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Wonder Why We Ever Go Home

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open

[Intro]
    G                 D                Em                     Gmaj7
e|--7------7-------|--5------5------|--3------3-----3------|----2-3-2------0-|
B|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|----0-------0----|
G|-------------0---|-----0----------|-----0--------------0-|----------0---0--|
D|--5---5--------0-|--4----4----4-0-|--2----2----2-----2---|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|

    C             Dsus             G       Gadd11   G
e|-------0-----|--------3-------|----------------|--------3------------------|
B|-----------0-|--------3-------|----------1-----|--------0-------0----------|
G|-----0---0---|----2-2-----2---|----0-0-------0-|----0-0---0-0-0------------|
D|-------------|--0-------0-----|--------2---2---|--0------------------------|
A|--3----------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------|----------------|--3-------------|---------------------------|

    G                 D                Em                     Gmaj7
e|--7------7-------|--5------5------|--3------3-----3------|----2-3-2------0-|
B|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|----0-------0----|
G|-------------0---|-----0----------|-----0--------------0-|----------0---0--|
D|--5---5--------0-|--4----4----4-0-|--2----2----2-----2---|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|

    Dm7                Am                G       Gadd11       G
e|--1-----1---------|--0-----0--------|--3--3-3--3---------|--3--------------|
B|--1---1-----1---0-|--1-----1--1---0-|--0--0-0--1---------|--0--------------|
G|--2-------2---2---|--2---2------2---|--0--0-0--0---------|--0--------------|
D|--0---------------|--2--------------|--0--0-0--2---------|--0--------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|--3--3-3--3---------|--3--------------|

[Verse 1]
G          Gadd11          G          Gadd11
Years grow shorter, not longer,
    G           Gadd11        G       Gadd11
The more you've been on your own.
G            Gadd11          G
Feelin's for movin' grow stronger
       F              C       G
So you wonder why you ever go home,
F              C       G    Gadd11  G
Wonder why you ever go home.

[Verse 2]
G          Gadd11    G          Gadd11
People are movin' so quickly.
G          Gadd11    G          Gadd11
Humor's in need of repair.
G        Gadd11      G        Gadd11
Same occupations and same obligations
        F          C          G
They've really got nothing to share,
     F        C              G
Like drivin' around with no spare.

[Instrumental]
    G                 D                Em                     Gmaj7
e|--7------7-------|--5------5------|--3------3-----3------|----2-3-2------0-|
B|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|----0-------0----|
G|-------------0---|-----0----------|-----0--------------0-|----------0---0--|
D|--5---5--------0-|--4----4----4-0-|--2----2----2-----2---|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|

    C             Dsus             G       Gadd11   G
e|-------0-----|--------3-------|----------------|--------3------------------|
B|-----------0-|--------3-------|----------1-----|--------0-------0----------|
G|-----0---0---|----2-2-----2---|----0-0-------0-|----0-0---0-0-0------------|
D|-------------|--0-------0-----|--------2---2---|--0------------------------|
A|--3----------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------|----------------|--3-------------|---------------------------|

    G                 D                Em                     Gmaj7
e|--7------7-------|--5------5------|--3------3-----3------|----2-3-2------0-|
B|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|----0-------0----|
G|-------------0---|-----0----------|-----0--------------0-|----------0---0--|
D|--5---5--------0-|--4----4----4-0-|--2----2----2-----2---|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|

    Dm7                Am                G       Gadd11       G
e|--1-----1---------|--0-----0--------|--3--3-3--3---------|--3--------------|
B|--1---1-----1---0-|--1-----1--1---0-|--0--0-0--1---------|--0--------------|
G|--2-------2---2---|--2---2------2---|--0--0-0--0---------|--0--------------|
D|--0---------------|--2--------------|--0--0-0--2---------|--0--------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|--3--3-3--3---------|--3--------------|

[Verse 3]
G          Gadd11        G       Gadd11
River gets deeper not shallow
    G           Gadd11         G       Gadd11
The further you move down the stream.
G         Gadd11   G        Gadd11
Wonderin if I can  keep her
     F            C          G
As I Race to keep up with my dreams.
F        C                     G
How they shine and glitter and gleam.

[Verse 4]
G          Gadd11          G          Gadd11
Years grow shorter, not longer,
    G           Gadd11       G        Gadd11
The more you've been on your own.
G            Gadd11         G         Gadd11
Feelin's for movin' grow stronger
       F              C       G
So you wonder why you ever go home,
F              C       G
Wonder why you ever go home.
F              C       G
Wonder why you ever go home.

[Outro]
    G                 D                Em                     Gmaj7
e|--7------7-------|--5------5------|--3------3-----3------|----2-3-2------0-|
B|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|----0-------0----|
G|-------------0---|-----0----------|-----0--------------0-|----------0---0--|
D|--5---5--------0-|--4----4----4-0-|--2----2----2-----2---|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|

    C             Dsus             G       Gadd11   G
e|-------0-----|--------3-------|----------------|--------3------------------|
B|-----------0-|--------3-------|----------1-----|--------0-------0----------|
G|-----0---0---|----2-2-----2---|----0-0-------0-|----0-0---0-0-0------------|
D|-------------|--0-------0-----|--------2---2---|--0------------------------|
A|--3----------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------|----------------|--3-------------|---------------------------|

    G                 D                Em                     Gmaj7
e|--7------7-------|--5------5------|--3------3-----3------|----2-3-2------0-|
B|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|----0-------0----|
G|-------------0---|-----0----------|-----0--------------0-|----------0---0--|
D|--5---5--------0-|--4----4----4-0-|--2----2----2-----2---|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|

    Dm7                Am                G       Gadd11       G
e|--1-----1---------|--0-----0--------|--3--3-3--3---------|--3--------------|
B|--1---1-----1---0-|--1-----1--1---0-|--0--0-0--1---------|--0--------------|
G|--2-------2---2---|--2---2------2---|--0--0-0--0---------|--0--------------|
D|--0---------------|--2--------------|--0--0-0--2---------|--0--------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|--3--3-3--3---------|--3--------------|

Wonder Why We Ever Go Home chords and lyrics

Free chords for Wonder Why We Ever Go Home by Jimmy Buffett. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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Wonder Why We Ever Go Home Chords by Jimmy Buffett

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