key : C

verse 1 :
C/E F
oh heart of mine , why must you stray?
Am F
from one so fair you run away
C/E E7 Am F
and one more time you have to pay
C/E F C/E
the heaviness of needless shame

verse 2 :
C/E F
oh heart of mine , come back home
Am F
you’ve been too long out on your own
C/E E7 Am F
and he’s been there all along
C/E F C/E
watching for you down the road

chorus :
F G
so come home running
C
his arms are open wide
F G
his name is jesus
C
he understands
F G
he is the answer
Am
you are looking for
G F G
so come home running
C
just as you are

verse 3 :
C/E F
oh child of god so dearly loved
Am F
and ransomed by the savior’s blood
C/E E7 Am F
and called by name , daughter and son
C/E F C/E
wrapped in the robe of righteousness