When You Return
by Jackie Greene
standard tuning, capo 3
Em
There's too much work today
G D Em
And I don't want to do anything today
G B
No, I don't want to
C G
But the barn out there needs maintenance
D C
And I ain't got the patience
C D A
I think I'd rather sit and watch it burn
C D B Em
Wait right here, baby, 'til you return
Em G D
All our friends come back, they annoy me
Em G B
They try to get me high, but they destroy me
C G
They think they do me service
D C
But they just make me nervous
C D A
What goes on ain't nobody's concern
C D B Em
I'll tell you everything when you return
D Am Em
And I can't stand it here
D Am Em
If you're not standing here
C G
I can't keep it together
D C
I can't be brave forever
C D A
You know not how a man like me can yearn
C D B Em
I'll keep you by my side when you return
Em Em G D Em Em G B
C G D C C D A C D B Em
D Am Em
I can't stand it here
D Am Em
If you're not standing here
C G
I wish that I was tougher
D C
But it serves me right to suffer
C D A
You don't know how a man like me can yearn
C D B Em
I'll tell you everything when you return
Em G D
There's too much work today, and I don't care to
Em G D
Do all the things they say, 'cause it's not fair to
C G
Turn this house into a home
D C
It can't be done alone
C D A
Give me one more chance that I may earn
C D B Em
Earn back you, baby, when you return
Em C G D Em C G D
Em C G D Em C G D
Em C G D Em C G D
Em C G D Em C G D
