Intro: D A D A D
Verse 1:
A
I'm goin' back to whur I come from
D A
Where the honeysuckle smells so sweet it durn near makes you sick
D A
I used to think my life was humdrum
D A D
But I sure have learned a lesson that is bound to stick
G D
There ain't no use of me pretendin'
E7 A
The city sure ain't no place for a guy like me to end in
D A
Goin' back to whur I come from
D A D
Whur the mockin' bird is singin' in the lilac bush
Verse 2:
D A
I used to go down to the station
D A
Every evenin' just to watch the Pullman train come rollin' in
D A
And then one night, that great temptation
D A D
Got the best of me and drove me to a life of sin
G D
I took my hat and fourteen dollars
E7 A
And I went through all the troubles of this life that always follers
D A
When you're rich and huntin' romance
D A D
But my huntin' days are over, I can tell you that
Verse 3:
D A
I met a man in Kansas City
D A
An' he winked at me and asked me if I'd like to step around
D A
And I said, 'Yup! that's what I'm here fer'
D A D
And he said he'd take me to the hottest spots in town
G D
He mentioned things he'd have to fix up
E7 A
So he took my fourteen dollars, but there must have been a mix-up
D A
He's been gone since Thursday evenin'
D A D
And I've got a hunch I'll never see that guy no more
Verse 4:
D A
When I get old and have a grandson
D A
I can tell him 'bout my romance and then watch his eyes bug out
D A
But chances are he won't believe me
D A D
So he'll do the same darn thing when he's growed up, no doubt
G D
But he can't say I didn't warn him
E7 A
What will happen if he meets up with that city guy, goldarn him
D A
I'm goin' back to whur I come from
D A D
Whur the mockin' bird is singin' in the lilac bush