{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":87445,"song":"A Sort Of Homecoming","artist":"U2","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/87445-a-sort-of-homecoming-chords-by-u2/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/87445?type=chord","rating":4.91382,"votes":57,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\r\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\n <9306141749.AA29844@csd4.csd.uwm.edu>\r\nTo: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu\r\nSubject: CRD: A Sort of Homecoming (U2)\r\n\r\n\r\nU2\r\n\r\nA Sort of Homecoming    (From the album \"The Unforgettable Fire\")\r\n--------------------\r\n\r\n NOTE: Much of this is taken from the book The Best of U2\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]D2[/ch]  [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]D2[/ch]  [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]D2[/ch]  [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]D2[/ch]\r\n\r\nAnd you know it's time to go\r\n        [ch]G6[/ch]                   [ch]D2[/ch]\r\n\r\nthrough the sleet and driving snow\r\n                 [ch]G6[/ch]                [ch]D2[/ch]\r\n\r\nacross the fields of mourning to a\r\n[tab]           [ch]G6[/ch]\r\nlight's in the distance[/tab]\r\n[ch]D2[/ch]             [ch]G6[/ch]       [ch]D4[/ch] [ch]D2[/ch]\r\n\r\nAnd you hunger for the time\r\n        [ch]G6[/ch]                  [ch]D2[/ch]\r\n\r\ntime to heal, 'Desire', time\r\n        [ch]G6[/ch]                  [ch]D2[/ch]\r\n\r\nand your earth moves beneath\r\n         [ch]G6[/ch]                 [ch]D2[/ch]\r\n\r\nyour own dream landscape\r\n         [ch]G6[/ch]        [ch]D2[/ch]\r\n\r\nOh, ho, ho on borderland we run________\r\n[ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G2[/ch]            [ch]D2[/ch] [ch]D4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Gii[/ch]\r\n\r\nI'll be there, I'll be there\r\n[ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G2[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G2[/ch]\r\n\r\ntonight, a high road, a high road out of here\r\n       [ch]D2[/ch]  [ch]D4[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Gii[/ch]\r\n\r\nthe city walls are all come down\r\nthe dust a smoke screen all around to see\r\nfaces ploughed like fields that once\r\ngave no resistance\r\n\r\nAnd we live by the side of the road\r\non the side of a hill as the valleys explode\r\ndislocated, suffocated\r\nthe land grows weary of it's own\r\n\r\nO come away, o come away, o come, o come away I say I  hmm hmm\r\n[ch]G6[/ch]                 [ch]D2[/ch]           [ch]G6[/ch]                 [ch]D2[/ch]\r\n\r\nO come away, o come away, o come, o come away I say I\r\n[ch]G6[/ch]                 [ch]D2[/ch]           [ch]G6[/ch]                 [ch]D2[/ch]\r\n\r\nOh, ho, ho on borderland we run, and still we run, we run and don't look back\r\n[ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G2[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G2[/ch]            [ch]D2[/ch]       [ch]D4[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\nI'll be there, I'll be there tonight    tonight      tonight\r\n[ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G2[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G2[/ch]                [ch]D2[/ch]  [ch]D4[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D4[/ch]\r\n\r\nI'll be there tonight, I believe.  I'll be there so high (land),\r\n        [ch]C7[/ch]\r\n\r\nI'll be there tonight, tonight____________\r\n                         [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D2[/ch]     [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]D2[/ch]\r\n\r\nO come away, I sing  I say, um ha,  o come away oh say.\r\n[ch]G6[/ch]                [ch]D2[/ch]                [ch]G6[/ch]                  [ch]D2[/ch]\r\n\r\nThe wind will crack in wintertime\r\n                   [ch]G6[/ch]\r\n\r\nthis bomb-blast lightning waltz\r\n[ch]D2[/ch]              [ch]G6[/ch]\r\n\r\nno spoken words, just a scream . . . yeah.... oh........ oh.....\r\n[ch]D2[/ch]        [ch]G6[/ch]            [ch]D2[/ch]  [ch]G6[/ch]        [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G2[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G2[/ch]\r\n\r\ntonight we'll build a bridge across the sea and land\r\n  [ch]D2[/ch]          [ch]D4[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Gii[/ch]\r\n\r\nsee the sky burning rain\r\n[ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G2[/ch]\r\n\r\nshe will die and live again tonight_______\r\n   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G2[/ch]           [ch]D2[/ch]  [ch]D4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Gii[/ch]  [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]D2[/ch]  [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]D4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]D2[/ch]  [ch]G6[/ch]  [ch]D4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\nAnd you heart beats so slow\r\nthrough the rain and fallen snow\r\nacross the fields of morning\r\nto a light that's in the distance\r\nOh don't sorrow, no don't weep\r\nfor tonight, at last\r\nI am coming home\r\nI am coming home\r\n\r\nCHORD FORMATIONS:    (This might make a nice acoustic version with these)\r\n-----------------\r\nG6   x x 0 0 3 0\r\nD2   x x 0 2 3 0\r\nD4/A x 0 0 0 3 x\r\nG    3 x 0 0 0 x\r\nG2   3 0 0 0 0 3\r\nD4   x x 0 2 3 3\r\nD    x x 0 2 3 2\r\nGii  x x 0 0 3 3  (G, type 2)\r\nC7   x 3 2 3 1 x\r\n\r\nBut The Edge is probably playing the chorus this way\r\n(esp. for intro of live version where it is arpeggio)\r\nG      x x x 7 8 7\r\nG2     x x x 7 10 x\r\nD2,D   x x x 7  7 10\r\nD4,Gii x x x 7  8 10","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\n \nTo: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu\nSubject: CRD: A Sort of Homecoming (U2)\n\n\nU2\n\nA Sort of Homecoming    (From the album \"The Unforgettable Fire\")\n--------------------\n\n NOTE: Much of this is taken from the book The Best of U2\n\nIntro: G6  D2  G6  D2  G6  D2  G6  D2\n\nAnd you know it's time to go\n        G6                   D2\n\nthrough the sleet and driving snow\n                 G6                D2\n\nacross the fields of mourning to a\n\nD2             G6       D4 D2\n\nAnd you hunger for the time\n        G6                  D2\n\ntime to heal, 'Desire', time\n        G6                  D2\n\nand your earth moves beneath\n         G6                 D2\n\nyour own dream landscape\n         G6        D2\n\nOh, ho, ho on borderland we run________\nG      G2 G   G2            D2 D4 D Gii\n\nI'll be there, I'll be there\nG             G2   G        G2\n\ntonight, a high road, a high road out of here\n       D2  D4           D                Gii\n\nthe city walls are all come down\nthe dust a smoke screen all around to see\nfaces ploughed like fields that once\ngave no resistance\n\nAnd we live by the side of the road\non the side of a hill as the valleys explode\ndislocated, suffocated\nthe land grows weary of it's own\n\nO come away, o come away, o come, o come away I say I  hmm hmm\nG6                 D2           G6                 D2\n\nO come away, o come away, o come, o come away I say I\nG6                 D2           G6                 D2\n\nOh, ho, ho on borderland we run, and still we run, we run and don't look back\nG      G2 G   G2            D2       D4               D                     G\n\nI'll be there, I'll be there tonight    tonight      tonight\nG             G2   G        G2                D2  D4   D     D4\n\nI'll be there tonight, I believe.  I'll be there so high (land),\n        C7\n\nI'll be there tonight, tonight____________\n                         D     D2     G6  D2\n\nO come away, I sing  I say, um ha,  o come away oh say.\nG6                D2                G6                  D2\n\nThe wind will crack in wintertime\n                   G6\n\nthis bomb-blast lightning waltz\nD2              G6\n\nno spoken words, just a scream . . . yeah.... oh........ oh.....\nD2        G6            D2  G6        D4  D   G   G2     G   G2\n\ntonight we'll build a bridge across the sea and land\n  D2          D4              D                     Gii\n\nsee the sky burning rain\nG              G2\n\nshe will die and live again tonight_______\n   G             G2           D2  D4 D Gii  G6  D2  G6  D4 D  G6  D2  G6  D4 D\n\nAnd you heart beats so slow\nthrough the rain and fallen snow\nacross the fields of morning\nto a light that's in the distance\nOh don't sorrow, no don't weep\nfor tonight, at last\nI am coming home\nI am coming home\n\nCHORD FORMATIONS:    (This might make a nice acoustic version with these)\n-----------------\nG6   x x 0 0 3 0\nD2   x x 0 2 3 0\nD4/A x 0 0 0 3 x\nG    3 x 0 0 0 x\nG2   3 0 0 0 0 3\nD4   x x 0 2 3 3\nD    x x 0 2 3 2\nGii  x x 0 0 3 3  (G, type 2)\nC7   x 3 2 3 1 x\n\nBut The Edge is probably playing the chorus this way\n(esp. for intro of live version where it is arpeggio)\nG      x x x 7 8 7\nG2     x x x 7 10 x\nD2,D   x x x 7  7 10\nD4,Gii x x x 7  8 10","chords":["A","G6","D2","D4","G","G2","D","Gii","C7"],"chord_diagrams":{"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}