Verse:
Bb
I'm sitting in the railway station.
Bbmaj7 Bb7 G
Got a ticket for my destination, mmmm
Cm Ab
On a tour of one-night stands my suitcase and guitar in hand.
Bb F7 Bb
And ev'ry stop is neatly planned for a poet and one-man band.
Chorus:
Eb Bb
Homeward bound, wish I was,
Eb
Homeward bound,
Bb Bbsus4
Home where my thought's escaping
Bb Bbsus4
Home where my music's playing,
Bb Bbsus4
Home where my love lays waiting
F Bb
Silently for me.
Verse:
Bb
Ev'ry day's an endless stream
Bbmaj7 Bb7 G
Of cigarettes and magazines, mmmm
Cm Ab
And each town looks the same to me, the movies and the factories
Bb F7 Bb
And ev'ry stranger's face I see reminds me that I long to be,
Chorus:
Eb Bb
Homeward bound, wish I was,
Eb
Homeward bound,
Bb Bbsus4
Home where my thought's escaping
Bb Bbsus4
Home where my music's playing,
Bb Bbsus4
Home where my love lays waiting
F Bb
Silently for me.
Verse:
Bb
Tonight I'll sing my songs again,
Bbmaj7 Bb7 G
I'll play the game and pretend, mmmm
Cm Ab
But all my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity
Bb F7 Bb
Like emptiness in harmony I need someone to comfort me.
Chorus:
Eb Bb
Homeward bound, wish I was,
Eb
Homeward bound,
Bb Bbsus4
Home where my thought's escaping
Bb Bbsus4
Home where my music's playing,
Bb Bbsus4
Home where my love lays waiting
F Bb
Silently for me.
Outro:
Bbmaj7 Bb7 Bb
Silently for me.
