G
[Verse 1]
G C G
Now the days are getting longer
My dreams are growing stronger
Am
I need to be back home again
C D G
With the one I love
C G
Not a job to be had where I'm from
No one left, it seems they've all gone
Am
Up there in the northern towns
C D
Shipyards closing down
[Pre-Chorus]
C
Oh but here in the south
D
I've had enough
C D G
It's time to go, back home
[Chorus]
D C G
Hold on 'cause I'm on my way
C G D G
You're gonna feel my kisses come today
D C G
Hold on when I'm on the train
C G/B Am D G
You're gonna hear that whistle blow
D C G
Be strong 'cause I'm on my way
C G D G
You're gonna feel my loving arms today
D C G
Not long till I'm on the train
C G/B Am D D/C D/B D/A G
You're gonna hear that whistle blow
[Verse 2]
G C G
Many more have had to leave now
Gotta find a job and somehow
Am
Make a living in a different world
C D G
That our fathers knew
C G
Better days will surely be here
I gotta go 'cause I have to see her
Am
So hard for those at home
C D
Waiting all alone
[Pre-Chorus]
C
And when you called last night
D
And you began to cry
C D G
It's time to go, back home... And I said
[Chorus]
D C G
Hold on 'cause I'm on my way
C G D G
You're gonna feel my kisses come today
D C G
Hold on when I'm on the train
C G/B Am D G
You're gonna hear that whistle blow
D C G
Be strong 'cause I'm on my way
C G D G
You're gonna feel my loving arms today
D C G
Not long 'cause I'm on the train
C G/B Am D
You're gonna hear that whistle blow
C G/B Am D
You're gonna hear that whistle blow
C G/B Am D
You're gonna hear that whistle blow...
[Outro]
G C
Hold On! (Hold on 'cause I'm on my way)
G C
Hold On! (Hold on 'cause I'm on my way)
G C
Hold On! (Hold on 'cause I'm on my way)
G C
Hold On! (Hold on 'cause I'm on my way)
G
Hold On!
