Ricky Skaggs

^D I ^D wa ^D s ^A pourin' coffee for table number one
^Bm I c ^A ou ^G ldn't help but hear him what was going on
^D It ^A got my attention when I heard a young man's voice
^Bm Say ^A in ^G g sheriff I'll be going now if its alright with you boys
^A Th ^Bm ose years I spent in prison stole to much time from me
^G I ^D/F# won't ^Em wa ^A ste another minute if I'm really free
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^G I' ^D m goin' home my family's waitin' for me
Goin' home I'm amazed that they still love me
^Bm The ^A y ^G fo ^A rgive me for the bitter seeds I've sown
^Bm Hea ^A ve ^G n knows I've been away to long
^A So ^D n ^G ow ^A I'm going home....
^D bu ^A rg ^A er and a special for table number eight
^Bm I w ^A as ^G bustin' number seven when I heard her young heart break
^D He ^A told her it was over they could never meet again
^Bm Tha ^A t ^G he found a taste of courage twisted on his wedding band
^A He ^Bm r tears began to fall but they could not touch his heart G D/F# Em A
I heard him say "I'm sorry But it was all wrong from the start"
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^G I' ^D m goin' home my family's waitin' for me
Goin' home I'm amazed that they still love me
Bm A G A T
hey forgive me for the bitter seeds I've sown
^Bm Hea ^A ve ^G n knows I've been away to long A D So now I'm going home....
^A Th ^Bm ere's a million other stories from the Halfway Home Cafe A Bm A
It's a never ending saga and they're played out every day
^D Bu ^A t this one's finally over the foods all put away
^Bm And ^A t ^G he coffee pot stands empty at the Halfway Home Cafe
^D Bu ^A t over in the corner at table number three
^Bm Sit ^A s ^G a father and a runaway well it looks that way to me
^A I ^Bm said "I hate to interrupt you but its really gettin' late"
^G Th ^D/F# e you ^Em ng ^A girl looked up smilin she said "Mister that's ok"
--Chorus--
^G I' ^D m goin' home my family's waitin' for me Goin' home
I'm amazed that they still love me
^Bm The ^A y ^G fo ^A rgive me for the bitter seeds I've sown
^Bm Hea ^A ve ^G n knows I've been away to long A G So now I'm going home....
^A Hh ^D mmm... I'm goin' home