I Was Almost Home Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

CHe had plastic bags wrapped round his shoes

CHe was covered with the evening news

GHad a pair of woolD socks on his Ghands

CThe banks sign was flashing five below

CIt was freezin rain and spittin snow

GHe was curled up Dbehind some garGbage cans

(bridge)

BI was afraid that he was dead, I gCave him a gentle shake

BWhen he opened up his eyes I said, OCld man are you oDk , He said

(Chorus)

 I just climbed out of the cotton Cwood tree

 I was running from some honey bGee's

 Drip-drying in the summer Cbreeze

 After jumpin into Calecoe DCreek

 I was walkin down an old Cdirt road

  G [G/f#]

Past a field of hey that had just been mowed

EmMan I wish you'd just Cleft me alone

DCause I was almost Ghome

Then he said, I was just comin round the barn,

Bout the time you grabbed my arm

I heard momma holler son hurry up

I was close enough for my own nose

To smell fresh cobbler on the stove

I saw daddy loadin up the truck

(bridge)

cane poles on the tailgate, bobbler's blowin in the wind

since July of 55, that's as close as I've been, Yea

(go to chorus)

DI said old man you're gonna freeze to death,

 Let me Emdrive you to the mission

 He said Cboy if you'd left me alone

 Right Dnow I'd be Dsus4fishin D

(chorus) 2x's

man I wish you'd just left me alone

I was almost home