Cm
On the day we moved out west
F
daddy hadn’t any work
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He scraped a living putting seeds in the dirt
Cm
Then he died in eighty-five
F
we spent the afternoon at church
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Praying about his life for whatever it was worth
[Chorus]
Eb Bb
All he wanted was to get back home
Fm Cm
Lay his head down on a pillow
Eb Bb
The wish he made he made it long ago
Fm Cm G7 Cm
To be buried back in Baltimore
[Verse 2]
Cm
Well little Marianne
F
just couldn’t understand
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The forces that took pa or the trouble at hand
Cm
Then she took a look outside
F
and saw the big clouds rolling in
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The road would be long and our chances were thin
[Chorus]
Eb Bb
All he wanted was to get back home
Fm Cm
Lay his head down on a pillow
Eb Bb
The wish he made he made it long ago
Fm Cm G7 Cm
To be buried back in Baltimore
[Instrumental]
Bb Eb Bb
G G7 Em
[Verse 3]
Cm
Defenseless on the fence
F
our mama moaned for days
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Because we had to lay him down there in the Beulah clay
Cm
Although it weren’t his home
F
that hole was just a place
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Our troubles just begun he's gone where he lay
[Chorus]
Eb Bb
All he wanted was to get back home
Fm Cm
Lay his head down on a pillow
Eb Bb
The wish he made he made it long ago
Fm Cm
To be buried back in Baltimore
Fm Cm G7 Cm
To be buried back in Baltimore
