E    A Dm A Dm A Dm A Dm A A7


[Verse 1]
    D
The roads are the dustiest
    A7
The winds are the gustiest
    D7
The gates are the rustiest
    G
The pies are the crustiest
D
 The songs the lustiest
A7
  The friends the trustiest
D  E7     A7
Way  back home
D    A7
Back home


[Verse 2]
    D
The trees are the sappiest
    A7
The days are the nappiest
    D7
The dogs are the yappiest
    G
The kids are the scrappiest
D
 The jokes the snappiest
A7
  The folks the happiest
D   A7   D
Way back home


[Chorus]
D          Faug           Em        A7
Don't know why I left the homestead
D         Faug        Em  A7
 I really must confess
F#m7        F7
I'm a weary exile
E7           A7      Bm   E7 A7
  Singing my song of lone-li-ness


[Verse 3]
    D
The grass is the springiest
    A7
The bees are the stingiest
    D7
The birds are the wingiest
    G
The bells are the ringiest
     D
(The hearts?) The hearts the singiest
     A7
(The arms?) The arms the clingiest
D   A7   D
Way back home


[Verse 4]
                D
(What about the sun?) The sun's the blaziest
         A7
(And the fields?) Field's the daisiest
         D7
(And the cows?) Cows the graziest
         G
(And the help?) The help's the laziest
    D
The boys are the wittiest
    A7
The girls are the prettiest
D   A7   D
Way back home


[Verse 5]
    D
The pigs are the snootiest
    A7
The owls are the hootiest
D7
  The plants the fruitiest
G
 Stars the shootiest
D
 The grins the funniest
A7
  The smiles the sunniest
D   A7   D
Way back home


[Chorus]
D          Faug           Em        A7
Don't know why I left the homestead
D         Faug        Em  A7
 I really must confess
F#m7        F7
I'm a weary exile
E7           A7      Bm   E7 A7
  Singing my song of lone-li-ness


[Verse 5]
    D
The food is the spreadiest
    A7
The wine is the headiest
    D7
The pals are the readiest
    G
The gals are the steadiest
D
 The love the liveliest
A7
  The life the loveliest


[Outro]
D   A7    D   A7
Way back, way back
D   A7   D
Way back home
   Em7        F#m7  A7    D
No place like home, sweet home