Intro
A D E A 
 
Verse
                      D      A 
Up in the mornin' the sun do shine, 
                                E         A 
Watchin' the old men mend their nets with twine. 
                       D        A 
Out in the harbour the winds do roar, 
                         E          A 
Watchin' the seas crash against the shore. 
 
Verse
                         D      A 
Sun gets higher with the rising tide, 
                       E       A 
Sendin' the waves on a rolling sky. 
                   D      A 
Come from far away to the shore, 
                                   E       A    A7 
When they reach, they can never go back no more. 
 
Chorus
D                           G       D 
Day's of dreamin' 'bout the ups and downs, 
A               E        A 
I still miss my old home town. 
D                   G     D 
Carry me back there in my dreams, 
        A                    E     A 
You can go away but you can, never leave. 
                    E     A 
Go away but you can never leave. 
 
Interlude
D A E A (x2) 
 
Verse
                     D     A 
Sunday morning I sit on my perch, 
                   E      A 
Mother she drag me off to church. 
                      D    A 
To tell me that's the only way, 
                        E     A 
To wash the sins of the week away. 
 
Verse
                    D         A 
Time has past since I've been home, 
                     E        A 
Seems that I've been gone too long. 
               D     A 
Days go by without a care, 
                       E        A     A7 
My mind still takes me way back there. 
 
Chorus
D                           G       D 
Day's of dreamin' 'bout the ups and downs, 
A               E        A 
I still miss my old home town. 
D                   G     D 
Carry me back there in my dreams, 
        A                    E     A 
You can go away but you can, never leave. 
                    E     A 
Go away but you can never leave. 
 
Interlude
D A E A (x2) 
 
Verse
                              D        A 
Now I'm getting older and I'm settling down, 
                   E       A 
Where I grew up in my home town. 
                          E        A 
My ramblin' days they are o're and gone, 
                             E         A 
They stayed a while and then they past on. 
 
Verse
                    D   A 
The fever that took me away, 
                     E          A 
Is takin' me back to where I'll stay. 
                     D       A 
Miss the sea and the way she heaves, 
                   E         A     A7 
Comin' home and no more I'll leave. 
 
Chorus
D                           G       D 
Day's of dreamin' 'bout the ups and downs, 
A               E        A 
I still miss my old home town. 
D                   G     D 
Carry me back there in my dreams, 
        A                    E     A 
You can go away but you can, never leave. 
                    E     A     A7 
Go away but you can never leave. 
 
Chorus
D                           G       D 
Day's of dreamin' 'bout the ups and downs, 
A               E        A 
I still miss my old home town. 
D                   G     D 
Carry me back there in my dreams, 
        A                    E     A 
You can go away but you can, never leave. 
                    E     A 
Go away but you can never leave. 
(fade)