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Moddi - House by the sea
CAPO: 5 (or 8)
Em/B: 0 2 2 0 0 3
D:   0 5 4 0 3 0
D/F#: 2 0 0 2 3 2
G/B:  0 2 0 0 0 3
Fingerstyle:
It's kind of like John Mayers style of playing in "Stop this train" and "Heart of life"
C-chord to D-chord (example):
e|-C---------0------------------D---------0---------------------|
b|---------------1----------------------------1---------------|
g|-------0-------------0-------------0--------------0---------|
D|------------------2----------------------------2------------|
A|-3---------------------------3------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
Em/B   C   D
Em/B   C   D   G
[Verse 1]
CThey say Emhome is the Cplace where your G/Bheart isEm  
Amthen I am home now Cbut I am G/Bfar awaEmy
      C              Em              C       G/B     Em(D/F#)
for so long I’ve let deep forests guard it
Amand now it’s begging Cme to Dstay
[Chorus 1]
and I’m Em/Btrying my Cbest to be Dtough
to Em/Bpretend I am Cstrong and can Dsiphon it off
but I’m Emnot who I wanted to Abe
in my Cheart I G/Bbelong in a D/F#house by the Gsea
[Verse 2]
CThey say Emhome is a   Cplace where      G/Byou’re  neededEm  
Amthen I am home now Cbut    I G/Bam     Emleaving
       C              Em               C       G/B     Em(D/F#)
to feel my feet being kissed by the seaweed
Amand I’ll be silent anCd kiss it Dback
[Chorus 2]
this is Em/Bnot who I Cwant you to Dsee
it’s Em/Bjust adding Con weight to the Ddarkness in me
and from Emthe little I have Aunderstood
I beliCeve that a G/Bhouse by the D/F#sea would do Ggood 
[Verse 3]
CThey say Emhome is a plCace you can choosG/Be to beEm  
Amand I’ve decided to Ccarry home G/Binside meEm  
       C              Em         C      G/B     Em(D/F#)
so it’s not really as if I am leaving
Amit’s more like something pCulling mDe
[Chorus 3]
‘cause Em/Bbehind everyCthing that I Ddo
I Em/Bjust want to Cforget, want to Dcarry this through
fill my Emlungs with the sweet summer aAir
in my Cheart in my G/Bmind I am D/F#already therGe
[Chorus 4]
yeah beEm/Bhind everythinCg that I Ddo
I jEm/Bust want to come hCome and lay dDown beside you
and then EmI’ll be who I wanted to bAe
in my Cheart I G/Bbelong in a D/F#house by the Gsea
It's my first tab/chord so sorry for any mistakes!

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House By The Sea

by Moddi

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/B

G/B

D/F#

Moddi - House by the sea

CAPO: 5 (or 8)

Em/B: 0 2 2 0 0 3

D: 0 5 4 0 3 0

D/F#: 2 0 0 2 3 2

G/B: 0 2 0 0 0 3

Fingerstyle:

It's kind of like John Mayers style of playing in "Stop this train" and "Heart of life"

C-chord to D-chord (example):

C D

e|----------0---------------------------0---------------------|

b|---------------1----------------------------1---------------|

g|-------0-------------0-------------0--------------0---------|

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

A|-3---------------------------3------------------------------|

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

[Intro]

Em/B C D

Em/B C D G

[Verse 1]

C Em C G/B Em

They say home is the place where your heart is

Am C G/B Em

then I am home now but I am far away

C Em C G/B Em D/F#

()

for so long I’ve let deep forests guard it

Am C D

and now it’s begging me to stay

[Chorus 1]

Em/B C D

and I’m trying my best to be tough

Em/B C D

to pretend I am strong and can siphon it off

Em A

but I’m not who I wanted to be

C G/B D/F# G

in my heart I belong in a house by the sea

[Verse 2]

C Em C G/B Em

They say home is a place where you’re needed

Am C G/B Em

then I am home now but I am leaving

C Em C G/B Em D/F#

()

to feel my feet being kissed by the seaweed

Am C D

and I’ll be silent and kiss it back

[Chorus 2]

Em/B C D

this is not who I want you to see

Em/B C D

it’s just adding on weight to the darkness in me

Em A

and from the little I have understood

C G/B D/F# G

I believe that a house by the sea would do good

[Verse 3]

C Em C G/B Em

They say home is a place you can choose to be

Am C G/B Em

and I’ve decided to carry home inside me

C Em C G/B Em D/F#

()

so it’s not really as if I am leaving

Am C D

it’s more like something pulling me

[Chorus 3]

Em/B C D

‘cause behind everything that I do

Em/B C D

I just want to forget, want to carry this through

Em A

fill my lungs with the sweet summer air

C G/B D/F# G

in my heart in my mind I am already there

[Chorus 4]

Em/B C D

yeah behind everything that I do

Em/B C D

I just want to come home and lay down beside you

Em A

and then I’ll be who I wanted to be

C G/B D/F# G

in my heart I belong in a house by the sea

It's my first tab/chord so sorry for any mistakes!

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