Home And Dry

Gerry Rafferty

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Intro   F  D   |D       |2 F |4 Dsus2  |Asus     |

        E  G   |D/F# A  |F       |2 Eb |Bb Eb Bb ||x2    A     |      ||

Verse 1
A
 This silver bird takes me ‘cross the sky

 Just one more hour and I'll be home and dry
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 ‘Cross the ocean, way above the clouds I come stealin'
A
 Feelin' tired, but I feel good ‘cause I did everything I said I would
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 I think of you, and I know how you'll be feelin'

Chorus
E           G   D/F#        A
 I gotta see you, I gotta be with you
F                            Eb     Bb   Eb  Bb
 We'll make it better now in every way
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 It's gotta be you, it's gotta be you
F                              Eb    Bb   Eb  Bb   A
 Yes from now on I'll tell you every day

Verse 2
A
 Way up here above this timeless sea

 I realize just what it is you mean to me
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 You give me somethin' when I thought that everything we had was dyin'
A
 I need a reason just to make me carry on

 Well I know better now, I know where I belong
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 I can't imagine how I ever let myself just give up tryin'

Chorus
E           G   D/F#        A
 I gotta see you, I gotta be with you
F                            Eb     Bb   Eb  Bb
 We'll make it better now in every way
E             G   D/F#           A
 It's gotta be you, it's gotta be you
F                              Eb    Bb   Eb  Bb   A
 Yes from now on I'll tell you every day

F   D    F  Dsus2    Asus
Oooooh, oooweeeooooh weeeooooh yes I'm home and dry

Interlude   E  G   |D/F# A  |F     |2 Eb |Bb Eb Bb||x2   A     |      ||

Verse 3
A
 Ain't nothin' up here gonna slow me down

 You know I never ever take the long way ‘round
F                          D                 A
 I think of you, cause I know how you'll be feelin'
A
 This silver bird takes me ‘cross the sky

 Just one more hour and I'll be home and dry
F                        D                       A
 ‘Cross the ocean, way above the clouds I come stealin'

Chorus
E           G   D/F#        A
 I gotta see you, I gotta be with you
F                            Eb     Bb   Eb  Bb
 We'll make it better now in every way
E             G   D/F#           A
 It's gotta be you, it's gotta be you
F                              Eb    Bb   Eb  Bb   A
 Yes from now on I'll tell you every day

F   D    F  Dsus2    Asus
Oooooh, oooweeeooooh weeeooooh yes I'm home and dry

Outro
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