Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
D MajorD
Verse 1:
D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Sad to be alone
C majorC Em7/BEm7/B G+G
Your only comfort is the telephone
D MajorD
Homesick again
Verse 2:
D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Thoughts of far away
C majorC Em7/BEm7/B G+G
Silence is the only way to say
D MajorD
Ain't it a shame
Chorus:
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
What's goin' down, she don't understand
C majorC G+G D MajorD
Can't you be with her every night
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Why must it be, you're away so long
C majorC Em7/BEm7/B G+G D MajorD
But she plays along... and it's alright
Verse 3:
D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
People all around
C majorC Em7/BEm7/B G+G
You don't see or hear them make a sound
D MajorD
It's not the same
Chorus:
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
What's goin' down, she don't understand
C majorC G+G D MajorD
Can't you be with her every night
G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
Why must it be, you're away so long
C majorC Em7/BEm7/B G+G D MajorD
But she plays along... and it's alright
Verse 4:
D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
Countin' out the days
C majorC Em7/BEm7/B G+G
That don't help to ease the days away
D MajorD C majorC Em7/BEm7/B G+G
The price you pay
D MajorD
Homesick again
Outro:
D MajorD