CAPO: 4th Fret INTRO: C VERSE 1: F From the railhead to the boatyard, from the factory to the farm G C From the mine to the mill-yard, I've weathered the storm F From the bar room to the bedpost, I've wasted my days C G All I have is my drink and the time left to think C While the time slips away CHORUS: Dm G C Just look at my face___ when you tell me goodbye Em Dm Em You'll see what I'm after, by the look in my eye F G Just walk away and leave me alone C It's a long way back home VERSE 2: F Now in case you should ask me, what it is that I've done G C I say I'm a soldier who once had a son F But my son doesn't know me, that's his right to choose C G Oh, say can you see, my best friend is me C I'm a friend I could use CHORUS: Dm G C Just look at my face___ when you tell me goodbye Em Dm Em You'll see what I'm after, by the look in my eye F G Just walk away and leave me alone C It's a long way back home VERSE 3: F Now the pages have faded, the story grows cold G C And the plot falls to ashes like the ruins of old F Those rats in my rafters, they're after my shoes C G And anything else they can find on the shelf C I've said they could use CHORUS: Dm G C Just look at my face___ when you tell me goodbye Em Dm Em You'll see what I'm after, by the look in my eye F G Just walk away and leave me alone C It's a long way back home It's a long way back home