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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
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A B C D
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M N O P Q
R S T U V
W X Y Z #
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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:00
Cm | Cm   |  F
       I'm dreaming tonight.
     D7
I'm leaving back home.
D#7 E7 | D7  | D7
        Right!
 D7               | D7
Yeah, ya, ya, yeah.

Verse 1: 0:32
 D7
Take me back to a
                 | D7
South Tallahassee,
 D7
Down 'cross the bridge to my
                 | D7
Sweet sassafrassy.
0:44
 D7
Can't stand up on my
                | D7
Feet in the city,
 D7
Got to get back to the
                 | D7
Real nitty gritty.

Pre-chorus: 0:55
 G7
Yes sir, no sir, don't come close
    F#7           G7
To my home sweet home,
                      F#7
Can't catch no dose from a
          G7
Hot tail poontang sweetheart
1:03
  F#7                         G7
Sweat who ready to make silk purse
               F#7
From a J. Paul     Get and
     D7
His ear, with her face
        D7
In her beer.

Chorus: 1:13
 C  |  G  | D7 | D7
Home sweet home.

Verse 2: 1:24
    D7
Get out in the field, put the
                  | D7
Mule in the stable.
 D7
Ma, she's a cookin' put the
                 | D7
Eats on the table.
1:36
 D7
Hate's in the city and my
                    | D7
Love's in the meadow,
 D7
Hands on the plough and my
                    | D7
Feet's in the ghetto.

Pre-chorus: 1:47
  G7
Stand up, sit down, don't do nothing,
F#7          G7
It ain't no good
                     F#7
When boss man's stuffin' it
               G7
Down, their throats for paper
1:55
 F#7                     G7
Notes and their babies cry
             F#7
While cities     lie at
       D7
Their feet when you're
               D7
Rockin' the streets.

Chorus: 2:04
 C  |  G  | D7 | D7
Home sweet home.

Instrumental: 2:16
D7 | D7 | D7 | D7
D7 | D7
2:33
C | G | D7 | D7
C | G

Coda: 2:50
 D7
Mama, take me home sweet home.
         D7
I was a last child, just a punk in the streets.
         D7
I was a last child, just a punk in the streets.
         D7
I was a last child, just a punk in the streets.
         D7
I was a last child, just a punk in the streets.
         D7
I was a last child, just a punk in the streets...

Key

key
D
original
key
D#
D# C#
transpose
capo
on
1 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

April 3, 2004
Unplugged
Las Vegas, Feb 15, 2020

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