(Won't Be) Coming Home — Robert Cray
Chords and lyrics for (Won't Be) Coming Home by Robert Cray (key of A#).
Intro
[Dm] [A5] [G5]
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Verse 1
[Dm]As her car pulls out the driveway... [Gm]and she don't wave [Bb]goodbye
[Asus4]Her [A]last words echo[Dm] in[Gm] my mind [Bb]"Listen [A]honey, I gotta get [Dm][A5]away"[G5]
[Dm]Standing here watching her tail lights... [Gm]as if they're some kind of [Bb]sign
[Asus4]Fading [A]into a [Dm][Gm]memory... I [Bb]just got tired of [Asus4]trying[A]
Chorus
[Dm]So [F]long, I [Bb]hate to see you [Dm]go
[Bb]but I save my tears for [Gm]later on down the [Dm]road
[Dm]How [F]come you [Bb]keep me holding [Dm]on
[Bb]Knowing you [A]won't be coming [Dm][A5]home[G5]
You [A]won't be coming [Dm][A5][G5]home[G5][A5][Dm]
Verse 2
[Dm]Two days later I get a letter... a [Gm]picture of a room in some [Bb]hotel
[Asus4]Sitting[A] framed up on [Dm]the [Gm]table... [Bb]a picture[A] that I know [Dm][A5]quite [G5]well
[Dm]You've painted yourself in to a corner
[Gm]Now you're trying to paint something [Bb]new
[Asus4]And the[A] lipstick on [Dm]the [Gm]letter is a[Bb] goodbye kiss from[Asus4] you[A]
Chorus
[Dm]So [F]long, I [Bb]hate to see you [Dm]go
[Bb]but I save my tears for [Gm]later on down the [Dm]road
[Dm]How [F]come I [Bb]keep me holding on[Dm]
[Bb]Knowing you won't be [A]coming [Dm][A5]home[G5]
Bridge
[C]I still set the [Gm/A]table... [Bb] still set it for you[F/E] and me
[C]It's become a [Gm/A]habit... [Bb] my own personal make[A] [A7]believe
Solo
[Dm] [A5] [G5]
[Bb] [Asus4] [A]
[Dm] [A5] [G5]
[Bb] [Asus4] [A]
[Dm] [A5] [G5]
Chorus
[Dm]So [F]long, I [Bb]hate to see you [Dm]go
[Bb]but I save my tears for [Gm]later on down the [Dm]road
[Dm]How [F]come you [Bb]keep me holding [Dm]on
[Bb]Knowing you won't be coming [Asus4]home[A]
[Dm]So [F]long, I [Bb]hate to see you [Dm]go
[Bb]but I save my tears for [Gm]later on down the [Dm]road
[Dm]How [F]come you [Bb]keep me holding [Dm]on
[Bb]Knowing you[A] won't be coming [Dm][A5][G5][Dm]home[G5][A5]
[Dm] [A5] [G5] [Dm] [A5]You[G5] won't be [Dm][A5]coming [G5][Dm]home[G5][A5]
Outro
[Bb] [Asus4] [A] [Dm]
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