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Artist - Rod Stewart
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Song - Oh God I Wish I Was Home Tonight
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Album - Foolish Behavior (1980)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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G|-------------|---------|
D|-12s---------|-12s-----|
A|-----5--2--0-|------5s-|
E|-------------|---------|
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00:16
VERSE 1
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The rain poured down the wind swept avenue
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D|----------|----------|------------|-8s9-8-8s9-8-7------|
A|-5-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-0-|----------------9-7-|
E|----------|----------|------------|--------------------|
On another dark wet December afternoon
G|--------|----------|------------|-----------2--2-4---------|
D|--------|----------|------------|-------2-4--------2s4-3-2-|
A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-0-|-0-2s4--------------------|
E|--------|----------|------------|--------------------------|
All my cherished memories are of you
G|-----------------|------------|--------------|
D|-2-2--4-4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|--------------|
A|-----------------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7----------|
E|-----------------|------------|-----5--5-5-5-|
All my warmth and comfort stayed with you
G|--------------|-------------------------|----------------|
D|--------------|-4-5--4-5-4-5-6-7--7-----|---7--7---------|
A|-----5-7--7-7-|-------------------------|--------------4-|
E|-5s7----------|---------------------5-5-|-5------5-5-7---|
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00:46
VERSE 2
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I would have wrote you a letter, but the telephone calls are free
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D|--------|----------|------------|-8s9-8-8s9-8-7------|
A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-0-|----------------9-7-|
E|--------|----------|------------|--------------------|
Cause the boys in the next apartment
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D|--------|----------|------------|-------|-------|
A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|
E|--------|----------|------------|-------|-------|
They're a great bunch of guys But I think they're all gay
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D|----------------|-4-4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|--------------|
A|-0-----5-7--7-7-|------------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7----------|
E|---5s7----------|------------|------------|-----5--5-5-5-|
What am I doing Avoiding what I'm trying to say
G|--------------|----------------------|-----------|-------|
D|--------------|-4-5--4-5--5-6-7------|---------7-|-------|
A|-----5-7--7-7-|----------------------|-----5s7---|-7-5-3-|
E|-5s7----------|------------------5-5-|-5-5-------|-------|
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01:16
CHORUS
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Oh God I wish I was home tonight..... Oh God I wish I was home tonight
G|---------------|------------|------------|----------------------|------------------|
D|---------------|------------|------------|----------------------|------------------|
A|-3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0--------|-----5--5-5-|-0-2-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0------------0-|
E|---------------|-----3--3-3-|-3s5--------|----------------------|-----3--3-3-2-3---|
G|-------------0-2-|
D|-------0-2-4-----|
A|-0-2-4-----------|
E|-----------------|
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01:31
VERSE 3
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Send me a naked picture By the U.S. mail
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D|--------|----------|----------|-------------7-9-------|
A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-------7-7s9-----7s9-7-|
E|--------|----------|----------|-5-5s7-----------------|
Write a pornographic letter You know I won't tell
G|--------|------------|----------|---2--2-2--2s4-|
D|--------|------------|----------|-2-------------|
A|-5--5-5-|-5-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|---------------|
E|--------|------------|----------|---------------|
Keep your legs closed tight keep your body under lock and key
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D|-2--2-2-|-4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|------------|
A|--------|----------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7--------|
E|--------|----------|------------|-----5--5-5-|
Stay home at night And save all the best parts for me, Yeah Baby
G|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|
D|--------------|-4-5--4-5-4-5-6-7--7-7-|--------------|
A|-----5-7--7-7-|-----------------------|-7-4----------|
E|-5s7----------|-----------------------|-----5--5-5-5-|
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02:00
CHORUS
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Oh God I wish I was home tonight.....
G|----------------------|------------|------------|
D|----------------------|------------|------------|
A|---2-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0--------|-----5--5-5-|
E|-5--------------------|-----3--3-3-|-3s5--------|
Oh God I wish I was home tonight
G|----------------------|------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------|
A|-0-2-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0------------0-|
E|----------------------|-----3--3-3-2-3---|
G|-------------0-2-|
D|-------0-2-4-----|
A|-0-2-4-----------|
E|-----------------|
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02:15
SOLO
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G|--------|----------|----------|-----------------------|
D|--------|----------|----------|-------------7-9-------|
A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-------7-7s9-----7s9-7-|
E|--------|----------|----------|-5-5s7-----------------|
G|--------|------------|----------|--------------------------------|
D|--------|------------|----------|-------7-9-7--7s9-7-------------|
A|-5--5-5-|-5-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-7s9--------------10-9-7--7-7-|
E|--------|------------|----------|--------------------------------|
G|------------|------------|--------------|
D|---4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|--------------|
A|-7----------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7----------|
E|------------|------------|-----5--5-5-5-|
G|--------------|-------------------------|--------------|
D|--------------|---4-5--4-5-4-5-6-7------|--------------|
A|-----5-7--7-7-|-7-----------------------|--------------|
E|-5s7----------|---------------------5-5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5-|
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02:45
VERSE 4
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I could be home in time for Christmas If you want me to be
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D|--------|----------|----------|-------|-----7s9-7---|
A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-|-0-0-------9-|
E|--------|----------|----------|-------|-------------|
There's a plane leaves here at midnight Arriving at three
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D|--------|----------|----------|-------|-------|
A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|
E|--------|----------|----------|-------|-------|
But I'm a bit financially embarrassed I must admit
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D|----------------|-4-4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|--------------|
A|-0-----5-7--7-7-|------------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7----------|
E|---5s7----------|------------|------------|-----5--5-5-5-|
To tell you the truth my honey I haven't a cent
G|--------------|------------------------|--------------|-------|
D|--------------|---4-5--4-5-4-5-6-7-----|--------------|-------|
A|-----5-7--7-7-|-7----------------------|--------------|-7-5-3-|
E|-5-7----------|--------------------5-5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5-|-------|
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03:15
CHORUS
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Oh God I wish I was home tonight.....
G|---------------|------------|-------------7---|
D|---------------|------------|-------4-5-7-----|
A|-3-3--2-0--0-0-|------------|-----5---------5-|
E|---------------|-0-1-3--3-3-|-3s5-------------|
Oh God I wish I was home tonight
G|------------------|-------------------------|-----|
D|------------------|-------------------------|-----|
A|-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-------------------------|---4-|
E|------------------|-0-1-3--3-3-2-3-4-5--5-5-|-7---|
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03:30
VERSE 5
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Guess I'd better ring off Before the boys get home
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D|--------|----------|----------|-------7-9-7-|-9s11---11s9-7-|
A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-7s9-------|---------------|
E|--------|----------|----------|-------------|---------------|
My regards to all your family And everyone at home
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D|--------|----------|----------|-------2--2-4--------|
A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-2s4---------------|
E|--------|----------|----------|---------------------|
There's a lump comes to my throat And a tear I can't hide
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D|-2--2-2-|-4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|----------|
A|--------|----------|-----5--5-5-|----------|
E|--------|----------|------------|-7-5--5-5-|
Cause I wanna see you so badly I just may die And you know why baby
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D|--------------|---4-5--4-5-4-5-6-7------|---7--7-7-|-------|
A|-----5-7--7-7-|-7-----------------------|-7--------|-7-5-3-|
E|-5s7----------|---------------------5-5-|----------|-------|
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04:00
CHORUS
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Oh God I wish I was home tonight.....
G|---------------|------------|----------------|
D|---------------|------------|----------------|
A|-3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0--------|-----5--5-5-5-4-|
E|---------------|-----3--3-3-|-3s5------------|
Oh God I wish I was home tonight
G|------------------|------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------|--------------4-7-|
A|-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0--------|-----5--5-5-7-----|
E|------------------|-----3--3-3-|-3s5--------------|
Oh God I wish I was home tonight.....
G|------------------|------------|-------------7-------|
D|------------------|------------|-------4-5-7---7-----|
A|-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0--------|-----5-----------5-4-|
E|------------------|-----3--3-3-|-3s5-----------------|
Oh God I wish I was home tonight
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|
A|-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0-----------0-|
E|------------------|-----3--3-3--3---|
G|-------------0-2-|
D|-------0-2-4-----|
A|-0-2-4-----------|
E|-----------------|
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04:30
VERSE 6
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I've been hearing voices Out on the street
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D|--------|----------|-----|---8s9-9-8s9-7-9-8s9-7-----|
A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0-|-0---------------------9-7-|
E|--------|----------|-----|---------------------------|
They say you've found some one else Who's really quite neat
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D|--------|----------|----------|-------7--9-7--7-9-------------|
A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-7s9-------------10-9-7--7-7-|
E|--------|----------|----------|-------------------------------|
But he doesn't move you like I do
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D|---4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|------------|
A|-7----------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7--------|
E|------------|------------|-----5--5-5-|
Tell me what I wanna hear That it just ain't true
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D|----------------|-4-4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|------------|
A|-0-----5-7--7-7-|------------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7--------|
E|---5s7----------|------------|------------|-----5--5-5-|
ENJOY........
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