Joe Cocker - Darling Be Home Soon: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Darling Be Home Soon" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A         D                               A
Come and talk of all the things we did today,
           D                            A
Here, and laugh about our funny little ways.
          D     C#m  Bm7         A    A7
While we have a few minutes to breathe,
        D   C#m       Bm7           A
And I know that it's time you must leave.

Chorus:
     D
But darling, be home soon;
                                  A
I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute, if you
 A7
dawdled.
    D
My darling, be home soon;
                                              A
It's not just these few hours, but I've been waiting
          A7
since I toddled.
          D      A/C#    Bm    E9      A
For the great relief of having you to talk to,
  A7
(talk to).

And now
A quarter of my life is almost past
I think I've come to see myself at last
And I see that the time spent confused
Was the time that I spent without you
And I feel myself in bloom

Chorus:
So darling be home soon
I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute
if you dawdled
My darling be home soon
It's not just these few hours but
I've been waiting since I toddled
For the great relief of having you to talk to

Darling be home soon
I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute
if you dawdled
My darling be home soon
It's not just these few hours but
I've been waiting since I toddled
For the great relief of having you to talk to

A        D                                 A
Go, and beat your crazy head against the sky,
         D                               A
Try and see beyond the houses, and your eyes.
       D    C#m Bm     Bm/A E7 Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7
Silhou-ette a -gainst the  moon.

Chorus:
So darling
My darling be home soon
I couldn't bear to wait an extra minute
if you dawdled
My darling be home soon
It's not just these few hours but
I've been waiting since I toddled
For the great relief of having you to talk to


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E7

Guitar chord E7

E9

Guitar chord E9

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Darling Be Home Soon" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Darling Be Home Soon" by Joe Cocker.