Chords with lyrics
Fsus4Fsus4 FF
My first day of recess
Bb majorBb FF
They all laughed at me
A minorAm
When I fell off the swing set
Bb majorBb
And scraped up my knee.
Fsus4Fsus4 FF
The nurse called my mama
Bb majorBb FF
To say I'd be late
A minorAm
And when she gave me the phone
Bb majorBb C majorC
I could hear mama say,
Bb majorBb F/AF/A
I'm so sorry, son
C majorC Bb majorBb
Oh I think you're so brave
F/AF/A Bb majorBb Csus4, C majorC
And she was smiling when she said
Chorus:
FF
When you come home
C majorC
No matter how far
DmDm C majorC Bb majorBb Csus4, C majorC
Run through the door and into my arms
FF
It's where you are loved
C majorC
It's where you belong
DmDm - C majorC - Bb majorBb
And I will be here
C majorC Fsus4Fsus4 - FF - Bb majorBb - Bb majorBb minor
When you come home
Verse Two:
Fsus4Fsus4 FF
I waved good-bye through the window
Bb majorBb FF
As I boarded the plane
A minorAm Bb majorBb
My first job in Houston was waiting for me
Fsus4Fsus4 FF
I found a letter from mama
Bb majorBb FF
Tucked in my coat
A minorAm
And as I flew down the runway
Bb majorBb C majorC
I smiled when she wrote
Bb majorBb F/AF/A
I miss you son
C majorC Bb majorBb
You'll be so far away
F/AF/A Bb majorBb - Csus4, C majorC
But I'll be waiting for the day
(Chorus)
Fsus4Fsus4 FF
Well I don't think she can hear you now
Fsus4Fsus4 FF
The doctor told me.
A minorAm
Your mother is fading
Bb majorBb
It's best that you leave
Fsus4Fsus4 FF
So I whispered I love you
Fsus4Fsus4 FF
And then turned away
A minorAm
But I stopped at the door
Bb majorBb C majorC
When I heard mama say
Bb majorBb F/AF/A
I love you son
C majorC Bb majorBb
But they're callin' me away
F/AF/A Dbsus - Csus4, C majorC
Promise me before I go