The Coming Home Party Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Cm][G][Cm][G#][Cm]

[Verse 1]
I [Cm]used
to be the first to laugh
When Mrs. Jennings took a bath
And left the window open for the [D]neighbors
But had [Dm]we looked, we might have seen
That she was really very clean
And given her the credit of her labors
[E]

[Verse 2]
[A]
And Mr. [D]James, where was he?
The man that [G]we had to see
And [D]who are we to think
that it was [A]funny?
When as she [D]raised her glass
She said she wasn't [G]sure,
he might be dead
Or some[A]where making love
to all his [Dm]money
[G][Dm]

[Verse 3]
[G]
She [Cm]held her breath expectantly
While everybody stared at me
As I approached to greet Miss Mary [D]blooming,
"Hello"
[Dm]I tweaked her nose and kissed the tip
I wiped the powder from my lip
And just because I did, it left her fum[E]ing[A]

[Verse 4]
I almost [D]gave myself away
When Captain [G]Graves came up to say
[D]Glad to see me home and he was [A]tickled
And now I'm [D]sure I had excused
The way [G]I used to be abused
[A]It was worth it all to see
him [Dm]tickled
[G][Dm]

[Verse 5]
[G]
The [Cm]atmosphere was getting thick
The guy beside me looking sick
I would've helped,
at least I thought I [D]ought to
He [Dm]flashed me an appearing grin
I stopped and took the feeling in
I wasn't sure but something [D]told me [E]not [A]to

[Verse 6]
I knew I [D]couldn't take much more
I started [G]making for the door
And [D]as I passed my date, I let her [A]kiss me
I grabbed my [D]coat and stepped outside
I stuck my thum[G]b out for a ride
De[A]parting knowing they would never
mis[Dm]s me[D][G]

[Verse 7]
Nighty night little an[Dm]gels,
[D]nig[G]hty night

[Outro 1]
[Dm][D][G][Dm][G][G]
[Dm]