Homeward Bound

Intro   B  F# F#7  G# G#7 C#m

Verse 1

A      B
   I'm sittin' in the railway station
      F#                   D#m7 G#  G#7
Got a ticket for my destination
    C#m
I'm On a tour of one night stands
   A
My suitcase and guitar in hand
B
Every stop is neatly planned
                 F#           B
For a poet and a one man band

Chorus 1

         E
Homeward bound
         B            E
I wish I was homeward bound
B              C#m
Home, where my thought's escaping
B              C#m
Home, where my music's playing
B              C#m               F#       F#7 B
Home, where my love lies waiting silently for me

Verse 2


Now Every day's an endless stream
F#                     D#m7   G# G#7
Of cigarettes and magazines
    C#m
And each town looks the same to me
    A
The movies and the factories
    B
And every stranger's face I see
                  F#         B
Reminds me that I long to be

Chorus 2

         E
Homeward bound
         B            E
I wish I was homeward bound
B              C#m
Home, where my thought's escaping
B              C#m
Home, where my music's playing
B              C#m               F#           B
Home, where my love lies waiting silently for me

riff    F#  D#m7  G#  G#7  C#m  A

Verse 3

B
Tonight I'll sing my songs again
     F#                    B    G# G#7
I'll play the game and pretend
    C#m
But all my words come back to me
   C#m7
In shades of mediocrity
     B
Like emptiness and harmony
                  F#         B
I need someone to comfort me

outro
         E
Homeward bound
         B            E
I wish I was homeward bound
B              C#m
Home, where my thought's escaping
B              C#m
Home, where my music's playing
B              C#m               F#           B  F#
Home, where my love lies waiting silently for me
         B      F#   B
Silently for me.....