Biography:
Leon Russell (Claude Russell Bridges, April 2, 1942 - November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter, who has recorded as a session musician, sideman, and maintained a solo career in music.
Born in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States, Russell began playing piano at the age of four. He attended Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Also at Will Rogers High School were Anita Bryant, who was one year older, and in the same 1959 class, David Gates.
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Home Sweet Oklahoma
Leon Russell
Intro:
| Eb Bb | Ab | Eb Bb | F7sus F7 ||
Verse 1:
Gmi D7
When I was a young man barely seventeen
Bb C
I went on out to Hollywood to chase my dream
Cmi Bb
dusty Oklahoma was all I'd ever seen
Ami7b5 D7
And I was getting older
Verse 2:
Gmi D7
The memories of the greyhound will fade and quickly pass
Bb C
In the lonely restaurant windows and the empty hourglass
Cmi Bb
Reflects the human hunger for the questions never asked
Ami7b5 D7
I only had my time for spending yeah
Chorus:
F C G
But I'm going back to Tulsa one more time
C F G
Yes, I'm going back to Tulsa just one more time
F C G
And, I'm going back to Tulsa one more time
Bb C G
I've got Home Sweet Oklahoma on my mind
Guitar Solo:
| G | G | G | G |
| C | F | G D | G | D | C D ||
Verse 3:
Gmi D7
Oh, I'm growing younger now and how I just don't know
Bb C
But the feeling’s much more happy and life is nice and slow
Cmi Bb
The past is just some photographs of the good friends that I know
Ami7b5 D7
And my love is so much better Yes it is
Chorus:
F C G
yeah,I'm going back to Tulsa one more time whooo
C F G
Yes I'm going on down to Tulsa just one more time
F C G
And I'm going back to Tulsa one more time oh
Bb C G
I've got Home Sweet Oklahoma on my mind ohhhhh
Chorus:
F C G
yeah,I'm going back to Tulsa one more time
C F G
Yes I'm going on down to Tulsa just one more time
F C G
And I'm going back to Tulsa one more time
Bb C G
yeah I've got Home Sweet Oklahoma on my mind
| G A7 C G |||
Leon Russell
Intro:
| Eb Bb | Ab | Eb Bb | F7sus F7 ||
Verse 1:
Gmi D7
When I was a young man barely seventeen
Bb C
I went on out to Hollywood to chase my dream
Cmi Bb
dusty Oklahoma was all I'd ever seen
Ami7b5 D7
And I was getting older
Verse 2:
Gmi D7
The memories of the greyhound will fade and quickly pass
Bb C
In the lonely restaurant windows and the empty hourglass
Cmi Bb
Reflects the human hunger for the questions never asked
Ami7b5 D7
I only had my time for spending yeah
Chorus:
F C G
But I'm going back to Tulsa one more time
C F G
Yes, I'm going back to Tulsa just one more time
F C G
And, I'm going back to Tulsa one more time
Bb C G
I've got Home Sweet Oklahoma on my mind
Guitar Solo:
| G | G | G | G |
| C | F | G D | G | D | C D ||
Verse 3:
Gmi D7
Oh, I'm growing younger now and how I just don't know
Bb C
But the feeling’s much more happy and life is nice and slow
Cmi Bb
The past is just some photographs of the good friends that I know
Ami7b5 D7
And my love is so much better Yes it is
Chorus:
F C G
yeah,I'm going back to Tulsa one more time whooo
C F G
Yes I'm going on down to Tulsa just one more time
F C G
And I'm going back to Tulsa one more time oh
Bb C G
I've got Home Sweet Oklahoma on my mind ohhhhh
Chorus:
F C G
yeah,I'm going back to Tulsa one more time
C F G
Yes I'm going on down to Tulsa just one more time
F C G
And I'm going back to Tulsa one more time
Bb C G
yeah I've got Home Sweet Oklahoma on my mind
| G A7 C G |||
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