Almost Home Chords by Craig Morgan
Tempo:
76 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Ab
Eb
Bbm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bbm] [Eb]
[C] [Ab]
[Db] He had plastic bags wrapped around his shoes.
He was covered with the evening news.
[Ab] Had a pair of old [Eb] wool socks on his [Ab] hands.
The [Db] bank sign was flashing five below.
It was freezing rain and spitting snow.
[Ab] He was curled up [Eb] behind some garbage [Ab] cans.
I [C] was afraid that he was dead.
[Db] I gave him a gentle shake.
[C] When he opened up his eyes, I [Db] said, old man, are you [Eb] okay?
[Ab] [Eb] He said, I just climbed out [Db] of a cottonwood tree.
I was running from [Ab] some honey bees.
Drip drying [Db] in the summer breeze.
After jumping [Eb] into Calico Creek.
I was walking [Db] down an older [Bbm] road.
[Db] Past a field [Ab] of hay that had just been [Gm] mowed.
[Fm] Man, I wish you'd just [Db] left me alone.
[Eb] Cause I was almost [Ab] home.
[Eb] He [Db] said, I was just coming around the barn.
About the time he grabbed [Ab] my arm.
When I heard [Eb] mama holler, son, hurry [Ab] up.
[Db] I was close enough from my [Ab] own house [Db] to smell fresh cobbler on the stove.
[Ab] And I saw [Eb] daddy loading up the [Ab] truck.
[C] Cane poles on the tailgate, [Db] bobbers blowing in the wind.
[C] Since July of 55, [Db] that's as [Bbm] close as [Eb] I've been.
[Ab] [Eb] Yeah, I just climbed out [Db] of a cottonwood tree.
I was running from [Ab] some honey bees.
Drip drying [Db] in the summer breeze.
After jumping [Eb] into Calico Creek.
I was walking [Db] down an older [Bbm] road.
[Db] Past a field of hay [Ab] that had just been [Eb] mowed.
[Fm] Man, I wish you'd just [Db] left me alone.
[Bb] [Eb] I was almost [Ab]
home.
[Eb] I said, oh man, you're gonna freeze to death.
[Fm] Let me drive you to the mission.
[Db] He said, boy, if you'd left me alone.
[Eb] Right now I'd be fishing.
I just climbed out [Db] of a cottonwood tree.
I was running from [Ab] some honey bees.
Drip drying [Db] in the summer [Eb] breeze.
[Db] After jumping [Eb] into Calico Creek.
I was [Cm] walking [Db] down an older [Bbm] road.
[Db] Past a [Ab] field of hay that had just been mowed.
[Eb] [Fm] Man, I wish you'd just [Db] left me [Bbm] alone.
[Eb] Cause I was almost [Ab]
home.
[Fm] Man, I wish [Ab] you'd just [Db] left me alone.
[Eb] I was almost [Db] home.
[Fm] [Db]
[Ab]
[C] [Ab]
[Db] He had plastic bags wrapped around his shoes.
He was covered with the evening news.
[Ab] Had a pair of old [Eb] wool socks on his [Ab] hands.
The [Db] bank sign was flashing five below.
It was freezing rain and spitting snow.
[Ab] He was curled up [Eb] behind some garbage [Ab] cans.
I [C] was afraid that he was dead.
[Db] I gave him a gentle shake.
[C] When he opened up his eyes, I [Db] said, old man, are you [Eb] okay?
[Ab] [Eb] He said, I just climbed out [Db] of a cottonwood tree.
I was running from [Ab] some honey bees.
Drip drying [Db] in the summer breeze.
After jumping [Eb] into Calico Creek.
I was walking [Db] down an older [Bbm] road.
[Db] Past a field [Ab] of hay that had just been [Gm] mowed.
[Fm] Man, I wish you'd just [Db] left me alone.
[Eb] Cause I was almost [Ab] home.
[Eb] He [Db] said, I was just coming around the barn.
About the time he grabbed [Ab] my arm.
When I heard [Eb] mama holler, son, hurry [Ab] up.
[Db] I was close enough from my [Ab] own house [Db] to smell fresh cobbler on the stove.
[Ab] And I saw [Eb] daddy loading up the [Ab] truck.
[C] Cane poles on the tailgate, [Db] bobbers blowing in the wind.
[C] Since July of 55, [Db] that's as [Bbm] close as [Eb] I've been.
[Ab] [Eb] Yeah, I just climbed out [Db] of a cottonwood tree.
I was running from [Ab] some honey bees.
Drip drying [Db] in the summer breeze.
After jumping [Eb] into Calico Creek.
I was walking [Db] down an older [Bbm] road.
[Db] Past a field of hay [Ab] that had just been [Eb] mowed.
[Fm] Man, I wish you'd just [Db] left me alone.
[Bb] [Eb] I was almost [Ab]
home.
[Eb] I said, oh man, you're gonna freeze to death.
[Fm] Let me drive you to the mission.
[Db] He said, boy, if you'd left me alone.
[Eb] Right now I'd be fishing.
I just climbed out [Db] of a cottonwood tree.
I was running from [Ab] some honey bees.
Drip drying [Db] in the summer [Eb] breeze.
[Db] After jumping [Eb] into Calico Creek.
I was [Cm] walking [Db] down an older [Bbm] road.
[Db] Past a [Ab] field of hay that had just been mowed.
[Eb] [Fm] Man, I wish you'd just [Db] left me [Bbm] alone.
[Eb] Cause I was almost [Ab]
home.
[Fm] Man, I wish [Ab] you'd just [Db] left me alone.
[Eb] I was almost [Db] home.
[Fm] [Db]
[Ab]
Key:
Db
Ab
Eb
Bbm
Fm
Db
Ab
Eb
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] He had plastic bags wrapped around his shoes.
He was covered with the evening news.
[Ab] Had a pair of old [Eb] wool socks on his [Ab] hands.
_ The [Db] bank sign was flashing five below.
It was freezing rain and spitting snow.
[Ab] He was curled up [Eb] behind some garbage [Ab] cans.
I _ [C] was afraid that he was dead.
[Db] I gave him a gentle shake.
_ [C] When he opened up his eyes, I [Db] said, old man, are you [Eb] okay?
_ [Ab] [Eb] He said, I just climbed out [Db] of a cottonwood tree.
_ I was running from [Ab] some honey bees.
Drip drying [Db] in the summer breeze.
_ After jumping [Eb] into Calico Creek.
_ I was walking [Db] down an older [Bbm] road.
[Db] Past a field [Ab] of hay that had just been [Gm] mowed.
[Fm] Man, I wish you'd just [Db] left me alone.
[Eb] _ Cause I was almost [Ab] home. _ _ _ _
[Eb] He [Db] said, I was just coming around the barn.
About the time he grabbed [Ab] my arm.
When I heard [Eb] mama holler, son, hurry [Ab] up. _ _
[Db] I was close enough from my [Ab] own house [Db] to smell fresh cobbler on the stove.
[Ab] And I saw [Eb] daddy loading up the [Ab] truck. _ _
_ [C] Cane poles on the tailgate, [Db] bobbers blowing in the wind.
[C] Since July of 55, [Db] that's as [Bbm] close as [Eb] I've been.
[Ab] _ [Eb] Yeah, I just climbed out [Db] of a cottonwood tree.
I was running from [Ab] some honey bees.
Drip drying [Db] in the summer breeze.
_ After jumping [Eb] into Calico Creek.
_ I was walking [Db] down an older [Bbm] road.
_ [Db] _ Past a field of hay [Ab] that had just been [Eb] mowed.
[Fm] Man, I wish you'd just [Db] left me alone.
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ I was almost [Ab]
home.
_ [Eb] I said, oh man, you're gonna freeze to death.
[Fm] Let me drive you to the mission.
[Db] He said, boy, if you'd left me alone.
[Eb] Right now I'd be fishing.
_ I just climbed out [Db] of a cottonwood tree.
_ I was running from [Ab] some honey bees.
Drip drying [Db] in the summer [Eb] breeze.
_ [Db] _ After jumping [Eb] into Calico Creek.
_ I was [Cm] walking [Db] down an older [Bbm] road.
[Db] _ Past a [Ab] field of hay that had just been mowed.
[Eb] _ [Fm] Man, I wish you'd just [Db] left me [Bbm] alone.
[Eb] _ Cause I was almost [Ab] _
home.
_ [Fm] Man, I wish [Ab] you'd just [Db] left me alone.
_ [Eb] _ I was almost [Db] home.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] He had plastic bags wrapped around his shoes.
He was covered with the evening news.
[Ab] Had a pair of old [Eb] wool socks on his [Ab] hands.
_ The [Db] bank sign was flashing five below.
It was freezing rain and spitting snow.
[Ab] He was curled up [Eb] behind some garbage [Ab] cans.
I _ [C] was afraid that he was dead.
[Db] I gave him a gentle shake.
_ [C] When he opened up his eyes, I [Db] said, old man, are you [Eb] okay?
_ [Ab] [Eb] He said, I just climbed out [Db] of a cottonwood tree.
_ I was running from [Ab] some honey bees.
Drip drying [Db] in the summer breeze.
_ After jumping [Eb] into Calico Creek.
_ I was walking [Db] down an older [Bbm] road.
[Db] Past a field [Ab] of hay that had just been [Gm] mowed.
[Fm] Man, I wish you'd just [Db] left me alone.
[Eb] _ Cause I was almost [Ab] home. _ _ _ _
[Eb] He [Db] said, I was just coming around the barn.
About the time he grabbed [Ab] my arm.
When I heard [Eb] mama holler, son, hurry [Ab] up. _ _
[Db] I was close enough from my [Ab] own house [Db] to smell fresh cobbler on the stove.
[Ab] And I saw [Eb] daddy loading up the [Ab] truck. _ _
_ [C] Cane poles on the tailgate, [Db] bobbers blowing in the wind.
[C] Since July of 55, [Db] that's as [Bbm] close as [Eb] I've been.
[Ab] _ [Eb] Yeah, I just climbed out [Db] of a cottonwood tree.
I was running from [Ab] some honey bees.
Drip drying [Db] in the summer breeze.
_ After jumping [Eb] into Calico Creek.
_ I was walking [Db] down an older [Bbm] road.
_ [Db] _ Past a field of hay [Ab] that had just been [Eb] mowed.
[Fm] Man, I wish you'd just [Db] left me alone.
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ I was almost [Ab]
home.
_ [Eb] I said, oh man, you're gonna freeze to death.
[Fm] Let me drive you to the mission.
[Db] He said, boy, if you'd left me alone.
[Eb] Right now I'd be fishing.
_ I just climbed out [Db] of a cottonwood tree.
_ I was running from [Ab] some honey bees.
Drip drying [Db] in the summer [Eb] breeze.
_ [Db] _ After jumping [Eb] into Calico Creek.
_ I was [Cm] walking [Db] down an older [Bbm] road.
[Db] _ Past a [Ab] field of hay that had just been mowed.
[Eb] _ [Fm] Man, I wish you'd just [Db] left me [Bbm] alone.
[Eb] _ Cause I was almost [Ab] _
home.
_ [Fm] Man, I wish [Ab] you'd just [Db] left me alone.
_ [Eb] _ I was almost [Db] home.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _