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Version 1...DARLING BE HOME SOON... by Joe Cocker --------------------------.............. *from 'Joe Cocker!' (1969)* *CAPO 2nd FRET* (Original Key: A) Intro: G Verse 1: G C G Come and talk of all the things we did to-day, C G Here, and laugh about our funny little ways. C Bm Am7 G G7 While we have a few minutes to breathe, C Bm Am7 G And I know that it's time you must leave. Chorus 1: Am7 But darling, be home soon; G G7 I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute, if you dawdled. Am7 My darling, be home soon; G G7 It's not just these few hours, but I've been waiting since I toddled. C C/B Am D9 G G7 For the great re-lief of having you to talk to, (talk to). Verse 2: G C G And now, a quarter of my life is almost passed, C G I think I've come to see myself at last. C Bm Am G And I see that the time spent con-fused, C Bm Am G Was the time that I spent without you. C Bm Am Am/G D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 And I feel my-self im -prove. Chorus 2: Am7 But darling, be home soon; G G7 I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute, if you dawdled. Am7 My darling, be home soon; G G7 It's not just these few hours, but I've been waiting since you toddled. C C/B Am D9 G G7 For the great re-lief of having you to talk to, (talk to). Interlude: G, C G (x2) C C/B Am D9 G, G7 (x2) C C/B Am Am/G D7 Chorus 3: Am7 But darling, be home soon; G G7 I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute, if you dawdled. Am7 My darling, be home soon; G Gmaj7 It's not just these few hours, but I've been waiting since I toddled. C C/B Am D9 G G7 For the great re-lief of having you to talk to, (talk to, talk to). Verse 3: G C G Go, and beat your crazy head against the sky, C G Try and see beyond the houses, and your eyes. C Bm Am Am/G D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Silhou-ette a -gainst the moon. Chorus 4: Am7 But darling, be home soon; G G7 I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute, if you dawdled. Am7 My darling, be home soon; G Gmaj7 It's not just these few hours, but I've been waiting since I toddled. C C/B Am D9 G G7 For the great re-lief of having you to talk to, Coda: C C/B Am D9 G G7 For the great re-lief of having you to talk to, (talk to). C C/B Am D9 G G7 For the great re-lief of having you to talk to, (talk to). (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G C Bm Am7 G7 C/B EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 320003 x32010 x24432 x02013 323000 x20033 Am D9 Am/G D7 Gmaj7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x02210 x5455x 302210 xx0212 3x443x Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 ()