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!