| Verse 1: |
| G | C | G | |
| C | ome and t | alk of all the things we did tod | ay |
| C | G | |
| Here and la | ugh about our funny little w | ays |
| C | C/B | Am7 | G | |
| while we h | ave | a few | minutes to br | eathe |
| C | C/B | Am7 | G | |
| and I | know | that it's | time you must le | ave |
| Chorus: |
| Csus4 (x3302x) C |
| But darling be home soon |
| Csus4 | C | G | |
| I | couldn't bear to w | ait an extra m | inute if you dawdled |
| Csus4 | C | |
| My | darling be home | soon |
| Csus4 | C | G | |
| It's | not just these few | hours but I've been | waiting since I toddled |
| C | C/B | Am | D7 | G | |
| For the gr | eat re | lief of h | aving | you to t | alk to |
| Verse 2: |
| G | C | G | |
| And | now a q | uarter of my life is almost p | assed |
| C | G | |
| I | think I've come to see myself at | last |
| C | C/B | Am | G | |
| and I | see | that the t | ime spent confu | sed |
| C | C/B | Am | G | |
| was the t | ime | that I s | pent without y | ou |
| C | C/B | Am | Am/G | D7 | |
| And I f | eel | myse | lf | in b | loom |
| (repeat chorus) |
| (instrumental break (chords as per verse 3, below)) |
| (repeat chorus) |
| Verse 3: |
| G | C | G | |
| Go and | beat your crazy head against the | sky |
| C | G | |
| try and | see beyond the houses and your | eyes |
| C | C/B | Am | Am7/G | D7 | |
| It's | ok | to s | hoot | the m | oon |
| (repeat chorus, last line w/solo acoustic guitar) |
| -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers |
I love Slade's version of this song. It's on Slade Alive. (Slade before they went too soft)