Capo 3, Drop DChords: D = 0x0232A = x02220Em = 222000C = x32033G = 550030Note: Song in key of D (F# as capoed), sot try to let low D string ring while playing Dand during licks. You will need to mute the B and high E string while playing thelicks (particularly the slide on G from 4 to 7).Intro:D D D A (play A for full measure)e|-----------------------------------------------0-| B|-3-3-------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-2-| G|-2-4-4s7-4-2-2-2-4-4s7-4-2-2-2-4-4s7-4-2-2-2-4-2-| x2 D|-0-0-0---0-0-4-0-0-0---0-0-4-0-0-0---0-0-4-0-0-2-| A|-----------------------------------------------0-| D|-----0-------------0-------------0---------------|Then:D (play D for full measure)e|-----------2-| B|-----------3-| G|-----------2-|D|-2h4p2p0---0-|A|---------2---| D|-----------0-|Verse 1 (same as first part of Intro):DOld Tom Jones, woke up on a winters mornAThe sun was barely poking through through the treesDThe mercury read minus 50 degreesAHe thought for sure the damn thing had finally brokenPre-chorus 1:DUntil he walked outsideEm DHe said Kenny, I'm getting oldEm DI'm tired, stove up and I'm cold,C GIt's a long time since I've gotten anyC GI been crawling over dollar bills and chasing penniesChorus 1:A DAnd lately I've been thinking 'bout homee|-----------------2-| B|-----------------3-| G|-----------------2-| D|-2h4-2-0---0-0-2-0-| A|---------2---------| D|----------------0--|Verse 2:This old ranch been here, for many, many a yearMay for to feed the men, head north for goldIt'll still go strong, long after I've moved onSo to some to rich fool searching through his soulPre-chorus 2:DDreaming of being a cowboyEm DKenny, so goddamn tiredEm DFeel like I'm held together with baling twine and wireC GThere's a dance in Jesman Friday nightC GThere's a widow I'm hoping just might,C GOffer me a little companyC GShe's a hard one, so I don't think it'll come freeChorus 2:A G DLately I've been thinking 'bout homee|-----------------2-| B|-----------------3-| G|-----------------2-| D|-2h4-2-0---0-0-2-0-| A|---------2---------| D|---------------0---|A G DThe hills of England, where as a child I'd roame|-----------------2-| B|-----------------3-| G|-----------------2-| D|-2h4-2-0---0-0-2-0-| A|---------2---------| D|---------------0---|A G DAnd lately I've been thinking 'bout homee|-------------------2-| B|-------------------3-| G|-------------------2-| D|-2h4-2-0-----------0-| A|---------4-2-0-------| D|---------------4-2-0-|Verse 3:I never got to see my mom, before she diedAnd I'd like to see just where they laid her bonesBack to the rolling hills of BristolWhere ain't no one packs a pistolAnd a cowboy only rides in booksPre-chorus 3 (Same as pre-chorus 2):And boy, I'll tell some talesAnd Kenny, I wonder which one's homeWhen you ain't sure anymore, you start to feel aloneJust this restlessness, come creeping inFollowing me anywhere that lately I've beenLike a heavy rain banging on the tinThe salmon down on the Fraser, swimming with the battered finsChorus 3:Searching for their childhood homee|-----------------2-| B|-----------------3-| G|-----------------2-| D|-2h4-2-0---0-0-2-0-| A|---------2---------| D|---------------0---|That patch of gravel they know is their owne|-----------------2-| B|-----------------3-| G|-----------------2-| D|-2h4-2-0---0-0-2-0-| A|---------2---------| D|---------------0---|Lately I've been thinking 'bout homee|-----------------2-| B|-----------------3-| G|-----------------2-| D|-2h4-2-0---0-0-2-0-| A|---------2---------| D|---------------0---|The hills of England, where as a child I'd roame|-----------------2-| B|-----------------3-| G|-----------------2-| D|-2h4-2-0---0-0-2-0-| A|---------2---------| D|---------------0---|Lately I've been thinking 'bout homee|-------------------2-| B|-------------------3-| G|-------------------2-| D|-2h4-2-0-----------0-| A|---------4-2-0-------| D|---------------2b3-0-|
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