Home tonight    (video)

 

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I'm taking you home tonight,

                         Em           C          G

I want to make sure that you're alright.

                      C                                 D

Looks like a cold, cold wind that's blowing in,

      Em              C         G        - Em

I'm taking you home tonight.

 

    D                             Em                 - D                                    G

1.    Like a train that's left the tracks        the world is falling apart,

D                            Em                     C                         D

    I'd gladly help to put it back, but tell me where to start.

 

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I'm taking you home tonight,

                         Em           C          G

I want to make sure that you're alright.

                  C                               D

Well, the coat you're wearing's way too thin,

      Em              C         G        - Em

I'm taking you home tonight.

 

   D                                 Em             - D                                   G

2.    I read the bad news every day,       it's getting harder to cry,

D                                   Em                  C                          D

    sometimes I'd like to look away, but I can't close my eyes.

 

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I'm taking you home tonight,

                         Em           C          G

I want to make sure that you're alright.

            C              D

Gotta notify my next of kin,

      Em              C         G 

I'm taking you home tonight.

 

               C       G                C                                   G

+  Say “yes” tonight, say “yes” if my suggestion is right.

               C         G            C                                        D

    Say “yes” to me, and that's the way you want it to be.

 

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Oh, I'm taking you home tonight,

                         Em           C          G

I want to make sure that you're alright.

                      C                                 D

Looks like a cold, cold wind that's blowing in,

      Em              C         G

I'm taking you home tonight.

 

    D                                    Em             - D                                         G

3.     Well, life goes by at such a pace,      the troubles seem to increase,

D                                Em                          C                           D

    I know that we can find a place where we can get some peace.

 

+  CHORUS

 

               C       G                C                                   G

+  Say “yes” tonight, say “yes” if my suggestion is right.

               C         G            C                                        D

    Say “yes” to me, and that's the way you want it to be.

 

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Well, I'm taking you home tonight,

                         Em           C          G

I want to make sure that you're alright.

                      C                          D

They say a cold, cold wind is blowing in,

         C                                D

the coat you're wearing's way too thin,

C                   D

    notify my next of kin,

      Em              C         G

I'm taking you home tonight.

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (Paul McCartney)