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I'm Coming Back But I Don't Know When

Source Recording Artist: Norman Blake and Tony Rice

Album: Blake and Rice (1987)

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[1] I'm going down this lonesome [4] road
To find my [5] fate or victo-[1]-ry
Our God must help us there to [4] win
I'm coming [5] back but I don't know [1] when

I hate to leave my mother dear
And father who is old and gray
But my true love I know you'll wait
'Til I come home again someday

Should I come back and you be gone
Would your love fade just like a rose
I should never come back should you be gone
My love for you nobody knows

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[1] I'm going down this lonesome [4] road
To find my [5] fate or victo-[1]-ry
Our God must help us there to [4] win
I'm coming [5] back but I don't know [1] when

I hate to leave my mother dear
And father who is old and gray
But my true love I know you'll wait
'Til I come home again someday

Should I come back and you be gone
Would your love fade just like a rose
I should never come back should you be gone
My love for you nobody knows

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Lyrics and Chords

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Song Details

Title: I'm Coming Back But I Don't Know When

Alternate Titles: I'm Coming Back

Song History

Songwriter(s):
Charlie Monroe

First Release: Charlie Monroe and His Kentucky Pardners (1947)

Themes: God, Rambling

Source Recording Details

Band/Artist:
Norman Blake and Tony Rice

Album:

Blake and Rice (1987)

Key: F

Time Signature: Boom-Chuck

Tempo (BPM): 117

Track Length: 2:43

Musicians:

Lead Singer:

Norman Blake

Other Singer:

Tony Rice

Guitar:

Norman Blake

Guitar:

Tony Rice

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1 4

I’m going down this lonesome road

5 1

To find my fate or victory

4

Our God must help us there to win

5 1

I’m coming back but I don’t know when

I hate to leave my mother dear

And father who is old and gray

But my true love I know you’ll wait

‘Til I come home again someday

Should I come back and you be gone

Would your love fade just like a rose

I should never come back should you be gone

My love for you nobody knows

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