G C G
    D
G C G
  D G

[Verse 1]
  G                        C                  G
Tonight my heart is lonely for the folks back home
                                     D
Where I left my mother and daddy all alone
     G                           C            G
I've seen a lot of changes there since I been around
                        D               G
I'd like to wander back to the old home town


[Chorus]
       G                           C               G
You'll never miss the home folks until you've gone away
                                                D
And then you'll need a friend to help you every day
    G                           C             G
And then you call on mother and she won't be around
                        D               G
I'd like to wander back to the old home town


[Instrumental]
G C G
    D
G C G
  D G


[Verse 2]
     G                              C               G
I've searched this whole world over since I've been around
                                                D
I've never found a place just like the old home town
   G                          C           G
If I could live life over I'd never roam around
                        D               G
I'd like to wander back to the old home town


[Chorus]
       G                           C               G
You'll never miss the home folks until you've gone away
                                                D
And then you'll need a friend to help you every day
    G                           C             G
And then you call on mother and she won't be around
                        D               G
I'd like to wander back to the old home town


[Instrumental]
G C G
    D
G C G
  D G


[Chorus]
       G                           C               G
You'll never miss the home folks until you've gone away
                                                D
And then you'll need a friend to help you every day
    G                           C             G
And then you call on mother and she won't be around
                        D               G
I'd like to wander back to the old home town