Instruments
| Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 | Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 || Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 | Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 Fm7 | Fm7 |
Verse 1
| Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |Woke up this morning found a letter that she wrote, she said she′s tired that I'm always on the road| Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |Too hard to swallow being alone she needs someone at night that she can hold| Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |She must have told me a thousand times or more silent cries I use to ignore| Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 Fm7 | Fm7 | God knows I love her didn′t mean to hurt~
Hook 1
| Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |(Baby I'll be sitting here waiting on you to come home again) Waiting on you babe | Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |(I won't leave promise I′ll be here to the very end) And I'll be here | Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |(By your side to protect you and to love you and to be with you for life) | Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 Fm7 | Fm9 |(Come on home to me, Charlene)
Verse 2
| Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |She knows I really love this old music thang since I was a child it′s been my dream| Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |I can support her, treat her and spoil her you know, buy her the finer things| Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |But I forgot about loving her damn the money, diamonds and pearls| Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 Fm7 | Fm7 | What about the hard day she had with the baby all she need is for me to love her
Hook 2
| Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |(Baby I'll be sitting here waiting on you to come home again) I'll be waiting | Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |(I won't leave promise I′ll be here to the very end) And I promise I'll be here | Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |(By your side to protect you and to love you and to be with you for life) | Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 Fm7 | Fm9 |(Come on home to me, Charlene)
Bridge
| Cm7 | Gm7 | Promise I can′t live without her God knows I need her loving| Cm7 | Gm7b5 C7b9 | And it hurts so bad (and it hurts) that she's gone away (let me so bad)| Abmaj7 | Gm7 | Fm7 | Abmaj7 | I pray she′ll come back one day (she come home one day) in my life
Hook 3
| Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |(Baby I'll be sitting here waiting on you to come home again) Sitting here waiting baby | Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |(I won't leave promise I′ll be here to the very end) I'll be you for life | Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |(By your side to protect you and to love you and to be with you for life) | Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 Fm7 | Fm9 |(Come on home to me, Charlene)
Outro (Fade Out)
| Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 | Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 |Oh oh oh Sometimes I cry Charlene, if you′re listening would you call on me| Cm7 Bbsus2/D Gm7 | Fm7 | Abmaj7 Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 Fm7 | Fm7 | 'Cause my heart is aching~ baby~ call me say about me
