(intro 4x)  C G F G 

         C           G                F           G
I keep thinking any minute you’ll be coming home, honey,
  C                  G            F        G
I ain’t seen nothing of you in a month of Sundays, tell me,
C        G    F            G    C  G F G
    how long gone are you gonna be?
C            G             F          G
    All you said was, you had to get going,
C            G        F             G
    ah, but baby, I wouldn’t mind knowing, just
C        G    F            G    C  G F C
    how long gone are you gonna be?

Am                           G
    How’m I supposed to make any plans,
Am                           G
    when I still don’t even understand,
           F   Em    Dm         C      G
if you’re ever gonna come back home to me ?
           G         C       G     F           G     C    G F G
Tell me, ple..ase !       How long gone are you gonna be ?

( C G F G )

C        G          F           G
    Maybe I didn’t pay enough attention,
          C     G            F      G
    but I do believe you forgot to mention, just
C        G    F            G    C  G F G
    how long gone are you gonna be?
          C          G               F         G
    The phone ain’t ringing, 'cause you ain’t calling,
      C           G            F        G
    I ain’t been hearing your footsteps falling, tell me,
C        G    F            G    C  G F C
    how long gone are you gonna be?

Am                           G
    How’m I supposed to make any plans,
Am                           G
    when I still don’t even understand,
           F   Em    Dm         C      G
if you’re ever gonna come back home to me?
         G7         C       G     F            G     C   G F G
Tell me, ple..ase !       How long gone are you gonna be?

( C G F G ) (3x)

Am                           G
    How’m I supposed to make any plans,
Am                           G
    when I still don’t even understand,
           F   Em    Dm         C      G
if you’re ever gonna come back home to me?
           G7          C      G     F            G     C G F G
Tell me, ple..ase !       How long gone are you gonna be?
Tell me !
C       G     F            G     C G F G C G F G (3x)
    How long gone are you gonna be?