Capo 1st Fret e|--0-0-0---0---0--| B|--1-1-1---1---1--| G|--0-0-0---0---0--| Verse Main Riff (Also Intro, C C/F refers to this riff) D|--2-2-2h3-2h3-2--| A|--3-3-3---3---3--| E|-----------------| --Verse-- I knew that when I saw her, That my life would soon move over from the fast lane, Gone would be the days of all my drinking and my carrying on, But when I settled down, The party king uncrowned, This stubborn memory hadn't faded, Too many dumb mistakes and all the grief it makes, Left nothing else to be debated.
--Bridge-- D7 F C CF C CF But if you say that you understand then you're lyin', D7 F C CF C CF But if you figure that I'm alright now, I can't deny it, --Chorus-- DM Baby's coming back, G7 Baby's coming back, AM So I'm on my best behaviour, DM I can't take it anymore, G AM I just woke up on the floor today, (yeah, yeah) DM G C CF C CF I've long run out of my last chances but she's on her way. --Verse-- (same as the 1st verse) If I had a dollar for every single time I fought her, I'd buy a handgun, (buy a handgun) But that couldn't shoot away, The bull's eye that she made on my heart. --Bridge-- D7 F C CF C CF But if I sound like a beaten man,well then I guess so, D7 F C CF C CF And on her way is the sweetest prize I can't let go, --chorus-- DM Baby's coming back, G7 Baby's coming back, AM I'm on my best behaviour, DM I can't take it anymore, G AM I just woke up on the floor today, (yeah,yeah) DM G C CF C CF And I've long run out my last chances but she's on her way, --Break-- AM G DM What I told her on the telephone was that I'd been so bad, AM DM G I wouldn't blame her if she mowed down these wild oats I'd sown, F Bb7 But when she said she'd give me one more chance, G G G I said to knock three times when you arrive, --Chorus-- DM Baby's coming back G7 Baby's coming back AM So I'm on my best behavior DM I can't take it anymore G AM I just woke up on the floor today (Yeah, Yeah) DM G I've long run out of my last chances but she's on her way DM G Baby's coming back my darling DM G Baby's coming back to see me DM G C CF C CF And i've long run out of my last chances but she's on her way e|--0-0-0---0---0--| B|--1-1-1---1---1--| G|--0-0-0---0---0--| x4 D|--2-2-2h3-2h3-2--| A|--3-3-3---3---3--| E|-----------------| End on 4 hard played C's.
"Baby's coming back" was the fourth single from McFly's third album "Motion in the ocean". It reached number one on the UK Charts even if it at that time was only released as a digital download.
The accompanying music video shows McFly performing the song live. The music video was filmed during McFly's "Up close and personal" tour.