-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist - Rod Stewart *********************** Song - Oh God I Wish I Was Home Tonight ***************************************** Album - Foolish Behavior (1980) ********************************* Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning = Standard INTRO ****** G|---s---------|---s-----| D|-12\---------|-12\---s-| A|-----5--2--0-|------5\-| E|-------------|---------|
--------------------------- 00:16 VERSE 1 ******** The rain poured down the wind swept avenue G|----------|----------|------------|--s-----s-----------| D|----------|----------|------------|-8\9-8-8\9-8-7------| 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--s------| D|--------|----------|------------|----s--2-4--------2\4-3-2-| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-0-|-0-2\4--------------------| 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|--s--5-7--7-7-|-------------------------|--------------4-| E|-5\7----------|---------------------5-5-|-5------5-5-7---| --------------------------- 00:46 VERSE 2 ******** I would have wrote you a letter, but the telephone calls are free G|--------|----------|------------|--s-----s-----------| D|--------|----------|------------|-8\9-8-8\9-8-7------| 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--s--5-7--7-7-|------------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7----------| E|---5\7----------|------------|------------|-----5--5-5-5-| What am I doing Avoiding what I'm trying to say G|--------------|----------------------|-----------|-------| D|--------------|-4-5--4-5--5-6-7------|------s--7-|-------| A|--s--5-7--7-7-|----------------------|-----5\7---|-7-5-3-| E|-5\7----------|------------------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--------|--s--5--5-5-|-0-2-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0------------0-| E|---------------|-----3--3-3-|-3\5--------|----------------------|-----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|--------|----------|----------|----------s--7-9--s----| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|----s--7-7\9-----7\9-7-| E|--------|----------|----------|-5-5\7-----------------| Write a pornographic letter You know I won't tell s G|--------|------------|----------|---2--2-2--2\4-| 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|--s--5-7--7-7-|-----------------------|-7-4----------| E|-5\7----------|-----------------------|-----5--5-5-5-| --------------------------- 02:00 CHORUS ******* Oh God I wish I was home tonight..... Oh God I wish I was home tonight G|----------------------|------------|------------|----------------------|------------------| D|----------------------|------------|------------|----------------------|------------------| A|---2-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0--------|--s--5--5-5-|-0-2-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0------------0-| E|-5--------------------|-----3--3-3-|-3\5--------|----------------------|-----3--3-3-2-3---| G|-------------0-2-| D|-------0-2-4-----| A|-0-2-4-----------| E|-----------------| --------------------------- 02:15 SOLO ***** G|--------|----------|----------|-----------------------| D|--------|----------|----------|----------s--7-9--s----| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|----s--7-7\9-----7\9-7-| E|--------|----------|----------|-5-5\7-----------------| G|--------|------------|----------|---------------s----------------| D|--------|------------|----------|----s--7-9-7--7\9-7-------------| A|-5--5-5-|-5-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-7\9--------------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|--s--5-7--7-7-|-7-----------------------|--------------| E|-5\7----------|---------------------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|--------|----------|----------|-------|------s------| D|--------|----------|----------|-------|-----7\9-7---| 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 embarrased I must admit G|----------------|------------|------------|--------------| D|----------------|-4-4-5--5-5-|-5-7--------|--------------| A|-0--s--5-7--7-7-|------------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7----------| E|---5\7----------|------------|------------|-----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..... Oh God I wish I was home tonight G|---------------|------------|-------------7---|------------------|-------------------------|-----| D|---------------|------------|-------4-5-7-----|------------------|-------------------------|-----| A|-3-3--2-0--0-0-|------------|--s--5---------5-|-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-------------------------|---4-| E|---------------|-0-1-3--3-3-|-3\5-------------|------------------|-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|--------|----------|----------|-------------|--s---9---s----| D|--------|----------|----------|----s--7-9-7-|-9\11---11/9-7-| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-7\9-------|---------------| E|--------|----------|----------|-------------|---------------| My regards to all your family And everyone at home G|--------|----------|----------|--------------2--2-4-| D|--------|----------|----------|----s--2--2-4--------| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-2\4---------------| 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|--s--5-7--7-7-|-7-----------------------|-7--------|-7-5-3-| E|-5\7----------|---------------------5-5-|----------|-------| --------------------------- 04:00 CHORUS ******* Oh God I wish I was home tonight..... Oh God I wish I was home tonight G|---------------|------------|----------------|------------------|------------|------------------| D|---------------|------------|----------------|------------------|------------|--------------4-7-| A|-3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0--------|--s--5--5-5-5-4-|-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0--------|--s--5--5-5-7-----| E|---------------|-----3--3-3-|-3\5------------|------------------|-----3--3-3-|-3\5--------------| Oh God I wish I was home tonight..... 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--------|--s--5-----------5-4-|-3--3-3--2-0--0-0-|-0-0-----------0-| E|------------------|-----3--3-3-|-3\5-----------------|------------------|-----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|--------|----------|-----|----s-----s-------s--------| D|--------|----------|-----|---8\9-9-8\9-7-9-8\9-7-----| 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|--------|----------|----------|----s--7--9-7--7-9-------------| A|-5--5-5-|-4-2--2-2-|-2-0--0-0-|-0-7\9-------------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--s--5-7--7-7-|------------|-----5--5-5-|-5-7--------| E|---5\7----------|------------|------------|-----5--5-5-|
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