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Words & Music by Peter Van Steeden & Harry Clarkson, 1931
Recorded by Vic Damone, 1961
Intro Verse:
A C#m7-5 G#7
Ev -'ning marks the close of day,
G Bm7-5 F#7
Skies of blue be - gin to grey,
F7 Fdim E7 E7+5 A F#7 B7 E7
Crim - son hues are fad -ing in the West;
A C#m7-5 G#7
Ev - 'ning ev -er brings to me
G Bm7-5 F#7
Dreams of days that used to be,
F7 Fdim E7 E7+5 A D7 A E7
Mem - o - ries of those I love the best.
Melody:
A C#7 G#7
When shad-ows fall
Bm7 Bm7/E Bm7-5 C#m7-5 E7
And trees whis-per day is end - ing,
Bm7 Bm7/E C#m7-5 E7 E7+5 A F#7 Bm7-5 E7
My thoughts are ev-er wend - ing Home;
A C#7 G#7
When crick-ets call
Bm7 Bm7/E Bm7-5 C#m7-5 E7
My heart is ev - er yearn - ing,
Bm7 Bm7/E C#m7-5 E7 E7+5 A D7 A
Once more to be re - turn - ing Home.
Bridge:
Dm A Dm Dm6 A
When the hills con - ceal the set - ing sun,
Dm A7 Dm6 Bm7-5 E7 D9 E7 E7+5
Stars be - gin a - peep - ing one by one.
A C#7 G#7
Night cov-ers all
Bm7 Bm7/E Bm7-5 C#m7-5 E7
And, though for-tune may for - sake me,
Bm7 Bm7/E C#m7-5 E7 E7+5 A Cdim D6 E7+5 A
Sweet dreams will ev - er take me Home.
*Suggested by recent visitor Dick Shultis
The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions on this site are the work of The Guitarguy and are intended for private study, research, or educational purposes only. Individual transcriptions are inspired by and and based upon the recorded versions cited, but are not necessarily exact replications of those recorded versions.
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