G                C                     G
It's a matter of time before I go back there
            D7                G
A matter of time before I go home

             C                      G
I have been away from her now for a long time
                                               D7
And I've lived a life I thought that it should be
       G                  C            G
It's a long long way from now to maybe sometime
                         D7             G
And the waiting round is really killing me

                 C                G
It's a matter of time before I go back there
             D7                       G   C G
A matter of time oh Lord before I go h-o-m-e
                  C                        G
It's a long way I know and the going ain't easy
              D7                      G
She'll see me again it's a matter of time

                          C                   G
I think I'll take a train bright early in the morning
                                    D7
Just to see how far I get along the way
        G                    C          G
But the trains don't run too often only sometimes
                      D7           G
So I guess I'd better wait another day

Repeat #2

                D7                     G
She'll see me I know it's a matter of time