I Take It On Home Song Lyrics and Chords by Charlie Rich
I Take It On Home
Recorded by Charlie Rich
Written by
Kenny O'Dell
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Sometimes at the
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end of the day
Before I
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head home I make a stop along the way
Have a
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couple of drinks wait for the
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five o'clock rush to go
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by
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And almost
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always there's a l
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ady
Oh and it's
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so hard when she starts coming
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on
But I back it on
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up turn it a
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round and
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take it on
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home
Sometimes I've gotta
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go out of town
I'll be
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gone for couple of days
And this
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buddy of mine he's a
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hound in the first
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degree
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always there's the
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ladies
And it ain't
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easy when you're out and all
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alone
But I back it on
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up turn it
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around and
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take it on
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home
I take it on home
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to the
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woman who sticks by
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me
Cause I be
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lieve
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she'd do the
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same if she was
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me
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And I wouldn't
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know
where
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to turn
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to
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if she was
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gone
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working
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I don't hang out
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I take it on
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home
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I back it on
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up turn it a
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round and
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take it on
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home
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Take It On Home?
- The song I Take It On Home was sang by Charlie Rich.
Who is Charlie Rich?
- Charles Allan Rich (December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. His eclectic style of music was often difficult to classify, encompassing the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, soul, and gospel genres.In the later part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname the Silver Fox. He is perhaps best remembered for a pair of 1973 hits, "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl". "The Most Beautiful Girl" topped the U.S. country singles charts, as well as the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles charts and earned him two Grammy Awards. Rich was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2015.
