Intro Am Em F C F Dm7 C G Verse 1 C I packed up my bags F G Put in my favourite Levi's C F G Laid my mandolin beside the door Am "Listen Mama Chorus Em F C F I won't be long__, don't worry about me Dm7 C Am I'll be home before dark Em F C F I'll be alright and you'll be fine without me Dm7 C G I'll be home before dark" Verse 2 C F Bought a ticket G To New York City C F G One way out and no return C I watched the sun go down F G Across the plains from Denver C F G Bb Lord, how the western sky can burn Bridge F Met a boy in the darkness Ab Eb Handsome, tall and heartless Cm Bb F Loved him like an eagle loves the wind Am Till I heard him say Chorus: Em F C F "I won't be long__, don't worry about me Dm7 C Am I'll be home before dark Em F C F I'll be alright and you'll be fine without me Dm7 C I'll be home before dark" Instrumental Am Em F C F Dm7 C (2x) Verse 3 G C My daughter looks like him they say F G To me she looks like mama C F G I see an eagle shadow in her eyes C Last night, on her birthday F G We blew the candles out together C F G I wonder will she take me by surprise Am When she says, "Mama Chorus Em F C F I won't be long__, don't worry about me Dm7 C Am I'll be home before dark Em F C F I'll be alright and you'll be fine without me Dm7 C F I'll be home before dark Dm7 C I'll be home before dark"
