Toto - Goin' Home: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Goin' Home" 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.

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G                           A7/G
Midnight on a southern highway
                                   G
Don't know if I'm going the right way
                  Bm     A6       G
I haven't seen a single sign for miles
                   A7/G
All this stormy weather
                         G
Keeping us from being together
                 Bm              A6         G
How long has it been since I've seen your smile
                           D/F#
In this tunnel called the night
                     Bm
I can finally see a light
            Bm      A6     Em
I've got a burning deep inside
Em                         D/F#
I thought you might understand
                      Bm
I'm driving fast as I can
                   A/C#
And you said you'd wait for me

Chorus:
       D
Goin' Home
             G     Bm Asus4    A
'Cause I've been away much too long
       D
Goin' Home
       G           Bm             Asus4  A
Going back to the place where my heart belongs
       D/F#
Goin' home
       G            Bm    Asus4 A
Going back where I left my family
       D/F#
Goin' Home
       G                  Bm          Asus4  A
And I hope that they're still waiting there for me

In the eyes of the legal tender
You're the one who must surrender
I think they call it responsibility
I'm a man in motion
With only one compulsion
I've got to follow these dreams inside my heart
I'm not looking for a fight
No one's wrong and no one's right
And maybe we all need time apart
So please understand
I'm doing the best that I can
And you said you'd wait for me

Chorus:
Goin' Home
'Cause I've been away much too long
Goin' Home
Going back to the place where my heart belongs
Goin' home
Going back where I left my sanity
Goin' Home
And I hope that it's still waiting there for me

Em                        D/F#
I thought you might understand
                          Bm
I'm doing the best that I can
                    A/C#
And you said you'd wait for me

Chorus:
Goin' Home
'Cause I've been away much too long
Goin' Home
Going back to the place where my heart belongs
Goin' home
Going back where I left my family
Goin' Home
And I hope that they're still waiting there for me

Goin' Home


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A6

Guitar chord A6

A7

Guitar chord A7

Asus4

Guitar chord Asus4

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Goin' Home" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Goin' Home" by Toto.