Coming Home

As far as I can tell the boys haven't played a live full-band version of this song since Brian rejoined the band. I've certainly never seen them play it, and that makes it a little bit hard to tell what's really going on with Ben's guitar part. But here's what I think. I *think* that this is the only Lucero song that was recorded with Ben using a capo. Here's why I think that. The demo version from the bonus disc and the versions I've heard Ben play solo are all played in the key of C with an Am-G-C-F chord progression. The record and the one full-band live recording I've heard are in F with the same progression 5 half steps higher: D-C-F-Bb. It seems likely that he wrote it in C and they transposed it to F in the studio. Maybe he played it with a capo to make the switch easier. In any event, both the main riff and Ben's verses picking sound like they're played with key of C shapes. Plus, this was when Todd Gill was in the band, and the Paper Hearts songs are loaded with capos, so maybe he influenced the decision. Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

The point is: The Guitar 1 parts of this tab are meant to be played with a capo on the fifth fret. The chords refer to the shapes, not the notes. The second guitar, which has no capo, has its parts tabbed at the bottom. (Thankfully Ben doesn't subject us to this sort of nonsense very often.)

Guitar 1 Main Riff (capo 5):

|----------------------|-----------------------|
|---1-0-1------1-0-1---|---1-0-1------1-0-1----|
|---------0----------0-|---------0----------0--|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-0--------------------|-3---------------------|
|------------3---------|------------1----------|


Am______________G
It was cold wet December night
________C_______________F
In your bedroom when he said goodbye
Am_________________G
You let him go, he walked out that door
______C_______________________F
Sayin after this baby I won't leave you no more
C_________________________G
He held your hand, looked in your eyes
F
Said little girl it's gonna be alright, but
F
The boys are waiting for me outside by the van
F_________________________________________C
I gotta go, gotta go, I gotta while I can now
C___________G__________________________________F
But Darling don't cry for me, cause I'm coming home
F__________C
I'm coming home


Main Riff


Am_____________G
Last night she heard his voice
C__________________________F
Calling long distance from way up north
Am_________________G
He said girl, I think we're so close
__C__________________________________F
I feel we're gonna make it then I'll come back home
C________________________G
And hold your hand, look in your eyes
F
Say little girl it's gonna be alright, but
F
The boys are waiting for me outside by the van
F_________________________________________C
I gotta go, gotta go, I gotta while I can now
C___________G__________________________________F
But Darling don't cry for me, cause I'm coming home
F__________C
I'm coming home


Am G F
_______Don’t cry, don’t cry
Am G F
_______Darling one
Am G F
_______Don’t cry, don’t cry
G_____________________F
Cause I don’t plan on dying young
G_____________________F
Cause I don’t plan on dying young


Main Riff


F
The boys are waiting for me outside by the van
F_________________________________________C
I gotta go, gotta go, I gotta while I can now
C___________G__________________________________F
But Darling don't cry for me, cause I'm coming home
F__________C
I'm coming home
C___________G__________________________________F
But Darling don't cry for me, cause I'm coming home
F__________C
I'm coming home

Am G F



Guitar 2 riff played once during the intro (no capo):

|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-5-5^v-3--3-5-5s7-|-7-7-7-5-3-3-----------|
|--------------------|--------------3---3-5--|
|--------------------|----------------5------|



Dm______________C
It was cold wet December night
________F_______________Bb
In your bedroom when he said goodbye
Dm_________________C
You let him go, he walked out that door
______F_______________________Bb
Sayin after this baby I won't leave you no more
F_________________________C
He held your hand, looked in your eyes
Bb
Said little girl it's gonna be alright, but
Bb
The boys are waiting for me outside by the van
Bb________________________________________F
I gotta go, gotta go, I gotta while I can now
F___________C__________________________________Bb
But Darling don't cry for me, cause I'm coming home
Bb_________F
I'm coming home


Dm_____________C
Last night she heard his voice
F__________________________Bb
Calling long distance from way up north
Dm______________C
He said girl, I think we're so close
__F__________________________________Bb
I feel we're gonna make it then I'll come back home
F________________________C
And hold your hand, look in your eyes
Bb
Say little girl it's gonna be alright, but
Bb
The boys are waiting for me outside by the van
Bb________________________________________F
I gotta go, gotta go, I gotta while I can now
F___________C__________________________________Bb
But Darling don't cry for me, cause I'm coming home
Bb_________F
I'm coming home


Dm C Bb
_______Don’t cry, don’t cry
Dm C Bb
_______Darling one
Dm C Bb
_______Don’t cry, don’t cry
C_____________________Bb
Cause I don’t plan on dying young
C_____________________Bb
Cause I don’t plan on dying young


Solo (solo tabbed at the bottom)


F
The boys are waiting for me outside by the van
F_________________________________________C
I gotta go, gotta go, I gotta while I can now
C___________G__________________________________F
But Darling don't cry for me, cause I'm coming home
F__________C
I'm coming home
C___________G__________________________________F
But Darling don't cry for me, cause I'm coming home
F__________C
I'm coming home

Dm C Bb

Solo (guitar 2, no capo):

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|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-5s7-9-10-10-9--9-9h10-10-10-9-|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-10-10s8-8-------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------8-8-8s6-6---|


|---------------------------------|---------------|
|---6-8-8^v-6---6-8-8s10-10-10-10-|-8-6-6---------|
|-7-----------7-------------------|-------5---5-7-|
|---------------------------------|---------7-----|
|---------------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------|

|-------------------|--------|
|-------------------|--------|
|---------5---------|--------|
|-7-7s5-3---3-3s5-5-|-5-5s3--|
|-------------------|--------|
|-------------------|--------|