(Intro)
D5 x 5, the first D# comes in on the 3rd beat in the second measure. ¾ time.
D# G# D# G#
In the quiet misty morning, when the moon has gone to bed,
D# Cm G# A#
When the sparrows stop their singing and the sky is clear and red,
(Add left hand)
D# G# D# G#
When the summer's ceased its gleaming, when the corn is past its prime,
D# A# Cm G# A# D#
When adventure's lost its meaning, I'll be homeward bound in time.
G# D# G# A#
Bind me not to the pasture. Chain me not to the plow.
G# A# Cm G# A# D# G# A# D#
Set me free to find my calling and I'll return to you somehow.
D# G# D# G#
If you find it's me you're missing, if you're hoping I'll return,
D# Cm G# A#
To your thought I'll soon be list'ning; in the road I'll stop and turn.
(slight pick up)
D# G# D# G#
Then the wind will set me racing as my journey nears its end,
D# A# Cm G# A# D#
And the path I'll be retracing when I'm homeward bound again.
G# D# G# A#
Bind me not to the pasture. Chain me not to the plow.
G# A# Cm G# A# D#
Set me free to find my calling and I'll return to you somehow.
Back to intro
D# G# D# G#
In the quiet misty morning, when the moon has gone to bed,
D# A# Cm A#->Cm G# A# D#
When the sparrows stop their singing, I'll be homeward bound again.