E
A E A D
A E G D

[Verse 1]
        E
And the hole
       D                A
In the screen is barely big enough
     E                                D   A
For you and not near enough for me to go
         E
And the whole damn complicated
D         A
Situation could've been
E              D             A    [mute strings]
Avoided if I'd only shut the window

[Chorus]
              A              E
And I may be leavin' myself open
     A                  D
To a murder or a heart attack
         A                    E
But I'm leavin' the back door open
              G                   D
'Til you come back, 'til you come back
             A             E
And I may be movin' myself closer
     A             D
To a real untimely end
        A                     E
But I'm leavin' the back door open
              G    D
'Til you come home again,
              A  E    D
'Til you come ho-ome again

[Verse 2]
      E
And I told
    D                A
The neighbors, I put pictures up
    E               D             A
And handed out some flyers at the show
        E                 D
And the whole town's speculating
          A
Situation could've been
 E             D                A   [mute strings]
Avoided if I'd only shut the window

[Chorus]
              A              E
And I may be leavin' myself open
     A                  D
To a murder or a heart attack
         A                    E
But I'm leavin' the back door open
              G                   D
'Til you come back, 'til you come back
             A             E
And I may be movin' myself closer
     A             D
To a real untimely end
        A                     E
But I'm leavin' the back door open
              G    D
'Til you come home again,
              A  E    D
'Til you come ho-ome again

[Bridge]
E D A
E D A
E D A
E D A (mute strings)

[Chorus]
             A              E
And I may be leavin' myself open
     A                 D
To a murder or a heart attack
        A                     E
But I'm leavin' the back door open
              G                   D
'Til you come back, 'til you come back
             A             E
And I may be movin' myself closer
     A             D
To a real untimely end
        A                     E
But I'm leavin' the back door open
              G    D
'Til you come home again,
              A  E   D
'Til you come ho-ome again
              A  E  G  D
'Til you come ho-oo-oo-ome

[Outro]
E
A E A D
A E G D