Tabbed by:DJ
Tuning:Standard
From the classic 1968 album 'Odessey & oracle'
Dm G Dm G
e | -------1---3--------- | -------1---3---------- |
B | -------3---3--------- | -------3---3---------- |
G | -------2---0--------- | -------2---0---------- |
D | ---0---0---0---3--2-- | ---0---0---0---3--2--- | (repeat this riff)
A | -----------2--------- | -----------2---------- |
E | -----------3--------- | -----------3---------- |
Dm G Dm G F Bb F A
A butcher, yes that was my trade, but the King's shilling is now my fee,
Dm G Dm G F G A A9 A
A butcher I may as well have stayed, for the slaughter that I see,
Dm G Dm G F Bb F A
And the preacher, in his pulpit, sermoned,"Go & fight! Do what is right!"
Dm G Dm G F G A A9 A
But he don't have to hear these guns, & I'll bet he sleeps at night!
Am Dm Dm/C G/B Bb
And I--------, and I can't stop shaking, my hands won't stop shaking,
Dm Dm/C G/B Bb
My arms won't stop shaking, my mind won't stop shaking,
Am G(type2) G4 G(type2)
I want to go home,
F Cm7/Eb Cm6/Eb Cm/Eb D/A
Please, let me go home------------------, go home!
Dm G Dm G
e | -------1---3--------- | -------1---3---------- |
B | -------3---3--------- | -------3---3---------- |
G | -------2---0--------- | -------2---0---------- |
D | ---0---0---0---3--2-- | ---0---0---0---3--2--- | (Repeat this riff)
A | -----------2--------- | -----------2---------- |
E | -----------3--------- | -----------3---------- |
Dm G Dm G F Bb F A
And I have seen a friend of mine hang on the wire, like some rag toy,
Dm G Dm G F G A A A9 A
Then, in the heat, the flies come down, and cover up the boy,
Dm G Dm
And the flies come down in Gommecourt,
G F Bb F A
Thiepval, Mametz Wood and French Ver-dun,
Dm G Dm G
If the preacher he could see those flies,
F G A A A9 A
Wouldn't preach for the sound of guns!
Am Dm Dm/C G/B Bb
And I--------, and I can't stop shaking, my hands won't stop shaking,
Dm Dm/C G/B Bb
My arms won't stop shaking, my mind won't stop shaking,
Am G(type2) G4 G(type2)
I want to go home,
F Cm7/Eb Cm6/Eb Cm/Eb D/A
Please, let me go home------------------, go home!