Intro
[C]
Verse 1
[C]
Did our shows, got the applause
The band and me heading for the cars
[F] [G]
Give a little wave to the fans
[C] [F] [G]
Five days out, two days back.
[C]
Ten years old, a little rose
[F]
She wonders where her daddy goes
[G]
I come home give a little shout
[Am] [F] [G] [C]
Two days home then I head out.
Refrain
[Am] [G] [C]
This guitar
[G] [F]
This old guitar
[G] [C]
Once my northern star
Instrumental
[C] [F] [C]
Verse 2
[C]
Up and down the Virginia coast
[F]
We miss the ones we love the most
[G]
Tell my baby on the phone
[C] [F] [G]
Traveling show is traveling home
Verse 3
[C]
Put her to bed it’s getting late
[F]
But she wants to negotiate
[G]
Listen daddy what about
[Am] [F] [C]
Five days home and two days out.
Refrain
[Am] [G] [C]
Little gift
[Am] [G] [F]
From the band
[G] [C]
Small guitar for tiny hands
Instrumental
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [G] [C]
[C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [G] [C]
Verse 4
[Em] [Am]
Did a little extra on the midnight show
[Cm] [F]
Quiet in the van two more to go
[G]
Didn’t bother to unpack
[C] [F] [G]
Two days out and five days back
Verse 5
[C]
Now I’m home, playing with the kid
[F]
Card games, word games, great weekend
[G]
Then she asks and I agree
[Am] [F] [G] [C]
Play that song you wrote for me
Instrumental
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
[G] [C] [Dm] [F] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [C]
Outro
[Am] [G] [C]
This guitar
[Am] [G] [Am]
Small guitar
[G] [Am]
Now her northern star
[G] [C]
These guitars
[Am] [G] [F]
Our guitars
[G] [C]
Now our northern star
[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C]
