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A Home - Dixie Chicks
Album: Home
Writers: Maia Sharp/Randy Sharp
**CAPO 3RD FRET**
[Chords]
   A=   x02220
B   =   x24442 (bar chord) or xx4442
B7  =   x24242 (bar chord) or x21202
Bm  =   x24432 (bar chord) or xx4432
Bm7 =   x24232 (bar chord)
C   =   x35553 (bar chord) or x32010
   D=   xx0232
  E7=   020100
  Em=   022000
 Em7=   022030
   G=   320003
[Picking progression is like this]
e|---Em7-----------------A----------------------|
B|---------3-------3--------2--------2------|
G|-------0-------0--------2--------2--------|
D|-----2-------2--------2--------2----------|
A|---2-------2--------0--------0------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
  Em7   A(x2)
[Verse 1]
Em7I mistook the wAarnings for wisdom
Em7From so called friends qAuick to advise
BmThough Ayour touch was Dtelling Cme otherwBise
Em7Somehow I saw yAou as a weakness
Em7I thought I hAad to be strong
BmOh but AI was just yDoung, I was sCcared, I was wrBong
[Chorus]
DNot a night goes by, I don't dream of wAandering
Through the Bmhome that Gmight have Abeen
DAnd I listened to my pride, when my heart cried Aout for you
Now every Bmday I Gwake aAgain
In a Bmhouse that Gmight have Abeen
A Dho--A-me
[Verse 2]
Em7Guess I did what AI did believing
Em7That love is a dAangerous thing
BmOh but tAhat couldn't hDurt anymCore than nBever knowing
[Chorus]
NDot a night goes by, I don't dream of waAndering
Through the Bmhome that Gmight have Abeen
DAnd I listened to my pride, when my heart cried Aout for you
Now every Bmday I Gwake aAgain
In a Bmhouse that Gmight have Abeen
A Dho--A-me
[Bridge]
E7Four walls, a roof, a door, some wGindows
Just a place to Drun when my Aworking day is tBm7hrougB7h
GThey say home is where the heart is
If the eDxception proves the Arule I guess that's Bm7tr--A-ueEm  A  
[Chorus]
DNot a night goes by, I don't dream of wAandering
Through the Bmhome that Gmight have Abeen
DAnd I listened to my pride, when my heart cried Aout for you
Now every Bmday I Gwake aAgain
In a Bmhouse that Gmight have Abeen
A Dho--A-me
Em7   D

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A Home

by The Chicks (Dixie Chicks)

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Em7

Bm7

A Home - Dixie Chicks

Album: Home

Writers: Maia Sharp/Randy Sharp

**CAPO 3RD FRET**

[Chords]

= x02220

B = x24442 (bar chord) or xx4442

B7 = x24242 (bar chord) or x21202

Bm = x24432 (bar chord) or xx4432

Bm7 = x24232 (bar chord)

C = x35553 (bar chord) or x32010

= xx0232

= 020100

= 022000

Em7

= 022030

= 320003

[Picking progression is like this]

Em7 A

e|------------------------------------------|

B|---------3-------3--------2--------2------|

G|-------0-------0--------2--------2--------|

D|-----2-------2--------2--------2----------|

A|---2-------2--------0--------0------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

[Intro]

Em7 A

(x2)

[Verse 1]

Em7 A

I mistook the warnings for wisdom

Em7 A

From so called friends quick to advise

Bm A D C B

Though your touch was telling me otherwise

Em7 A

Somehow I saw you as a weakness

Em7 A

I thought I had to be strong

Bm A D C B

Oh but I was just young, I was scared, I was wrong

[Chorus]

D A

Not a night goes by, I don't dream of wandering

Bm G A

Through the home that might have been

D A

And I listened to my pride, when my heart cried out for you

Bm G A

Now every day I wake again

Bm G A

In a house that might have been

D A

A ho---me

[Verse 2]

Em7 A

Guess I did what I did believing

Em7 A

That love is a dangerous thing

Bm A D C B

Oh but that couldn't hurt anymore than never knowing

[Chorus]

D A

Not a night goes by, I don't dream of wandering

Bm G A

Through the home that might have been

D A

And I listened to my pride, when my heart cried out for you

Bm G A

Now every day I wake again

Bm G A

In a house that might have been

D A

A ho---me

[Bridge]

E7 G

Four walls, a roof, a door, some windows

D A Bm7 B7

Just a place to run when my working day is through

They say home is where the heart is

D A Bm7 A Em A

If the exception proves the rule I guess that's tr---ue

[Chorus]

D A

Not a night goes by, I don't dream of wandering

Bm G A

Through the home that might have been

D A

And I listened to my pride, when my heart cried out for you

Bm G A

Now every day I wake again

Bm G A

In a house that might have been

D A

A ho---me

Em7 D

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