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Intro:
G
Verse 1:
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 C/B Am7 G G7
While we have a few minutes to breathe,
C C/B Am7 G
And I know that it's time you must leave.
1:
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 C/B Am D7 G G7
For the great re-lief of having you to talk to, (talk to).
Verse 2:
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 C/B Am G
And I see that the time spent con-fused,
C C/B Am G
Was the time that I spent without you.
C C/B Am Am/G D7
And I feel my -self in bloom.
2:
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 C/B Am D7 G G7
For the great re-lief of having you to talk to, (talk to).
Interlude:
G, C G (x2)
C C/B Am D7 G, G7 (x2)
C C/B Am Am/G D7
3:
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 C/B Am D7 G G7
For the great re-lief of having you to talk to, (talk to, talk to).
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 Am/G D7
It's o-k to shoot the moon.
4:
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 C/B Am D7 G G7
For the great re-lief of having you to talk to, (talk to).
Coda:
C C/B Am D7 G G7
For the great re-lief of having you to talk to, (talk to, talk to).
C C/B Am D7 G G7
For the great re-lief of having you to talk to, (talk to, talk to).
(Repeat to Fade)