Intro
Em G C x4
G D Am C x2
[Verse 1]
Em G C
Say goodbye to Miss Jenny sleeping on a subway grate
Em G C
Say goodbye to all the ladies waiting for the tricks to show
Em G C
Got a 100 dollars, more than I need to score
Em G C
Got a 100 dollars, just enough to get me home
[Chorus 1]
G D
Yeah, I’m going back home, to the cotton fields
Am C
To the almond grove, to the old homestead
G D
See my Ma and Pa, my big brother Jack
Am C
Went to Kandahar, but he never come back
[Verse 2]
Em G C
Came from Maricopa, had no family left
Em G C
Worked the Port of Oakland, fell in with the narco set
Em G C
Ended up a junkie livin' in my brother's car
Em G C
Don’t shed a tear for me home ain’t so far
[Chorus 2]
G D
Yeah, I’m going back home, to the cotton fields
Am C
To the almond grove, to the old homestead
G D
See my Ma and Pa, my big brother Jack
Am C
Went to Kandahar, but he never come back
No, he never come back
[Solo]
Em G C x4
G D Am C x2
[Verse 3]
Em G C
International Boulevard ladies, don’t you weep and moan
Em G C
I've gone to a better place off these dirty streets
Em G C
Mister Patel, won't you send my ashes home
Em G C
Spread 'em in the old family almond grove
[Chorus 3]
G D
Yeah, I’m going back home, to the cotton fields
Am C
To the almond grove, to the old homestead
G D
See my Ma and Pa, my big brother Jack
Am C
Went to Kandahar, but he never come back
[Chorus 4]
G D
Yeah, I’m going back home, to the cotton fields
Am C
To the almond grove, to the old homestead
G D
See my Ma and Pa, my big brother Jack
Am C
Went to Kandahar, but he never came back
Gonna see him now
[Outro]
Em G C x2