Chords for STAIRCASE SESSIONS #2 - I WAS YOUNG WHEN I LEFT HOME - NIGHTLAB
Tempo:
99.5 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Eb
Abm
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] I was young when I left home, and I've been around and around, [Db] [Ab] and I never wrote a letter
[Eb] [Ab] to my home, no, to my home, [Eb] never before.
[Ab]
It was just the other day, I was bringing home my pay, when I met an [Eb] old friend I used
to know, [Ab] he said your mother's dead and gone, baby [Eb] sister's all [Db] gone wrong, [Ab] and your daddy
needs you [Eb] home right away.
[Ab] Well, I have a shirt on my back, and I [Db] had a penny to my name, [Abm] and I can't go back [Eb] home this way.
[Ab] Oh, this way, Lord, Lord, [Db] this way, [Ab] well I can't go back home this way.
You'll miss the train I'm on, but you'll [Db] count the days I'm gone, [Ab] and you'll hear that whisper
[Eb] blow, a hundred miles, [Ab] a hundred miles, honey babe.
[Db] Lord, Lord, Lord, [Ab] you will hear that whistle blow, honey mine.
When I pay the debt I owe, to that [Db] commissary store, [Ab] I'm gonna pawn my watch and chain,
and I'll go home, go home Lord, [Db] Lord, Lord, [Ab] Lord, I will pawn my watch and chain and I'll go home.
I used to tell myself time, when I see the [Db] writing [Abm] line, [Ab] I'm gonna make me a home out
in the [Eb] wind, [Ab] in the wind, Lord, [Bb] in the [Abm] wind.
[Bb] [Eb] I'm gonna make me a home [Ab] out in the wind, but I don't like it in the wind.
I [Db] wanna go back home, [Abm] but I can't go [Eb] back home this way, [Ab] this way, Lord, [Db] Lord, this [Ab]
way.
No, I can't go back home this way.
Well, I was lost in the desert, and I've been [Db] around and around, [Abm] [Ab] people rollin', [Eb] [Ab] people rollin',
Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, I never rolled.
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab] I was young when I left home, and I've been around and around, [Db] [Ab] and I never wrote a letter
[Eb] [Ab] to my home, no, to my home, [Eb] never before.
[Ab]
It was just the other day, I was bringing home my pay, when I met an [Eb] old friend I used
to know, [Ab] he said your mother's dead and gone, baby [Eb] sister's all [Db] gone wrong, [Ab] and your daddy
needs you [Eb] home right away.
[Ab] Well, I have a shirt on my back, and I [Db] had a penny to my name, [Abm] and I can't go back [Eb] home this way.
[Ab] Oh, this way, Lord, Lord, [Db] this way, [Ab] well I can't go back home this way.
You'll miss the train I'm on, but you'll [Db] count the days I'm gone, [Ab] and you'll hear that whisper
[Eb] blow, a hundred miles, [Ab] a hundred miles, honey babe.
[Db] Lord, Lord, Lord, [Ab] you will hear that whistle blow, honey mine.
When I pay the debt I owe, to that [Db] commissary store, [Ab] I'm gonna pawn my watch and chain,
and I'll go home, go home Lord, [Db] Lord, Lord, [Ab] Lord, I will pawn my watch and chain and I'll go home.
I used to tell myself time, when I see the [Db] writing [Abm] line, [Ab] I'm gonna make me a home out
in the [Eb] wind, [Ab] in the wind, Lord, [Bb] in the [Abm] wind.
[Bb] [Eb] I'm gonna make me a home [Ab] out in the wind, but I don't like it in the wind.
I [Db] wanna go back home, [Abm] but I can't go [Eb] back home this way, [Ab] this way, Lord, [Db] Lord, this [Ab]
way.
No, I can't go back home this way.
Well, I was lost in the desert, and I've been [Db] around and around, [Abm] [Ab] people rollin', [Eb] [Ab] people rollin',
Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, I never rolled.
[Db]
[Ab]
Key:
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Eb
Abm
Bb
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ I was young when I left home, _ and I've been around and around, _ _ [Db] [Ab] and I never wrote a letter
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] to my home, _ _ _ _ no, to my _ home, [Eb] never before.
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It was just the other day, _ I was bringing home my pay, _ _ when I met an [Eb] old friend I used
to know, _ [Ab] he said your mother's dead and gone, baby [Eb] sister's all [Db] gone wrong, _ _ [Ab] and your daddy
needs you [Eb] home right away.
[Ab] Well, I have a shirt on my back, and I [Db] had a penny to my name, _ _ [Abm] and I can't go back [Eb] home this way.
[Ab] Oh, this way, Lord, _ _ Lord, [Db] this way, _ [Ab] well I can't go back home this way. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You'll miss the train I'm on, but you'll [Db] count the days I'm gone, [Ab] _ and you'll hear that whisper
[Eb] blow, a hundred miles, [Ab] a hundred miles, honey babe.
_ [Db] Lord, Lord, Lord, [Ab] you will hear that whistle blow, honey mine.
_ _ _ When I pay the debt I owe, to that [Db] commissary store, _ [Ab] I'm gonna pawn my watch and chain,
and I'll go _ home, go home Lord, _ _ _ [Db] Lord, Lord, [Ab] Lord, I will pawn my watch and chain and I'll go home.
_ _ _ _ I used to tell myself time, _ when I see the [Db] writing [Abm] line, _ [Ab] I'm gonna make me a home out
in the [Eb] wind, _ [Ab] in the wind, _ _ _ _ Lord, [Bb] in the [Abm] wind. _
[Bb] [Eb] I'm gonna make me a home [Ab] out in the wind, _ _ _ but I don't like it in the wind.
I [Db] wanna go back home, _ [Abm] _ _ but I can't go [Eb] back home this way, _ _ [Ab] this way, Lord, _ _ [Db] Lord, this [Ab]
way.
No, I can't go back home this way.
_ Well, I was lost in the desert, _ and I've been [Db] around and around, [Abm] _ _ _ [Ab] people rollin', _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ people _ _ rollin',
Lord, Lord, Lord, _ Lord, I never rolled. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ I was young when I left home, _ and I've been around and around, _ _ [Db] [Ab] and I never wrote a letter
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] to my home, _ _ _ _ no, to my _ home, [Eb] never before.
_ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It was just the other day, _ I was bringing home my pay, _ _ when I met an [Eb] old friend I used
to know, _ [Ab] he said your mother's dead and gone, baby [Eb] sister's all [Db] gone wrong, _ _ [Ab] and your daddy
needs you [Eb] home right away.
[Ab] Well, I have a shirt on my back, and I [Db] had a penny to my name, _ _ [Abm] and I can't go back [Eb] home this way.
[Ab] Oh, this way, Lord, _ _ Lord, [Db] this way, _ [Ab] well I can't go back home this way. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You'll miss the train I'm on, but you'll [Db] count the days I'm gone, [Ab] _ and you'll hear that whisper
[Eb] blow, a hundred miles, [Ab] a hundred miles, honey babe.
_ [Db] Lord, Lord, Lord, [Ab] you will hear that whistle blow, honey mine.
_ _ _ When I pay the debt I owe, to that [Db] commissary store, _ [Ab] I'm gonna pawn my watch and chain,
and I'll go _ home, go home Lord, _ _ _ [Db] Lord, Lord, [Ab] Lord, I will pawn my watch and chain and I'll go home.
_ _ _ _ I used to tell myself time, _ when I see the [Db] writing [Abm] line, _ [Ab] I'm gonna make me a home out
in the [Eb] wind, _ [Ab] in the wind, _ _ _ _ Lord, [Bb] in the [Abm] wind. _
[Bb] [Eb] I'm gonna make me a home [Ab] out in the wind, _ _ _ but I don't like it in the wind.
I [Db] wanna go back home, _ [Abm] _ _ but I can't go [Eb] back home this way, _ _ [Ab] this way, Lord, _ _ [Db] Lord, this [Ab]
way.
No, I can't go back home this way.
_ Well, I was lost in the desert, _ and I've been [Db] around and around, [Abm] _ _ _ [Ab] people rollin', _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ people _ _ rollin',
Lord, Lord, Lord, _ Lord, I never rolled. _ _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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