Chords for Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes - I Don't Want To Go Home - 9/20/1985 - Capitol Theatre
Tempo:
132.15 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Dm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm] And I mean now, I mean [N] now,
we're gonna put Steve to the test right now.
When I first started recording back in 1975, 76,
Steve wrote a song that has become a song
I have to do ever since then.
And just to punish him,
we're gonna see if he remembers the words
to this song right here.
This is definitely a song about Asbury Park, New Jersey.
[F] [Dm]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C] [F]
Oh, I [Dm] know that it's getting late,
[Bb] but I [C] don't wanna [F] go [C] home.
[F] I know [Dm] that time can wait,
[Bb] but I [C] don't wanna [F] go home.
Yeah.
Listen to the [Dm] man singing,
so [Bb] I [C] don't [F] wanna go [C]
home.
[F] I wish [Dm] that all my dreams [Bb] [C] would come true.
Sing.
[F] Oh, [C] [Dm] yeah.
[F] Reach up and [Bb] touch the sky.
[F] Whatever [Bb] happened to you and I?
And I [C] don't wanna go home.
[F] Lord, look at how [Dm] all the people [Bb] say,
[C] I don't [F] wanna go [C] home.
[F] You don't now, [Dm] and I know you've all been there.
[Bb] And [C] I don't wanna [F] go [C] home.
[F] I know the words.
[Dm] I know they've got to [Bb] be real,
[C] because I [F] don't wanna go [C] home.
[F] Baby, he's talking [Dm] about the way I [Bb] feel,
[C] and I don't [F] wanna go [C]
home.
[F] Baby, I [C] know [Dm] we had [F] trouble.
Reach up and [Bb] touch the [F] sky.
Whatever happened [Bb] to you and I?
[C] And I don't wanna [F] go home.
[Bb] [C]
I don't wanna [F] scare people,
and having a good time.
[Bb] I [Am] want you to know,
[C] what she told me, told me, told me.
She had to go.
[Bb] Why did she [C] leave me alone?
[Bb] [F]
And I [Dm] know, I know that sometimes it gets time [Bb] to go.
[C] I don't [F] wanna go [C] back home.
[F]
Let it [Dm] be loose, brother.
Soft [Bb] and low,
[C] because I don't wanna [F] go [C] home.
[F] Yeah, I [C] know [Dm] we had trouble.
[F]
Baby, reach up and [Bb] touch [F] the sky.
Whatever happened [Bb] to you and I?
I [C] don't wanna [F] go home.
No, no, [Bb] no.
I [C] don't wanna [F] go home.
I [Bb] said, I [C] don't wanna [F] go.
[Dm]
I [Bb] don't.
[F] I [Dm]
don't [Bb] wanna [F] leave him.
[C] [Dm]
[Bb] [F] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [F] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [F] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] Baby, baby.
[F] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] Baby.
[F] [C] [Dm] [Bb] [F]
[N]
we're gonna put Steve to the test right now.
When I first started recording back in 1975, 76,
Steve wrote a song that has become a song
I have to do ever since then.
And just to punish him,
we're gonna see if he remembers the words
to this song right here.
This is definitely a song about Asbury Park, New Jersey.
[F] [Dm]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [C] [F]
Oh, I [Dm] know that it's getting late,
[Bb] but I [C] don't wanna [F] go [C] home.
[F] I know [Dm] that time can wait,
[Bb] but I [C] don't wanna [F] go home.
Yeah.
Listen to the [Dm] man singing,
so [Bb] I [C] don't [F] wanna go [C]
home.
[F] I wish [Dm] that all my dreams [Bb] [C] would come true.
Sing.
[F] Oh, [C] [Dm] yeah.
[F] Reach up and [Bb] touch the sky.
[F] Whatever [Bb] happened to you and I?
And I [C] don't wanna go home.
[F] Lord, look at how [Dm] all the people [Bb] say,
[C] I don't [F] wanna go [C] home.
[F] You don't now, [Dm] and I know you've all been there.
[Bb] And [C] I don't wanna [F] go [C] home.
[F] I know the words.
[Dm] I know they've got to [Bb] be real,
[C] because I [F] don't wanna go [C] home.
[F] Baby, he's talking [Dm] about the way I [Bb] feel,
[C] and I don't [F] wanna go [C]
home.
[F] Baby, I [C] know [Dm] we had [F] trouble.
Reach up and [Bb] touch the [F] sky.
Whatever happened [Bb] to you and I?
[C] And I don't wanna [F] go home.
[Bb] [C]
I don't wanna [F] scare people,
and having a good time.
[Bb] I [Am] want you to know,
[C] what she told me, told me, told me.
She had to go.
[Bb] Why did she [C] leave me alone?
[Bb] [F]
And I [Dm] know, I know that sometimes it gets time [Bb] to go.
[C] I don't [F] wanna go [C] back home.
[F]
Let it [Dm] be loose, brother.
Soft [Bb] and low,
[C] because I don't wanna [F] go [C] home.
[F] Yeah, I [C] know [Dm] we had trouble.
[F]
Baby, reach up and [Bb] touch [F] the sky.
Whatever happened [Bb] to you and I?
I [C] don't wanna [F] go home.
No, no, [Bb] no.
I [C] don't wanna [F] go home.
I [Bb] said, I [C] don't wanna [F] go.
[Dm]
I [Bb] don't.
[F] I [Dm]
don't [Bb] wanna [F] leave him.
[C] [Dm]
[Bb] [F] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [F] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [F] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] Baby, baby.
[F] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] Baby.
[F] [C] [Dm] [Bb] [F]
[N]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Dm
Cm
F
C
Bb
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ And I mean now, _ _ I mean [N] now,
_ _ we're gonna put Steve to the test right now.
_ _ When I first started recording back in 1975, 76,
Steve wrote a song _ that has become a song
I have to do ever since then. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And just to punish him, _ _
_ we're gonna see if he remembers the words
to this song right here. _
This is definitely a song about Asbury Park, New Jersey. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ Oh, I [Dm] know that it's getting late,
[Bb] but I [C] don't wanna [F] go [C] home.
_ [F] I know [Dm] that time can wait,
[Bb] but I [C] don't wanna [F] go home.
Yeah.
_ _ Listen to the [Dm] man singing,
so [Bb] I [C] don't [F] wanna go [C]
home.
[F] _ I wish [Dm] that all my dreams [Bb] _ _ [C] would come true.
Sing.
[F] Oh, _ _ [C] [Dm] yeah. _ _
_ [F] _ _ Reach up and [Bb] touch the sky.
[F] _ Whatever [Bb] happened to you and I?
And I [C] don't wanna go home. _
_ [F] _ Lord, look at how [Dm] _ all the people [Bb] say,
[C] I don't [F] wanna go [C] home.
_ [F] You don't now, [Dm] and I know you've all been there.
[Bb] And [C] I don't wanna [F] go [C] home.
_ [F] I know the words.
[Dm] I know they've got to [Bb] be real,
[C] because I [F] don't wanna go [C] home.
_ [F] _ Baby, he's talking [Dm] about the way I [Bb] feel,
[C] and I don't [F] wanna go [C]
home.
[F] Baby, I [C] know [Dm] we had _ [F] trouble.
_ Reach up and [Bb] touch the [F] sky.
Whatever happened [Bb] to you and I?
[C] And I don't wanna [F] go home.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
I don't wanna [F] scare people,
and having a good time.
[Bb] _ _ I [Am] want you to know,
[C] what she told me, told me, told me.
She had to go.
[Bb] Why did she [C] leave me alone?
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
And I [Dm] know, I know that sometimes it gets time [Bb] to go. _
[C] I don't [F] wanna go [C] back home.
_ [F] _ _
Let it [Dm] be loose, brother.
Soft [Bb] and low,
[C] because I don't wanna [F] go [C] home.
[F] Yeah, I [C] know [Dm] we had trouble.
_ [F] _
Baby, reach up and [Bb] touch [F] the sky.
Whatever happened [Bb] to you and I?
I [C] don't wanna [F] go home.
No, no, [Bb] no.
I [C] don't wanna [F] go home.
I [Bb] said, I [C] don't wanna [F] go.
_ _ _ [Dm]
I [Bb] don't.
[F] _ I _ [Dm]
don't [Bb] wanna [F] leave him.
[C] _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
[Bb] Baby, baby.
[F] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
[Bb] Baby.
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ we're gonna put Steve to the test right now.
_ _ When I first started recording back in 1975, 76,
Steve wrote a song _ that has become a song
I have to do ever since then. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And just to punish him, _ _
_ we're gonna see if he remembers the words
to this song right here. _
This is definitely a song about Asbury Park, New Jersey. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ Oh, I [Dm] know that it's getting late,
[Bb] but I [C] don't wanna [F] go [C] home.
_ [F] I know [Dm] that time can wait,
[Bb] but I [C] don't wanna [F] go home.
Yeah.
_ _ Listen to the [Dm] man singing,
so [Bb] I [C] don't [F] wanna go [C]
home.
[F] _ I wish [Dm] that all my dreams [Bb] _ _ [C] would come true.
Sing.
[F] Oh, _ _ [C] [Dm] yeah. _ _
_ [F] _ _ Reach up and [Bb] touch the sky.
[F] _ Whatever [Bb] happened to you and I?
And I [C] don't wanna go home. _
_ [F] _ Lord, look at how [Dm] _ all the people [Bb] say,
[C] I don't [F] wanna go [C] home.
_ [F] You don't now, [Dm] and I know you've all been there.
[Bb] And [C] I don't wanna [F] go [C] home.
_ [F] I know the words.
[Dm] I know they've got to [Bb] be real,
[C] because I [F] don't wanna go [C] home.
_ [F] _ Baby, he's talking [Dm] about the way I [Bb] feel,
[C] and I don't [F] wanna go [C]
home.
[F] Baby, I [C] know [Dm] we had _ [F] trouble.
_ Reach up and [Bb] touch the [F] sky.
Whatever happened [Bb] to you and I?
[C] And I don't wanna [F] go home.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
I don't wanna [F] scare people,
and having a good time.
[Bb] _ _ I [Am] want you to know,
[C] what she told me, told me, told me.
She had to go.
[Bb] Why did she [C] leave me alone?
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
And I [Dm] know, I know that sometimes it gets time [Bb] to go. _
[C] I don't [F] wanna go [C] back home.
_ [F] _ _
Let it [Dm] be loose, brother.
Soft [Bb] and low,
[C] because I don't wanna [F] go [C] home.
[F] Yeah, I [C] know [Dm] we had trouble.
_ [F] _
Baby, reach up and [Bb] touch [F] the sky.
Whatever happened [Bb] to you and I?
I [C] don't wanna [F] go home.
No, no, [Bb] no.
I [C] don't wanna [F] go home.
I [Bb] said, I [C] don't wanna [F] go.
_ _ _ [Dm]
I [Bb] don't.
[F] _ I _ [Dm]
don't [Bb] wanna [F] leave him.
[C] _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
[Bb] Baby, baby.
[F] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
[Bb] Baby.
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _