them.

D Dsus4 D Dsusu4

But there was a time that time when the time was so right,

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

Close enough you swear to G_d, you still smell the night.

C G D Dsus4 D

But somehow the clock struck twelve, the ball was through,

C G D Dsus4 D

Now here you are, could that be you?

CHORUS

C Dsus4 C D

Whoa you can't go on, no no you can't go on,

Dsus4

Livin' safe inside your walls,

C Dsus4 D

Never taste life at all.

REFRAIN

G A D Dsus4 D

That train's.. movin' on down the line,

G A D Dsus4 D

Leavin' people at every depot behind.

G A G A

You wanna begin somewhere, but you'll always take a chance out there,

D Dsus4 D

So you move down the line.Hm-mm-mm.

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

I sit half drunk in the dining car and observe life,

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

I got him pegged and I'm pretty sure I got her right.

C G D Dsus4 D

When you've been as far as I have, you know these things,

C G D Dsus4 D

That's the reason that it's sad and drank the drinks.

CHORUS

C Dsus4 C D

'Cause I got no home no, and I need no one,

Dsus4

Nothing to bring pain again,

C Dsus4 D

It's great just livin' on the wind.

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

But the woman is met by her husband there at the station,

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

And two stops later the soldier's girl is still waitin'.

C G D Dsus4 D

I simply accept the fact they're just lucky, that's all,

C G D Dsus4 D

But the fact is I don't believe they pulled it off.

CHORUS

C Dsus4 C D

And I can't go on no, no, I can't go on

Dsus4

Making everything I see,

C Dsus4 D

fit the way that it is for me.

REFRAIN

G A D Dsus4 D

That train's just movin' on down the line,

G A D Dsus4 D

Leavin' people at every depot behind.

G A

And you wanna begin somewhere

G A

But for me there's nothing true out there

D Dsus4 D

So I move down the line.Hm-mm-mm,-mm-mm.

END

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