{title: Home on monday}
{artist: Little River Band}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 130}
{key: D}
{duration: 3:47}
{year: 1976}
{composer: Beeb Birtles}
{composer: Glenn Shorrock}
{lyricist: Beeb Birtles}
{lyricist: Glenn Shorrock}
{meta: author FWieP, 2026-09-14}
{meta: url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESc58khK2dI}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[Am7] [G] [Cmaj7] [D]
[Am7] [G] [A] [A]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_abc: Verse}
X:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
Q:1/4=130
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"Am7"z2 gg g2 gg | "G"dd dd- d2 z2 | "Cmaj7"z2 zB BB Be- | "D"ed- d2 z4 |
{end_of_abc}
{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
[Am7] Can you guess where I'm [G]calling from?
[Cmaj7] The Las Vegas [D]Hilton
[Am7] I know it's [G]hard to hear,
It's just the [Cmaj7]echo on the [D]line
[Am7] Yes, that's right I'm [G]calling from
[Cmaj7] The Las Vegas [D]Hilton
[Am7] I just wanna [G]say that I'm feeling [A]fine
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_abc: Chorus}
X:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
Q:1/4=130
%%%scale 1.5
"D"zd dd- dA Be- | "D/C"ed- d2 z4 | "Bm"=f2 e2 "D/C"de- ed- | "D"d2 z2 z4 |
{end_of_abc}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
[D] I'll be home on a [D/C]Monday,
[Bm]Somewhere [D/C]around [D]noon
[D] Please don't be [D/C]angry,
I'll be [Bm]back with [D/C]you real [A]soon
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
[Am7] I was hoping to [G]catch a glimpse
[Cmaj7] Of the man from [D]Memphis
[Am7] They told me that [G]he had gone
[Cmaj7] Never leaving a [D]trace
[Am7] I just could never [G]get involved
[Cmaj7] With those one armed [D]bandits
[Am7] Sure am [G]craving for the smile on your [A]face
{end_of_verse}
{chorus: Chorus 2}
{start_of_bridge: Bridge}
[A] [D/A] yeah [A] [D/A]
[A]You looked so lovely [D/A] when I left
I [A]nearly didn't go [D/A]
[A]Twelve thousand miles is [D/A] such a long way,
[A]Help me get to grips with
[E]Hollywood, you're getting through to me,
[E7]Hollywood, you're in my movie
{end_of_bridge}
{start_of_part: Solo}
[Am7] [G] [Cmaj7] [D]
[Am7] [G] [Cmaj7] [D]
[Am7] [G] [Cmaj7] [D]
[Am7] [G] [A]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 3}
[D] I'll be home on a [D/C]Monday,
[Bm]Somewhere [D/C]around [D]noon
[D] Please don't be [D/C]angry,
I'll be [Bm]back with [D/C]you real [D]soon
[D] I'll be home on a [D/C]Monday,
[Bm]Somewhere [D/C]around [D]noon
[D] Please don't be [D/C]angry,
I'll be [Bm]back with [D/C]you real [A]soon
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_part: Outtro}
[Am7] Can you guess where I'm [G]calling from?
[Cmaj7] [D]
[Am7] [G] [Cmaj7] [D]
[Am7] Yes that's right I'm [G]calling from
[Cmaj7] the Las Vegas [D]Hilton
[Am7] [G] [Cmaj7] [A]
{end_of_part}