E


[Chorus]
E
Sister, soak the beans
                                A
I'll be comin' home to chop the onion
B7
Mama, light the stove
                                            E
It'll take a while for the cornbread to get done

E
I'll be comin' home
                                      A
I've had enough, I'm done with self-denial
B7
Can't you hear me moan?
                                  E
Set the table, I'll be there in a while


[Verse 1]
E
Workin' on the run
                               A
Burnin' cactus down on the Rio Grande
B7
No shade from the sun
                                         E
Just wishin' I'd get done with shovelin' sand


[Chorus]
E
Sister, soak the beans
                                A
I'll be comin' home to chop the onion
B7
Mama, light the stove
                                            E
It'll take a while for the cornbread to get done

E
I'll be comin' home
                                      A
I've had enough, I'm done with self-denial
B7
Can't you hear me moan?
                                  E
Set the table, I'll be there in a while


[Interlude]
E


[Verse 2]
E
I been gone so long
                                       A
Callin' cattle on the Goodnight Lovin' Line
B7
Can't you hear my song?
                                           E
The canteen's dry as the dust that's in my eyes


[Chorus]
E
Sister, soak the beans
                                A
I'll be comin' home to chop the onion
B7
Mama, light the stove
                                            E
It'll take a while for the cornbread to get done

E
I'll be comin' home
                                      A
I've had enough, I'm done with self-denial
B7
Can't you hear me moan?
                                  E
Set the table, I'll be there in a while


[Verse 3]
E
Last time I got stuck
                                    A
In a Yankee city up above the Dixon Line
      B7
I run plum out of luck
                                 E
Not an inch of enchilada could I find


[Outro]
E
I'll be comin' home
                                      A
I've had enough, I'm done with self-denial
   B7
No peace can I find
                                  E
Set the table, I'll be there in a while
E  A  B7  E