Homecoming Tom T. Hall
I guess I should[E]'ve written, Dad, to let you know that I was coming home
[A]I've been gone so many years, I didn't realize you had a phone
[E]I saw your cattle coming in, boy they're looking mighty fat and slick
[A]I saw Fred at the service station, [B]told me that his wife is awful [E]sick
[E]You heard my record on the radio, oh, well it's just another song
[A]But I've got a hit recorded and it'll be out on the market 'fore too long
[E]I got this ring in Mexico, no, it didn't cost me quite a bunch
[A]When you're in the business that I'm in, [B]the people call it puttin' up a [E]front
[E]I know I've lost a little weight, I guess I am looking kind of pale
[A]If you didn't know me better, Dad, you'd think that I'd just gotten out of jail
[E]No, we don't ever call them beer joints, night clubs are the places that I work
[A]You meet a lot of people there, but [B]no, there ain't much chance of gettin' [E]hurt
[F#]I'm sorry that I couldn't be there with you all when Momma passed away
[B]I was on the road and when they came and told me it was just too late
[F#]I drove by the grave to see her, boy, that really is a pretty stone
[B]I'm glad that Fred and Jan are here, [C#]it's better than you being here [F#]alone
[F#]Well I knew you's gonna ask me who the lady is that's sleeping in the car
[B]That's just a girl who works for me and, man, she plays a pretty mean guitar
[F#]We worked in San Antone last night, she didn't even have the time to dress
[B]She drove me down from Nashville and to [C#]tell the truth I guess she needs the [F#]rest
[F#]Well, Dad, I gotta go, we got a dance to work in Cartersville tonight
[B]Let me take your number down, I'll call you, and I promise you I'll write
[F#]Now you be good and don't be chasin' all those pretty women that you know
[B]And by the way if you see Barbara [C#]Walker tell her that I said "[F#]Hello."
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