Yarmouth Road

Mike Gordon

Intro: G#m

G#m A

I dig a deep hole, bees buzzing all around

E

But I know you'll be happy

B G#m A G#m

That I'm pouring concrete on the ground

G#m A

Hoist up posts and beams erratically

E B

Garden plot's beautiful, painter gets at it

G#m A G#m

But I guess I should've checked with you somehow

Chorus:

G# Eb Bbm Db

Thought I could get you to come to Yarmouth Road (slide-riff)

G# Eb Bbm Db

Hang with the bees and buzz in the honeycomb

G# Eb Bbm Db

All I ever wanted you to do was to come on home (slide-riff)

G# Eb Bbm Db

Hang with the bees and buzz in the honeycomb

G#m A

I filled up the shelves with funny books to laugh to

E B

Lazy Susan has some of the mocha rings that you love

G#m A G#m A G#m

Registered our names so they'll know where to bring us our mail

G#m A

Couldn't find flat wax for all the mahogany

E B

Didn't we see some walking through a trade show

G#m A G#m

Does any of this even start to ring a bell?

Chorus:

G# Eb Bbm Db

Thought I could get you to come to Yarmouth Road (slide-riff)

G# Eb Bbm Db

Hang with the bees and buzz in the honeycomb

G# Eb Bbm Db

All I ever wanted you to do was to come on home (slide-riff)

G# Eb Bbm

Hang with the bees and buzz in the honeycomb

Bridge:

F# Db Eb Fm

When we need to roam

Fm Eb

Blind faith stings hastily

Fm

My faith brings me right to the flower shop

Eb Bbm F# Db

I'd like that bouquet please, wrap some of those extra green things around the stems

F# G#m

A little card to write on if you have them

G#m A

Candles are lit all the red napkins folded

E B

Pecan pie wafting fumes from the oven

G#m A G#m

Turn off all the ringers on the phones

G#m A

Look out the window see headlights passing by

E B

Maybe I don't see you and I don't really know why

G#m A G#m

Don't make me feel like a guest in our own home

Chorus 2x:

G# Eb Bbm Db

Thought I could get you to come to Yarmouth Road (slide-riff)

G# Eb Bbm Db

Hang with the bees and buzz in the honeycomb

G# Eb Bbm Db

All I ever wanted you to do was to come on home (slide-riff)

G# Eb Bbm Db

Hang with the bees and buzz in the honeycomb

Jam out on Chorus: G# Eb Bbm Db

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