Tuning: Standard tuning -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist - Rod Stewart *********************** Song - Oh God I Wish I Was Home Tonight ***************************************** Album - Foolish Behavior (1980) ********************************* Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning = Standard INTRO ****** G|-------------|---------| D|-12s---------|-12s-----| A|-----5--2--0-|------5s-| E|-------------|---------|
--------------------------- 00:16 VERSE 1 ******** The rain poured down the wind swept avenue G|----------|----------|------------|--------------------| D|----------|----------|------------|-8s9-8-8s9-8-7------| A|-5-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-0-|----------------9-7-| E|----------|----------|------------|--------------------| On another dark wet December afternoon G|--------|----------|------------|-----------2--2-4---------| D|--------|----------|------------|-------2-4--------2s4-3-2-| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-0-|-0-2s4--------------------| E|--------|----------|------------|--------------------------| All my cherished memories are of you G|-----------------|------------|--------------| D|-2-2--4-4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|--------------| A|-----------------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7----------| E|-----------------|------------|-----5--5-5-5-| All my warmth and comfort stayed with you G|--------------|-------------------------|----------------| D|--------------|-4-5--4-5-4-5-6-7--7-----|---7--7---------| A|-----5-7--7-7-|-------------------------|--------------4-| E|-5s7----------|---------------------5-5-|-5------5-5-7---| --------------------------- 00:46 VERSE 2 ******** I would have wrote you a letter, but the telephone calls are free G|--------|----------|------------|--------------------| D|--------|----------|------------|-8s9-8-8s9-8-7------| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-0-|----------------9-7-| E|--------|----------|------------|--------------------| Cause the boys in the next apartment G|--------|----------|------------|-------|-------| D|--------|----------|------------|-------|-------| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-| E|--------|----------|------------|-------|-------| They're a great bunch of guys But I think they're all gay G|----------------|------------|------------|--------------| D|----------------|-4-4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|--------------| A|-0-----5-7--7-7-|------------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7----------| E|---5s7----------|------------|------------|-----5--5-5-5-| What am I doing Avoiding what I'm trying to say G|--------------|----------------------|-----------|-------| D|--------------|-4-5--4-5--5-6-7------|---------7-|-------| A|-----5-7--7-7-|----------------------|-----5s7---|-7-5-3-| E|-5s7----------|------------------5-5-|-5-5-------|-------| --------------------------- 01:16 CHORUS ******* Oh God I wish I was home tonight..... Oh God I wish I was home tonight G|---------------|------------|------------|----------------------|------------------| D|---------------|------------|------------|----------------------|------------------| A|-3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0--------|-----5--5-5-|-0-2-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0------------0-| E|---------------|-----3--3-3-|-3s5--------|----------------------|-----3--3-3-2-3---| G|-------------0-2-| D|-------0-2-4-----| A|-0-2-4-----------| E|-----------------| --------------------------- 01:31 VERSE 3 ******** Send me a naked picture By the U.S. mail G|--------|----------|----------|-----------------------| D|--------|----------|----------|-------------7-9-------| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-------7-7s9-----7s9-7-| E|--------|----------|----------|-5-5s7-----------------| Write a pornographic letter You know I won't tell G|--------|------------|----------|---2--2-2--2s4-| D|--------|------------|----------|-2-------------| A|-5--5-5-|-5-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|---------------| E|--------|------------|----------|---------------| Keep your legs closed tight keep your body under lock and key G|--------|----------|------------|------------| D|-2--2-2-|-4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|------------| A|--------|----------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7--------| E|--------|----------|------------|-----5--5-5-| Stay home at night And save all the best parts for me, Yeah Baby G|--------------|-----------------------|--------------| D|--------------|-4-5--4-5-4-5-6-7--7-7-|--------------| A|-----5-7--7-7-|-----------------------|-7-4----------| E|-5s7----------|-----------------------|-----5--5-5-5-| --------------------------- 02:00 CHORUS ******* Oh God I wish I was home tonight..... G|----------------------|------------|------------| D|----------------------|------------|------------| A|---2-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0--------|-----5--5-5-| E|-5--------------------|-----3--3-3-|-3s5--------| Oh God I wish I was home tonight G|----------------------|------------------| D|----------------------|------------------| A|-0-2-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0------------0-| E|----------------------|-----3--3-3-2-3---| G|-------------0-2-| D|-------0-2-4-----| A|-0-2-4-----------| E|-----------------| --------------------------- 02:15 SOLO ***** G|--------|----------|----------|-----------------------| D|--------|----------|----------|-------------7-9-------| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-------7-7s9-----7s9-7-| E|--------|----------|----------|-5-5s7-----------------| G|--------|------------|----------|--------------------------------| D|--------|------------|----------|-------7-9-7--7s9-7-------------| A|-5--5-5-|-5-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-7s9--------------10-9-7--7-7-| E|--------|------------|----------|--------------------------------| G|------------|------------|--------------| D|---4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|--------------| A|-7----------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7----------| E|------------|------------|-----5--5-5-5-| G|--------------|-------------------------|--------------| D|--------------|---4-5--4-5-4-5-6-7------|--------------| A|-----5-7--7-7-|-7-----------------------|--------------| E|-5s7----------|---------------------5-5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5-| --------------------------- 02:45 VERSE 4 ******** I could be home in time for Christmas If you want me to be G|--------|----------|----------|-------|-------------| D|--------|----------|----------|-------|-----7s9-7---| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-|-0-0-------9-| E|--------|----------|----------|-------|-------------| There's a plane leaves here at midnight Arriving at three G|--------|----------|----------|-------|-------| D|--------|----------|----------|-------|-------| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-| E|--------|----------|----------|-------|-------| But I'm a bit financially embarrassed I must admit G|----------------|------------|------------|--------------| D|----------------|-4-4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|--------------| A|-0-----5-7--7-7-|------------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7----------| E|---5s7----------|------------|------------|-----5--5-5-5-| To tell you the truth my honey I haven't a cent G|--------------|------------------------|--------------|-------| D|--------------|---4-5--4-5-4-5-6-7-----|--------------|-------| A|-----5-7--7-7-|-7----------------------|--------------|-7-5-3-| E|-5-7----------|--------------------5-5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5-|-------| --------------------------- 03:15 CHORUS ******* Oh God I wish I was home tonight..... G|---------------|------------|-------------7---| D|---------------|------------|-------4-5-7-----| A|-3-3--2-0--0-0-|------------|-----5---------5-| E|---------------|-0-1-3--3-3-|-3s5-------------| Oh God I wish I was home tonight G|------------------|-------------------------|-----| D|------------------|-------------------------|-----| A|-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-------------------------|---4-| E|------------------|-0-1-3--3-3-2-3-4-5--5-5-|-7---| --------------------------- 03:30 VERSE 5 ******** Guess I'd better ring off Before the boys get home G|--------|----------|----------|-------------|------9--------| D|--------|----------|----------|-------7-9-7-|-9s11---11s9-7-| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-7s9-------|---------------| E|--------|----------|----------|-------------|---------------| My regards to all your family And everyone at home G|--------|----------|----------|--------------2--2-4-| D|--------|----------|----------|-------2--2-4--------| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-2s4---------------| E|--------|----------|----------|---------------------| There's a lump comes to my throat And a tear I can't hide G|--------|----------|------------|----------| D|-2--2-2-|-4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|----------| A|--------|----------|-----5--5-5-|----------| E|--------|----------|------------|-7-5--5-5-| Cause I wanna see you so badly I just may die And you know why baby G|--------------|-------------------------|----------|-------| D|--------------|---4-5--4-5-4-5-6-7------|---7--7-7-|-------| A|-----5-7--7-7-|-7-----------------------|-7--------|-7-5-3-| E|-5s7----------|---------------------5-5-|----------|-------| --------------------------- 04:00 CHORUS ******* Oh God I wish I was home tonight..... G|---------------|------------|----------------| D|---------------|------------|----------------| A|-3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0--------|-----5--5-5-5-4-| E|---------------|-----3--3-3-|-3s5------------| Oh God I wish I was home tonight G|------------------|------------|------------------| D|------------------|------------|--------------4-7-| A|-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0--------|-----5--5-5-7-----| E|------------------|-----3--3-3-|-3s5--------------| Oh God I wish I was home tonight..... G|------------------|------------|-------------7-------| D|------------------|------------|-------4-5-7---7-----| A|-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0--------|-----5-----------5-4-| E|------------------|-----3--3-3-|-3s5-----------------| Oh God I wish I was home tonight G|------------------|-----------------| D|------------------|-----------------| A|-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0-----------0-| E|------------------|-----3--3-3--3---| G|-------------0-2-| D|-------0-2-4-----| A|-0-2-4-----------| E|-----------------| --------------------------- 04:30 VERSE 6 ******** I've been hearing voices Out on the street G|--------|----------|-----|---------------------------| D|--------|----------|-----|---8s9-9-8s9-7-9-8s9-7-----| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0-|-0---------------------9-7-| E|--------|----------|-----|---------------------------| They say you've found some one else Who's really quite neat G|--------|----------|----------|-------------------------------| D|--------|----------|----------|-------7--9-7--7-9-------------| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-7s9-------------10-9-7--7-7-| E|--------|----------|----------|-------------------------------| But he doesn't move you like I do G|------------|------------|------------| D|---4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|------------| A|-7----------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7--------| E|------------|------------|-----5--5-5-| Tell me what I wanna hear That it just ain't true G|----------------|------------|------------|------------| D|----------------|-4-4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|------------| A|-0-----5-7--7-7-|------------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7--------| E|---5s7----------|------------|------------|-----5--5-5-| ENJOY........
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