| G | C | G | |
| Come and | talk of all the things we did to- | day, |
| C | G | |
| Here, and | laugh about our funny little | ways. |
| C | Am7 | G | |
| While we | have a few | minutes to | breathe, |
| C | Am7 | D | D7 | |
| And I | know that it's | time you must | leave. |
| C | |
| But | darling, be home soon; |
| G | |
| I couldn't bear to wait an extra | minute, if you dawdled. |
| C | |
| My | darling, be home soon; |
| G | |
| It's not just these few hours, but I've been | waiting since I toddled. |
| C | Am | D7 | G | D7 | |
| For the | great relief of | having | you to | talk to, ( | talk to). |
| G | C | G | |
| And | now, a | quarter of my life is almost | passed, |
| C | G | |
| I | think I've come to see myself at | last. |
| C | Am | G | |
| And I | see that the | time spent con | fused, |
| C | Am | G | |
| Was the | time that I | spent without | you. |
| C | Am | D | D7 | |
| And I | feel my | self in | bloom. |
| C | |
| But | darling, be home soon; |
| G | |
| I couldn't bear to wait an extra | minute, if you dawdled. |
| C | |
| My | darling, be home soon; |
| G | |
| It's not just these few hours, but I've been | waiting since I toddled. |
| C | Am | D7 | G | D7 | |
| For the | great relief of | having | you to | talk to, ( | talk to). |
| G | C | G | |
| Go, and | beat your crazy head against the | sky, |
| C | G | |
| Try and | see beyond the houses, and your | eyes. |
| C | Am | D | D7 | |
| It's o | k to | shoot the | moon. |
| C | |
| But | darling, be home soon; |
| G | |
| I couldn't bear to wait an extra | minute, if you dawdled. |
| C | |
| My | darling, be home soon; |
| G | |
| It's not just these few hours, but I've been | waiting since I toddled. |
| C | Am | D7 | G | G7 | |
| For the | great relief of | having | you to | talk to, |
| C | Am | D7 | G | |
| For the | great relief of | having | you to | talk to, |