Well, here we go again.  This is another toone-hundred thousand hit from the jukes.

I Don't Want to go Home
S. VanZandt
as performed by South Side Jonny and the Asbury Jukes

Intro:

F C Dm Bb C three times, then:

Bb C F C,

F                  Dm
Oh I know that its getting late,
    Bb      C         F     C
But I dont want to go home.
F                    Dm
I'm in no hurry baby time can wait,
        Bb    C          F     C
'cause i dont want to go home

F                  Dm
Listen to the man, sing his song,
Bb      C         F      C
I dont want to go home
F                       Dm
i dont mind if it takes all night long,
Bb            C         F      C
'Cause i dont wanna go home!

F         Dm          F               Dm        Bb
I know we had to try, to reach up and touch the sky,
F                     Bb                    C        
   C
what ever happend to you and i?  and I dont wanna go home

Verses:

Look at how all them people stare,
I dont want to go home.
In their minds, I know they've all been there,
and I dont want to go home

You know the words to this song are real,
i dont want to go home
i know i'm talking 'bout the way i feel,
and I dont want to go home!

Chorus

Bridge:

Bb        C           F
I want to hear people laughing and having a good time
Bb        Am           C
I want to know why she told me she had to go
Bb      F               C        C Bb 
Gm
why did she leave me so lonely?


The Rest of the song:

F               Dm
I know that its time to go,
   Bb      C         F     C
But i dont want to go home
F                                Dm
You can play your blues, play em soft and low,
       Bb     C         F       C
'Cause i dont want to go home!

F         Dm          F               Dm        Bb
I know we had to try, to reach up and touch the sky,
F                    Bb              Bb                     C
Whatever happened to you and i? that I dont want to go home
F        Bb    C
Oh baby i dont want to go
F                   Bb     C
Believe me darling, I dont want to go

F   C Dm        Bb     C       F 
Dm
Home, dont wann be all alone
       Bb      C
i dont want to go
F         C Dm       Bb      C
Home baby ain nobody waiting at
F   C Dm           Bb     C
home baby wont you please come
F   C Dm  Bb C
home Baby Ba-by
F   C Dm  Bb C
baby baby ba-by
F   C Dm           Bb      C
baby baby wont you please come
F        C Dm Bb C
home?

Well, I hope all two other jukes fansout there will anxiously await my next installment. 
In the meantime, lets go into the harbor.
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