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Oh God I Wish I Was Home Tonight  Bass Tab by Rod Stewart

Oh God I Wish I Was Home Tonight bass tab by Rod Stewart (Ver. 2)

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Tuning: Standard tuning

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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
G|----------|----------|------------|--------------------|
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
G|--------|----------|------------|--------------------|
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
G|--------|----------|------------|-------|-------|
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
G|----------------|------------|------------|--------------|
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
G|--------|----------|----------|-----------------------|
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
G|--------|----------|------------|------------|
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
G|--------|----------|----------|-------|-------------|
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
G|--------|----------|----------|-------|-------|
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
G|----------------|------------|------------|--------------|
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
G|--------|----------|----------|-------------|------9--------|
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
G|--------|----------|----------|--------------2--2-4-|
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
G|--------|----------|------------|----------|
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
G|--------------|-------------------------|----------|-------|
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
G|--------|----------|-----|---------------------------|
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
G|--------|----------|----------|-------------------------------|
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
G|------------|------------|------------|
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
G|----------------|------------|------------|------------|
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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