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John Sebastian feat. Arlen Roth – Darling Be Home Soon Chords Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
 A               A

[Verse 1]
A        D
Come and talk of all
                    A
the things we did today.
A        D
Here and laugh about
                 A
our funny little ways.
         D    A/C#  Bm         A
While we have a few minutes to breathe,
     D      A/C#
then I know that it's
Bm            A
time you must leave.

[Chorus]
     G                D      Dsus2  D
But, darling, be home soon,
  Dsus4            D
I couldn't bear to wait
         A                      A
an extra minute if you dawdled.
   G               D      Dsus2  D
My darling be home soon,
     Dsus4              D
it's not just these few hours but
          A                      A
I've been waiting since I toddled
        D       A/C#
for the great relief
   Bm     E7     A            A
of having you to talk to.

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[Verse 2]
    A     D
And now a quarter of my
               A
life is almost   past,
  D
I think I've come to
              A
see myself at last.
      D   A/C#     Bm   E        A
And I see that the time spent confused
        D    A/C#   Bm    E
was the time that I spent
        A
without you
    D  A/C#   Bm   A  E7
and I  feel myself in bloom,
    E7
so, darling.

[Chorus]
    G                D    Dsus2  D
So, darling, be home soon,
  Dsus4            D
I couldn't bear to wait an
      A                      A
extra minute if you dawdled.
   G               D    Dsus2  D
My darling be home soon,
     Dsus4              D
it's not just these few hours but
          A                      A
I've been waiting since I toddled
        D       A/C#
for the great relief
   Bm     E7     A            A
of having you to talk to

[Interlude]
 A               D               A
 A               D               A
 D  A/C# Bm A    E7
 E7
So, darling

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[Chorus]
     G                D    Dsus2  D
But, darling, be home soon,
  Dsus4            D
I couldn't bear to wait an
      A                      A
extra minute if you dawdled.
   G               D      Dsus2  D
My darling be home soon,
     Dsus4              D
it's not just these few hours but
          A                      A
I've been waiting since I toddled
        D       A/C#    Bm
for the great relief of having
E7     A            A
you to talk to.

[Verse 3]
A      D
Go and beat your crazy
                 A
head against the sky.
A       D
Try and see beyond the
                A
houses and your eyes.
      D  A/C#  Bm    A   E7
It's OK    to  shoot the moon,
      E7
just, darling

[End-Chorus]
   G                D    Dsus2  D
My darling, be home soon,
  Dsus4            D
I couldn't bear to wait an
      A                      A
extra minute if you dawdled.
   G               D      Dsus2  D
My darling be home soon,
     Dsus4              D
it's not just these few hours but
          A                      A
I've been waiting since I toddled
        D       A/C#
for the great relief
   Bm     E7     A
of having you to talk to.

How to play Darling Be Home Soon: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Darling Be Home Soon by John Sebastian feat. Arlen Roth on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Darling Be Home Soon by John Sebastian feat. Arlen Roth is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 9 chords: A, D, A/C#, Bm, G, Dsus2, Dsus4, E7 and E.

Listen for A – D – A/C# – Bm (I – IV – I – ii in A major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.