Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Vs1

 Like a leaf caught in the wind he drifted a while

 With no purpose or direction to his life

 He tried to get himself together

And pacify his mind

 And forget about the things he left behind.

Ch1:

 A cryin' woman he left standing in his door

 With a two month old baby in her arms

 His little black book he left torn upon the floor

 God only knows he never meant to do her wrong.

Vs2

A careless weekend on the other side of town

Has torn the king of Oak Street's Castle down

And all week long he's tried to phone her

But she won't let him explain

Now Sunday morning finds him walking in the rain.

Ch2:

He sits now in a phone booth and he prays

That she'll forgive him

And she'll believe he's changed his ways

With shaking hands he deposits his last dime

And he's still praying that she won't hang up this time.

Vs3

Then the sweetest voice he's ever heard says “hello”

Breakfast's almost ready baby, come on home

I've thought the whole thing over

And I think I understand

That the king of Oak Street is just an ordinary man.

 I've thought the whole thing over

And I think I understand

 That the king of Oak Street is just an ordinary man.

There it is. Any corrections/comments are always welcome. Enjoy.

~BigDezDez