Am G F Am G F Am G F F F G F


[Verse]

Am                             G
  Woke up this morning found a letter that she wrote
F                                                
  She said she's tired that I'm always on the road
Am                    G
  Too hard to swallow being alone
F
She needs someone at night that she can hold

Am                        G
  She must have told me a thousand times before
F
  Silent cries I use to ignore
Am         
  God knows I love her
G                   F
Didn't mean to hurt her


[Chorus]

          Am
Baby I'll be
G                       F
Sitting here waiting on you to come home again
        Am
I won't leave
G                    F
Promise I'll be here to the very end
        Am
By your side
      G                               F
To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life
        Am      G      F
Come on home to me Charlene


[Verse]

Am                        G
  She knows I really love this old music thing
F
  Since I was a child it's been my dream
Am                  G
  I can support her treat her and spoil her
F
  You know buy her the finer things

Am                   G
  But I forgot about loving her
F
  Damn the money, diamonds and pearls
Am                            G
  What about the hard day she had with the baby
F
  All she need is for me to love her


[Chorus]

          Am
Baby I'll be
G                       F
Sitting here waiting on you to come home again
        Am
I won't leave
G                    F
Promise I'll be here to the very end
        Am
By your side
      G                               F
To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life
        Am      G      F
Come on home to me Charlene


[Bridge]

F
  Promise I can't live without her
G
  God knows I need her loving
F
  And it hurts so bad that's she gone
G                  F
I pray that she'll come back one day
G
In my life


[Chorus]

          Am
Baby I'll be
G                       F
Sitting here waiting on you to come home again
        Am
I won't leave
G                    F
Promise I'll be here to the very end
        Am
By your side
      G                               F
To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life
        Am      G      F
Come on home to me Charlene


[Outro]

      Am     G
Oh oh oh
     F            Am
Sometimes I cry
     G             F                                 Am
Charlene if you're listening would you call on me
     G             F
Because my heart is aching