G#m      F#     E          G#m   F#                      E
A little closer please, so I can hold your hand up to my face
G#m          F#     E                 G#m      F#                 E
You know I’m ill at ease, and I could use some warmth inside this place. 

[Verse 2]

G#m       F#    E     G#m            F#                E      
Mama I’ve got a plan, I’m gonna be a man and make this right
    G#m       F#      E                 G#m          F#         E
Now won’t you take my hand, and promise that you’ll think of me tonight. 

[Chorus]

       E        F#    G#m
I wanna go back to my home 
            B                     E
And I wanna be where a boy can be free
             E      F#      G#m
But I’ve got time I owe the state
            B          F#    B
And I don’t think that I can wait

[Verse 3]

G#m             F#        E       G#m        F#                        E
Don’t turn your eyes from me, you know these walls they always make me cry
G#m      F#    E               G#m          F#      E
But ma I gotta see you look at me before we say goodbye. 

[Chorus]

       E        F#    G#m
I wanna go back to my home 
            B                     E
And I wanna be where a boy can be free
             E      F#      G#m
But I’ve got time I owe the state
            B          F#    B
And I don’t think that I can wait

[Bridge]

    B                  G#m
Hey mama, it’s good to see ya
          E                        B
I’m gonna need ya to pray for your son
       B              G#m
‘cause mama, I really miss ya
                  E                 B
And I promise the disappointment is done

[Middle 8]

G#m F#
G#m F#
G#m F#
A E
A G#m F#

[Chorus]

       E        F#    G#m
I wanna go back to my home 
            B                     E
And I wanna be where a boy can be free
             E      F#      G#m
But I’ve got time I owe the state
            B          F#    B
And I don’t think that I can wait


       E        F#    G#m
I wanna go back to my home 
            B                     E
And I wanna be where a boy can be free
             E      F#      G#m
But I’ve got time I owe the state
            B          F#    B
And I don’t think that I can wait