| C | Am | Em | G | G7 | |
| somewhere deep in | side, something's got a | hold on | you |
| C | Am | Em7 | G7 | |
| and it's | pushing me a | side, see it stretch on for | ever |
| C | C7 | F | |
| I know I'm | right | , for the first time in | my life |
| G | C | |
| that's why I | tell you: you'd better be home | soon |
| Am | Em7 | G | |
| stripping back the | coats of lies and de | ception |
| C | Am | Em7 | G | |
| back to nothing | ness, like a week in the | desert |
| C | C7 | F | |
| I know I'm | right | , for the first time in | my life |
| G | C | |
| that's why I | tell you: you'd better be home | soon |
| Bb | D | G | |
| so don't say | no, don't say nothing's | wrong |
| Bb | A | D | |
| cause when you get back | home maybe I'll be | gone |
| G | C | |
| Instrumental Bridge |
| (Add Lib ...When the lights go out...etc...) |
| C | Am | Em7 | G | |
| it would cause me | pain if we were to | end it |
| C | Am | Em7 | G | |
| but I | could start a | gain, you can de | pend on it |
| C | C7 | F | |
| I know I'm | right | , for the first time in | my life |
| G | Am7 | D | |
| that's why I | tell you: you'd better be | home | soon |
| F | G | |
| that's why I | tell | you: you'd better be home soon |