| C | Dm | Cmaj7 | Am | G | |
| Beth, I hear you c | allin' but I | can't come home right | now, |
| F | G | C | E | E7 | |
| Me and the boys are | playin' and we | just can't find the s | ound. |
| Chorus |
| Am | G | F | Em | |
| Just a few more hou | rs and I'll | be right home to | you. |
| D7 | F | Am | |
| I | think i hear them cal | lin'. Oh | Beth, what can I do? |
| Am | G | F | F | C | |
| Beth, what | can I | do? |
| C | Dm | Cmaj7 | Am | G | |
| You say you feel so | empty, that our | house just ain't a ho | me |
| F | G | C | E | E7 | |
| I'm always somewhere | else and you're | always there al | one |
| Chorus |
| Am | G | F | Em | |
| Just a few more hou | rs and I'll | be right home to | you. |
| D7 | F | Am | |
| I | think i hear them cal | lin'. Oh | Beth, what can I do? |
| Am | G | F | F | C | |
| Beth, what | can I | do? |
| C | Dm | Cmaj7 | Am | G | |
| Beth, I know you're | lonely, and I | hope you'll be all | right, |
| F | G | C | |
| cause | me and the boys will be | playin' all | night. |