I Should Have Been Home — Blaze Foley
Chords and lyrics for I Should Have Been Home by Blaze Foley (key of F).
Verse
[Am]Saw a dancin' young [F]lady, who worked in a bar
A[Am] dozen lone rangers, [E]don't know who they are
[Am]The waitress was [F]spinnin', my head was ajar
[E]And I should have been[Am] home with you
[Am]
Verse
[Am]Saw a reelin' old drunk[F] man, dancin' around
[Am]Thought his gray [E]whiskers, still must have been brown
[Am]Ida Lupino, wouldn't [F]keep her dress down
[E]I should have been [Am]home with you
Verse
[Am]The band rock and [F]rolled, but it wasn't the best
[Am]Nearly all of them, all[E] sound like the rest
[Am]Some girls look pretty,[F] but you were the best
[E]That's why I came [Am]home with you
Verse
[Am]Got home about [F]daylight, I been gone too long
[Am]Woke up at eleven, and [E]saw you were gone
[Am]So I drank lots of [F]coffee, and wrote you this song
[E]I wish I'd have been [Am]home with you
Outro
[E]I wish I'd have been [Am]home with you
[E]I wish I'd have been [Am]home with you
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