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07. It's Such A Long Way Home 3:04 NBA96
Intro:
Em C D Em C D
StEmanding in the foyer of the grand hotel,
SCmaj7uitcase in his hand looking for a bill,
There's a hDurricane coming and everyone's trying to gB7et away,
TEmime of the season, time of the year,
The wCmaj7eather reporter from miami is clear,
"find a sDave place to hide," there's no place hEmere,
And then the lDights go down,
In that cCaribbean town,
And the fCmaj7ishing boats that go out from the coast,
Are tied up and drEmy, yeah yeah yeah,
CSuddenly there's a movement to the telephGone,
But nB7obody's calling hEmome tDonCmaj7ight,
They've tEmaken out the vDery last flCmaj7ight,
And they clEmosed down the bDorderlGinCe,
'cos there Gain't nowhere to hDide,
Waiting for the hCurricane,
There is nGowhere here to hDide,
Waiting for the hCurricane,
Oh there is nGowhere you can hDide,
Waiting for the hCurricane, nDo no no nEmo...C  D  Em  C  D  
StEmaring out the window of the grand hotel,
The sCmaj7ea was roaring, I remember well,
And then the hDoneymoon bride began to crEmy,
But as the bDand played on,
Some Cold love song,
Well he hCmaj7eld her hand, gave her to understand,
It'll be alrEmight, yeah yeah yeah,
CSuddenly there's a movement to the radiGo,
But nB7obody's getting hEmome tDonCmaj7ight,
They've tEmaken out the vDery last flCmaj7ight,
And they clEmosed down the bDorderlGinCe,
'cos there Gain't nowhere to hDide,
Waiting for the hCurricane,
There is nGowhere here to hDide,
Waiting for the hCurricane,
Oh there is nGowhere you can hDide,
Waiting for the hCurricane,
NDo no no nEmo, C   D   Em   CnDo no no nEmo, C  D  Em  C  D  Em  
There is nCowhere you can hide,
Waiting for the hCmaj7urricane...
Intro:
Em Em Em D
Em Em Em D
EmOh how, at the journey's end, I lie in the heat of the night
Feeling the heartAmache, wondering whEmy,
I want a frAmiend, I want a friend to lay down besEmide me
I want a frAmiend, I want her nCow, someone who knAmows what I mean when I sDay,
That I need tGender hands to hold me, I need tEmender hands tonight
Will you lAmay them on my shoulders
Will you lGay them on my Deyes
And I need tGender hands to take me all the wEay to paradiseAm  
And thCen, when it's Gover
I need tCender hands to hDold me through the nGightD  
TEmouch me with your velvet mouth, I will give all the love that I have
Under the moonlAmight, reaching your hEmeart
Where are you nAmow, where are you now, come out of the shEmadows
Where are you nAmow, I want you nowC  
You know that AmI cannot always be strDong,
And I need tGender hands to hold me, I need tEmender hands tonight
Will you lAmay them on my shoulders
Will you lGay them on my Deyes
And I need tGender hands to take me all the wEay to paradiseAm  
And thCen, when it's Gover
I need tCender hands to hDold me through the nGight
A am Bbonly a voice in a city of noise, can you hCear me this time
I see the stBborm grow, there's a light in the dCesert tonDight
And I need tGender hands, give me tEmender hands
I need tGender hands all over, give me tEmender hands all night
Will you lAmay them on my shoulders
Will you lGay them on my Deyes
And I need tGender hands to take me all the wEay to paradiseAm  
And thCen, when it's Gover
I have tCender hands to hDold you through the nEmight
I have tCender hands to hDold you through the nGightEm  
GDive me tGender handsEm  
I wDant your tGender hands
The cAmafe's are all desFerted
The strCeets are wGet againF  
There's nAmothing quite like
An Fout of season hColiday town in the rGain
When the tAmourists go
And the cFold winds blow
And my gCirl is Gon a planeF  
HomeDm  
I'm nAmever gonna love anFother
The wCay I have loved yFou
It's tAmaken me a little tFime to discover it
CNow I know it's trGue
But fFatal hesitGation
Made me mCiss thGe shFow
AmOoooCooh, RDmomeo is stEmanding in the rainF  G  
And CI knDmow that I have let hEmer slip awFayG  
FAmatal hGesitFationC, FfAmatal hGesitFationC  G  
I sAmaw you again this mForning
WCalking dGown the beachF  
And thAmough you are a thousand mFiles away
You were Conly just out of reGach
When I gFot up close and I sGaw her face
I knCew it coGuldn't be sFo
NAmo, nooooCooo, RDmomeo is stEmanding in the rainF  G  
And CI wDmish I know, I have lEmet her slip awFayG  
FAmatal hGesitFationC, FfAmatal hGesitFation Aboh
I'm gonna get on mBby boat and sail awCay
Am G F C F
Am G F C G
F C F Dm
AmOoooCooh, RDmomeo is stEmanding in the rainF  G  
And CI knDmow that I have let hEmer slip awFayG  
FCatal hesitDmationEm, F   GfCatal hesitDmationEm  F  G  
C Dm Em F G
C Dm Em
FI'm gonna rGead a little ShCakespeare
DmAnd get her outta my hEmead
It dFoesn't mGatter anymCoreDm  Em  
FGonna mGiss her just a lCittle bit
DmJust a lEmittle bitF  G  C  Dm  Em  F  G  C  
Capo 3
Intro:
GVeDrsEme 1C:D  
EmShe is alCone again, Emwondering hCow her world could have been.
EmHe's on the phCone again, Emtelling her hCe'll be wDorking lGate,
"We're gonna have a rDeal good life, Amthe money keeps rEmolling in.
GWe can never really hDave enough".
AmBut he doesn't sDee what she wants is,
Chorus:
LGove Dand tEmime, drAmeams Gand affDection.
LGove Dand tEmime, hAmope Gand emDotion.
Verse 2:
EmShe is alCone again, Emwondering hCow her night could have been.
EmHe's had to gCo again, Emleaving her Cat a tDable for twGo,
"I'm working on the nDext big thing, Amthis is really what I'm lEmiving for.
GYou can stay and have anDother drink".
AmHe just doesn't sDee what she needs is,
Chorus:
LGove Dand tEmime, drAmeams Gand affDection.
LGove Dand tEmime, hAmope Gand emDotion.
Bridge:
EmOne day he'll wBake up,
DAnd find out that shEme has gone.C.. away.
Chorus:
LGove Dand tEmime, drAmeams Gand affDection.
LGove Dand tEmime, hAmope Gand emDotion.G  D  Em  C  D  G  
Intro Bass tab: All notes are muted, play this 8 times before the first verse starts.
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AmUnderneath a silver moon, the shFip is like a ghost,
GShe's been out there fEor a week, just wAmaiting for the wind to blow,
AmNow she's off and running, and there's nFothing I can do,
Dm'Cos I am just a prisoner here untEil this war is through, and I'm singing,
SAmailor, can you hEmear me,
SDmailor, hear my cAmall,
SAmailor, take me wEmith you,
SDmailor, take me hAmome...
AmYesterday I saw a seabird whFeeling light and low,
GThen she sailed off tEo the west like she was tAmelling me the way to go,
AmIf I had her wings my love I'd bFe with you tonight,
DmBut my last hope has gone, it's drEifting out of sight, then I'm singing,
SAmailor, can you hEmear me,
SDmailor, hear my cAmall,
Oh SAmailor, take me tEmo her,
SDmailor, take me hAmome...
AmTo feel the wind, Gto see the sky,
FTo hear the waves brEeaking on the shore again,
AmTo be with you, Gto lie with you,
FTo hear your voice Eecho through the hills again,
AmOh my darling wCait for me, DmI will be there,
WhEen it is over, when it is over, when it is over,
SAmailor, take me tEmo her,
Oh SDmailor, take me hAmome,
SAmailor, can you hEmear me,
SDmailor, hear my cAmall,
SAmailor, Em  
Oh SDmailor, take me hAmome...
Intro: E  
DEay by day they drink and dream,
EOld men staring out to sea,
From the F#misland, Bliving on the Eisland,
And dEown in the harbour, it's a show,
WEatching all the people as they come and go,
On the F#misland, Bliving on the Eisland,
And Eup in the mountains, they're alright,
TEasting the first of the summer wine,
On the F#misland, Bliving on the Eisland,
I wanna fBeel that sunshine Ain my heart,
And let it blEow my worries awBay,
I wanna spDend a night in the Aocean with hBer,
That lEittle lady lover who's in love with me,
PrEettiest little lady that I've ever seen,
On the F#misland, Bliving on the Eisland,
B A E B D A B
Ooh, and whEen I finally sail away,
I knEow for sure I'll be back someday,
On the F#misland, Bliving on the C#island,
On the F#misland, BI'll be living on the Eisland,
On the F#misland, BI'll be living on the Eisland,
And feel the sunshine on my bF#mack, Bon the Eisland,
And feel the wind blow in my hF#mair,B  
Living on the Eisland.
07. It's Such A Long Way Home 3:04
Intro: D   Em   D   Em  A  
Verse 1:
SDitting by the window of this broEmken-down hotel,
TrDying to write a letter just to shEmow you that I'm well,
But I've been wDatching all the people as they crEmoss the marketplace,
And thDough there really is no reason, I've been lEmooking for your face.
Chorus:
It's such a lDong way Bm   EmhAome,
It's such a lDong way Bm   EmhAome,
It's such a lDong way.Bm..Em  A  
Verse 2:
StDanding by the aeroplane she hEmeld me in her arms,
And then she whDispered "oh dear lord don't let him cEmome to any harm"
And as we tDurned to fly away I saw her stEmanding on her own,
It seemed her hDand was waving not goodbye but Em"please come home".
Chorus:
It's such a lDong way Bm   EmhAome,
It's such a lDong way Bm   EmhAome,
It's such a lDong way.Bm..Em  A  
Bridge:
Oh sGo many people have to trF#mavel away,
From the Emones that they love and they nDeed,
But GI want to tell you that F#mall your life,
You cEman depend on me.A  
Verse 3:
FDar away a saxophone lEmingers on a tune,
And it's the kDind of song that someone wrote for lEmovers and a moon,
And as the bDand begins to play it, with a shEmock I realize,
That it's a sDong we sang together and it nEmearly makes me cry.
Chorus:
It's such a lDong way Bm   Em  Ahome,
It's such a lDong way Bm   Em  Ahome,
It's such a lDong way Bm   Emsuch a lAong way homGe.D  
Capo 1
Intro: D  
I've got Gevery reason tDo be high,
I've got a plGace in the heaven beyDond,
I've got drGeams to live and
I've got lDove to give,
And I knEmow it in my heart and soulG,
Where we will be gDoing,
Well I lGay me down to the nDorthern sky,
I wake Gup with the light of the sunD,
And the sGavage beast will sDurely die,
In the BEmethlehem far belGow,
Where we will be gDoing,
Oh.Bm.. I've got the gold, and I've got the sDilver,
Oh.Bm.. and I've got a place to call my Aown,
It's a wGay of living forDever,
It's a wGay of living the drDeam,
It's a wGay of living the whDole life,
Come down to the rEmiver,G  
Come down to the sDea,
I remGember footsteps Don the moon,
After GDallas darkened dayDs,
When the whGole world seemed to stDop and look,
And they Emask themselves every dGay,
Where are we gDoing?
But the BGowman turned and cDarried on,
HAL prepGared for childhood's Dend,
And it cGame out of dark and wDintry skies,
On a tEmerrible December nGight,
In New York CDity,
Oh.Bm.. hey John! are you out there lDistening?
Oh.Bm.. way across the univAerse,
It's a wGay of living forDever,
It's a wGay of living the drDeam,
It's a wGay of living the whDole life,
Come down to the rEmiver,G  
Come down to the sDea,
I've got Gevery reason tDo be high,
I've got a plGace in the heaven beyDond,
I've got drGeams to live and
I've got lDove to give,
And I knEmow it in my heart and soulG,
Where we will be gDoing,
Where we will be gDoing,
Where we will be gDoing...
Capo 1
Verse 1:
I wCake with the dawn, sGomething is wrong,
Then I hAmear you breathing softly by my sFide,
And I knDow that I was dreaming, of a tCime that mGay cAmome,
When yDmou would be no longer in my lGife
Verse 2:
I slCip out of the bed, I gGo down the stairs,
Still trAmoubled by the power of the drFeam,
And I knDow that I don't say it quite as mCuch as GI shAmould,
The wDmay I feel, and what you mean to mGe
Chorus:
You are my lCover, you are my frFiend,
You are my lCife to the very Gend,
You bring me cComfort, you keep me wFarm,
You give me hDmope, you make me strGong,
You take me awCay to a distant shFore,
And it's with yDmou that I want to stGay,
ForevermCore F  
Verse 3:
You gCo out at night, you're lGooking so good,
People tAmurning, as you walk into the rFoom,
And when I stDand beside you I can feel the prCide in mGy hAmeart,
To knDmow that you are here with me tonGight
Chorus:
You are my lCover, you are my frFiend,
You are my lCife to the very Gend,
You bring me cComfort, you keep me wFarm,
You give me hDmope, you make me strGong,
You take me awCay to a distant shFore,
And it's with yDmou that I'm going to stGay,
ForevermCore,F  
Yes it's with yDmou that I'm going to stGay,
ForevermCore,F  
ForevermCore,F  
ForevermCore
Intro:
Bb C Bb C
BbWhen I touch you I can fCeel you shivering
BbI can feel your heart is bCeating fast
BbWe are alCone in this crowded rBboomC  
BbOh, tonight there is sComething happening
BbAnd it's something that should nCever be
BbBut there's a flCame over you and mDme
And I can see the fEbire Bbon the wFater
I can see the lEbight shining Bbin your eyesC  
I know that I cDman't stCop it nBbow
'Cause I've been cDmaught in the hCeat of the sBbun
BbThere's a place in an Cancient fortress
BbHigh above the worries Cof the world
BbI'd love you thCere for a long, long tBbimeC  
BbAnd we'll discover all our dCeepest secrets
BbAnd let the spirit go flCying free
BbUntil the dCawn breaks over the sDmea
It's burning like fEbire Bbon the wFater
I can see the lEbight shining Bbin your eyesC  
I know that I cDman't stCop it nBbow
'Cause I've been cDmaught in the hCeat of the sBbun
Yes, I've been cDmaught in the hCeat of the sBbun
Oh, let it shAmine on mDme
Eb Bb F
Eb Bb C
I know that I Dmcan't stCop it nBbow
'Cause I've been cDmaught in the hCeat of the sBbun
Yes, I've been cDmaught in the hCeat of the sBbun
Oh, let it shAmine on mDme
FEbire Bbon the wFater
CEban't stBbop it nFow
SGuddenly love
Comes in and finds me on Dopen ground
NB7owhere to hide, nowhEmere to run
There's no tDurning bCack
And a journey has jDust begunC  D  
SGuddenly love
Breaks down the doors, there is sDinging inside
And B7all of the light that's Emin your eyes
Shining hDere tonCight
Has woken the mDan in me
And the woman in yEmouD  C  
The wDoman in yGou
DAll night, heads on the pillow
And Geyes that are nCever shDut
DAll night, rain on the window
But Ginside, we hCave so mDuchC  D  
SGuddenly love
Takes me away where I've nDever been
ShB7ows me a world I have nEmever seen
I could Donly drCeam
That I ever would fDind myself
With a lover like yEmouD  C  
A lDover like yGou
DAll night, heads on the pillow
And Geyes that are nCever shDut
DAll night, body to body
And thrGilling to Cevery tDouch
D7Oh, sGuddenly love
Takes me away where I've nDever been
It shB7ows me a world I have nEmever seen
And DI just wCant to be
Alone in your mDystery
Love me Ebover and over
And Fover and over agGainEb  F  G  
Capo 4
Intro:
Em C G D Em C Em
I'm gEmoing to an Cisland,
Where the sGun will Dalways shEmine,
Where the mCoon is always riding on the sEmea,
And whEmen I go I'll lCeave behind,
These chGains that hDold me dEmown,
The tCime has come to set my spirit freEme,
EmI..D..C..Em...EmI..D..C..Em...EmI..D..C..B7. I willEm,
And thEmere beside a mCountain stream,
I'll bGuild a hDouse of stEmone,
And wCork the wood of cedar, pine and fEmir,
And thEmen I'll make a gCarden,
And I'll plGant a fDield of cEmorn,
PrCess my hands deep into mother eartEmh,
EmI..D..C..Em...EmI..D..C..Em...EmI..D..C..B7. I willC,
Oh, yes I willC,
Just to bGe a part of nCature once agB7ain,
And I wilEml..C.G  D  Em  C  Em  
And thEmen I'll teach my chCildren love,
Like Gevery fDather shEmould,
For wCe are part of every living thEming,
And spEmeak of half-forgCotten words,
Like pGeace and jDoy and gEmood,
For the wCorld can only live when love can sEming,
EmI..D..C..Em...EmI..D..C..Em...EmI..D..C..B7. I willC,
Oh, yes I willC,
And they will bGe a part of nCature once agGain,C  
And they will fGeel a part of nCature once agB7ain, the time is now,
Just to bCe a part of nature once agB7ain,
And I wilEml, C  G  D  Em  
CI, I, someday I wEmill...
Intro: F  
When I'm lFying in the arms of the woman I love,
And the dBbark clouds around me that often surround me,
Just fall away into the night, I'm not scared anymFore,
When I cFan't sleep at night and I just stare at the moon,
To knBbow that you're with me, and the love that you give me,
Keeps me from falling apart, I'm not scared anymFore,
OBbooh, you are nFear,
OBbooh, you are hFere,
When I thFink about the ways of the other world,
Well I belBbieve they can see us, I believe they are with us,
They can hear every word that we speak, I'm not scared anymFore,
ODmoooCooBboooFh, they can hDmear every word that we sCay,
ODmoooCooBboooFh, when BbI have my lover with mCe,
I'm not scared anymFore, Bb  
I'm not scared anymFore,Bb  
When I'm lFooking at my children and the world where we live,
Well I knBbow I'll protect them with the power of my love,
To the very last drop of my blood, I'm not scared anymFore,
Can you hBbear me, I am nFear,
Can you sBbee me, I am hFere,
LalalalalBbala, lalalFa
LalalalalBbala, lalalFa
When I'm lFying in the arms of the woman I love,
I'm completely at peace with the world,Bb  
I'm not scared anymFore,Bb  
I'm not scared anymFore.
D F#m Bm D G D Em A
DWell, it's after mF#midnight and the stars Bmare shining bright
DAnd a big fat moon is dGancing on the sea, Dand I'm thinkingEm, oh my..A.
DAnd that old F#mman in the sky he's looking me rBmight in the eye
And he's wDondering why, Gand he's saying "little sDinger,
Why aren't you slEmeeping, Awhy aren't you sleepinDg? F#m"
BmOh, the day is hDanging heavy on my eyeGs,D  
I guGess the time has comEme to say AgoodnDight.G..D  
AAnd may your drDeams take you trAavelling Gall night lDong,
With an Bmangel by your sF#mide whEmen the wind blows strAong
Oh stay awDay from that cAity, that sGad and lonely plDace,
I will lBmead you to the rF#miver, here's the dGoor,
And the kAey is turning round,
Close the shF#utters, do not crBmy, there's a nDew moon in the sky;
Oh hDold on to your lBmove, untEmil your time has cAome to say... goodnight.
Intro:
Gm Dm Eb Bb Cm D Gm
WhatGmever the words that you hDmear,
SEbomehow the meaning is clBbear,
We're Cmall on the same ship togDether, moving Gmon,
From the fGmirst time that life could be hDmeard,
To the lEbast sounds of men on this Bbearth,
The qCmuestion is always the sDame, where are we gEboing, where are we gFoing?
Carry Gmon, carry on,
There's a sEbilver light besDide you,
Take the hCmand that's there to gFuide you,
Through this nEbight to where we cDame from,
Carry Gmon, carry on,
When the Ebautumn leaves are fDalling,
And you hCmear the voices cFalling you awEbay,
Then do not fFear, you'll carry Ebon,
LGmove is the daughter of lDmife,
CEbomfort to trouble and strBbife,
She's Cmalways beside you to hDelp you carry Gmon,
Oh they sGmay that the stars in the skDmy,
Are the sEbouls of the people who dBbied,
Will we mCmeet them again when we rDeach our destinEbation, our destinFation?
Carry Gmon, carry on,
There's a sEbilver light besDide you,
Take the hCmand that's there to gFuide you,
Through this nEbight to where we cDame from,
Carry Gmon, carry on,
When the Ebautumn leaves are fDalling,
And you hCmear the voices cFalling you awEbay,
Then do not fDear, you'll carry Gmon,
Carry Ebon, carry Gmon, carry Ebon...Gm  Dm  Eb  Bb  Cm  D  Gm  
Intro:
Am F Am F Am
Last nAmight I was wCalking through the hEmarbour,
Where the fDmishing boats were lEmying on the shAmore,
The nCews had travelled fast and everyAmone went to bGe,
Where the mCayor was mEmaking a spFeech,
And the crCowd started cheering,
When he tFalked about the glGory of it allAm,
And the bDmoys coming hGome from the wAmar,
Last nAmight, they were dCancing in the strEmeets,
And making mDmusic in the Emalleyways and bAmars,
From a hCouse down by the old town came the sAmound of guitGars,
MargarCita was wEmaiting insFide,
With her lCong black hair hanging dFown beneath the rGed light,
And shAme smiled, for the bDmoys coming hGome from the wAmar,
The bDmoys coming hGome from the wAmar,F  Am  F  
And they sCaid we were heroes, they sFaid we were fine,
We were kCings in command, we had GFod on our side,
And we said "nCothing will make us chFange in Gany wayAm,F  
Since yesterdayC, we're just the sameF,
Since yesterdayC, nothing has changedF,
Since yesterdayC, we're all the same,F"
But I can feel there's a nCew kind of hunger insGide,
To be satisfFied, GI saw it there last nAmight,F  
Last nAmight I was wCalking through the shEmadows,
Far awDmay from all the mEmusic and the gAmirls,
When I sCaw a soldier waiting with a wAmoman in blGack,
And they stCood withEmout any wFord,
Just stCaring at a photograph of sFomeone, and shGe began to crAmy,
For a bDmoy left behGind in the wAmar,
Some bDmoy left behGind in the wAmar,F  Am  F  
And they sCaid we were heroes, they sFaid we were fine,
We were kCings in command, we had GFod on our side,
And we said "nCothing will make us chFange in Gany wayAm,F  
Since yesterdayC, we're just the sameF,
Since yesterdayC, nothing has changedF,
Since yesterdayC, we're all the same,F"
But I can feel there's this nCew kind of hunger insGide,
To be satisfFied, GI saw it there last nAmight,F  Am  F  
I saw it thGere last nAmight...
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About Home Chords by Chris de Burgh

Learn how to play Home by Chris de Burgh with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Home chords”, “Home guitar chords”, or “Chris de Burgh Home chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Home chords and for experienced players who want accurate Home lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, Em, C, D, Cmaj7, B7.

FAQ — Home by Chris de Burgh

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Is "Home" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "Home" in?

The chords for "Home" show the original chord names (including A, Em, C, D, Cmaj7, B7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.

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