Richard Lee "Ricky" Skaggs (Kentucky, 18 de julho de 1954) é um bandolinista, guitarrista, violinista, banjoísta e cantor americano. Ricky Skaggs começou a tocar após ganhar um bandolim de seu pai. Aos seis anos tocou bandolim com nada menos do que Bill Monroe. Um ano depois já tocava em shows de TV com Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. Skaggs mudou-se para Nashville, Tennessee em 1980 indo para a gravadora Epic, onde produziu o álbum Waitin' For The Sun to Shine.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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** Capo on 2nd fret - All chords are in relation to the capo **
Intro: DD
DA I was pourin' coffee for table number one
BmAG I couldn't help but hear him what was going on
DA It got my attention when I heard a young man's voice
BmAG Saying sheriff I'll be going now if its alright with you boys
ABm Those years I spent in prison stole to much time from me
GD/F#EmA I won't waste another minute if I'm really free
--Chorus-- GD I'm goin' home my family's waitin' for me Goin' home
I'm amazed that they still love me
BmAGA They forgive me for the bitter seeds I've sown
BmAG Heaven knows I've been away to long
ADGA So now I'm going home....
DA A burger and a special for table number eight
BmAG I was bustin' number seven when I heard her young heart break
DA He told her it was over they could never meet again
BmAG That he found a taste of courage twisted on his wedding band
ABm Her tears began to fall but they could not touch his heart
GD/F#EmA I heard him say "I'm sorry But it was all wrong from the start"
--Chorus-- GD I'm goin' home my family's waitin' for me Goin' home
I'm amazed that they still love me
BmAGA They forgive me for the bitter seeds I've sown
BmAG Heaven knows I've been away to long
AD So now I'm going home....
ABm There's a million other stories from the Halfway Home Cafe
ABmA It's a never ending saga and they're played out every day
DA But this one's finally over the foods all put away
BmAG And the coffee pot stands empty at the Halfway Home Cafe
DA But over in the corner at table number three
BmAG Sits a father and a runaway well it looks that way to me
ABm I said "I hate to interrupt you but its really gettin' late"
GD/F#EmA The young girl looked up smilin she said "Mister that's ok"
--Chorus-- GD I'm goin' home my family's waitin' for me Goin' home
I'm amazed that they still love me
BmAGA They forgive me for the bitter seeds I've sown