Wonder Why We Ever Go Home Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays485

Wonder Why We Ever Go Home by Jimmy Buffett is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C/D, F and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro 
  
(G) Years grow (C/D) shorter, not (G) longer (C/D)    
The (G) more you've (C/D) been on your (G) own (C/D) 
(G) Feelin's for (C/D) movin' (G) grow (C/D) stronger       
So you (F) wonder why you (C) ever go (G) home 
(F) Wonder why you (C) ever go (G) home 
 
(G) People are (C/D) movin' so (G) quickly (C/D) 
(G) Humor's in (C/D) need of re(G)pair (C/D) 
(G) Same occu(C/D)pations and (G) same obli(C/D)gations 
They've (F) really got (C) nothing to (G) share 
Like (F) drivin' a(C)round with no (F) spare 
 
Solo 
 
(G) River gets (C/D) deeper not (G) shallow (C/D) 
The (G) further you (C/D) move down the (G) stream (C/D) 
(G) Wonderin' if (C/D) I can keep (G) her (C/D) 
As I (F) race to catch (C) up with my (G) dreams 
(F) How they shine and (C) glitter and (G) gleam 
 
(G) Years grow (C/D) shorter, (G) not (C/D) longer    
The (G) more you've been (C/D) on your (G) own (C/D) 
(G) Feelin's for (C/D) movin' (G) grow (C/D) stronger       
So you (F) wonder why you (C) ever go (G) home 
(F) Wonder why you (C) ever go (G) home 
    	

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