Judy Collins - Home Before Dark
[Intro]
Am Em F C F Dm7 C G
[Verse 1]
C
I packed up my bags
F G
Put in my favourite Levi's
C F G
Laid my mandolin beside the door
Am
"Listen Mama
[Chorus]
Em F C F
I won't be long__, don't worry about me
Dm7 C Am
I'll be home before dark
Em F C F
I'll be alright and you'll be fine without me
Dm7 C G
I'll be home before dark"
[Verse 2]
C F
Bought a ticket
G
To New York City
C F G
One way out and no return
C
I watched the sun go down
F G
Across the plains from Denver
C F G Bb
Lord, how the western sky can burn
[Bridge]
F
Met a boy in the darkness
Ab Eb
Handsome, tall and heartless
Cm Bb F
Loved him like an eagle loves the wind
Am
Till I heard him say
[Chorus:]
Em F C F
"I won't be long__, don't worry about me
Dm7 C Am
I'll be home before dark
Em F C F
I'll be alright and you'll be fine without me
Dm7 C
I'll be home before dark"
[Instrumental]
Am Em F C F Dm7 C (2x)
[Verse 3]
G C
My daughter looks like him they say
F G
To me she looks like mama
C F G
I see an eagle shadow in her eyes
C
Last night, on her birthday
F G
We blew the candles out together
C F G
I wonder will she take me by surprise
Am
When she says, "Mama
[Chorus]
Em F C F
I won't be long__, don't worry about me
Dm7 C Am
I'll be home before dark
Em F C F
I'll be alright and you'll be fine without me
Dm7 C F
I'll be home before dark
Dm7 C
I'll be home before dark"