He Never Came Back chords by Dave Van Ronk

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


   VERSE 1:
 E MajorE             A augmentedA
I went into a restaurant as hungry as a bear,
  E MajorE           A augmentedA
And like a raving maniac I grabbed the bill of fare
  E MajorE                    A augmentedA
The waiter said "what will you have," "give me a steak" I say
  E MajorE                B7B7       E MajorE
He took my order 'bout his head and slowly walked away


   CHORUS:
   Slow, almost as a waltz:
    E MajorE     A augmentedA    B7B7     E MajorE
And he never came back, he never came back,
     E MajorE         B7B7
Though I waited an hour or more
    E MajorE      A augmentedA      B7B7        E MajorE
Oh his face I will break, if he don't bring that steak,
    E MajorE      B7B7    E MajorE
When we meet on that beautiful shore

   VERSE 2:
 E MajorE                  A augmentedA
A majorA jay who lived down on the farm came into see the town,
E MajorE               A augmentedA
Registered at Smith's hotel as Mr Hayseed Brown
 E MajorE               A augmentedA
A majorA jay he was so y'all admit with whiskers green as grass,
    E MajorE                 B7B7        E MajorE
Pulled off his shoes jumped into bed and then blew out the gas

   CHORUS:
    E MajorE     A augmentedA    B7B7     E MajorE
And he never came back, he never came back,
  E MajorE           B7B7
And as they broke down the door,
    E MajorE       A augmentedA     B7B7         E MajorE
Oh the last words he said, just before he dropped dead,
      B7B7           E MajorE
Were "we'll meet on that beautiful shore"

   VERSE 3:
 E MajorE             A augmentedA
I went into a circus show, I took my mother in law
  E MajorE                   A augmentedA
She laughed at everything she saw 'til she nearly broke her jaw
  E MajorE              A augmentedA
Nearby I saw a big balloon which proved to be my friend
  E MajorE                 B7B7       E MajorE
I threw her in, I cut the rope, and up she did ascend

   CHORUS:
    E MajorE     A augmentedA     B7B7     E MajorE
And she never came back, she never came back,
     E MajorE           B7B7
Though we waited for six days or more
  E MajorE          A augmentedA      B7B7    E MajorE
Oh, there's one thing I know, I will go down below,
   E MajorE      B7B7    E MajorE
If we meet on that beautiful shore