Intro: Verse (percussive down stroke with rake up holding on the 1) Now every time I ask you where you gone You wave bye bye and you blow your horn You been ridin' around in your Cadillac It feels like you're never ever comin' back You been gone so long You been gone too long You been gone so long It feels like you're never comin' home Verse (percussive down stroke with rake up holding on the 1) I need somebody who treats me right Keeps me warm in my bed at night I'll do anything, baby, that you ask me to Just come right home, honey, when you're through You been gone so long You been gone too long You been gone so long It feels like you're never comin' home Solo ( Straight 12 bar) x 2 (24 bars) Verse (percussive down stroke with rake up holding on the 1) I drive all night and part of the day All for the love of the blues I play But the only thing that keeps me sane Is drivin' down the Bayou in the pourin' rain, y'all You been gone so long You been gone too long You been gone so long It feels like you're never comin' home Solo (Straight 12 bar) x 2 (24 bars) Outro I been gone too long I been gone too long I been gone too long Baby, baby, I been gone I been a gone, forgone It feels sometimes like I'm never gettin' home