Intro -x4-: F Bb F

Verse 1:
F              Bb       F
Mama it's been far too long
                              Bb         F
Since I've been back home and we sang a song
                          Bb      Dm
But time's gone by like a cloudy day
         F                Bb       F
and just fell away like a drop of rain

Chorus:
      Bb     Dm      F   Bb F
But hey I'm on my way, hey
  Bb     Dm      F
Hey I'm on my way
                  Bb          F
I hate that we've had to wait

Verse 2:
F         Bb           F
Papa I do pray you're well
                             Bb      F
That a worried thought never comes around
                       Bb        Dm
I got your blood and I got your name
     F                      Bb   F
If I got your will I should be ok

Chorus:
      Bb     Dm      F
But hey I'm on my way
                   Bb     F
I hope that you've been ok
  Bb     Dm      F
Hey I'm on my way
                  Bb          F
I hate that we've had to wait

Verse 3:
F                Bb       F
Sister I've been missing you
                        Bb       F
We saw the world and we made it through
                               Bb        Dm
You've held my hand and you've wiped my tears
F                    Bb       F
Lord it feels like a hundred years

Chorus:
      Bb     Dm      F
But hey I'm on my way
                   Bb     F
I pray that you've been ok
  Bb     Dm      F
Hey I'm on my way
                  Bb          F
I hate that we've had to wait

Bridge:
   Bb F -x2-
   Bb F C Dm
   F Bb F

Verse 4:
F                   Bb     F
Brother you've been on my mind
                 Bb       F
All I want is to see you smile
                          Bb   Dm
Though you've gone to the Galilee
  F                  Bb       F
I know your heart is next to me

Chorus:
      Bb     Dm      F   Bb F
But hey I'm on my way, hey
  Bb     Dm      F
Hey I'm on my way
                  Bb          F
I hate that we've had to wait
                        Bb          F
Yeah, I hate that we've had to wait