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Barenaked Ladies - Home 
[intro]
D   D/E   G/B   G  G/B  A  D
[Verse]  
Side Dof the road, I D/Estopped and Picked G/Bup thGe pieces G/Bof your AcarD  
You were Djust standing, D/Espeechless Knowing G/Byou'd Gnever traG/Bvel farA  G  
[Chorus]
ThatG's what you do when soAmeone's given up on youD  D/C  
And thatG's when I knew that I waAs giving up and giving DinD7  
That's wGhen I knew where I was   AThat's when I kEm7new that I was homeA7  D  
[Verse]
StucDk in the middle D/Eof the road For bG/Better Gor worse, G/Bwe compAromiseD  
You may hDave won my handD/E, dear But it was tG/Bhe conGsolation G/BprizeA  G  
[Chorus]
ThaGt's when I knew that I Awas running out on youD  D/C  
That's Gwhat you do when time is Arunning out and runniDng downD7  
That's wheGn I knew where I was TAhat's when I kEm7new that I was homeA7  D  
[Bridge]
Where C#mdoes the heart resiAde If not where I lG#ay my head? C#m  A  G#  
I C#mcould run but I'm petArified And choose tG#his instead AgC#main and agaG#inF#  A7  
[Verse]
EnDd of the road ID/E'm running And looG/Bk back Gto surveG/By where AI'd beenD  
                    DD/E(d st.)                   G/B          G       G/B            A  G  
Someday I'll write and ask you If you could imagine what I'd seen
[Chorus]
How Gcould you think that AI could turn my back on you?D  D/C  
How did you thGink this would be turninAg out? And turning 'roDundD7  
What Gcould I do but call you?  AWhat could I do to calEm7l this home?A7  D  D7  
ThatG's when I knew where I Awas  That's when I knew tEm7hat I was homeA7  D  

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Home

by Barenaked Ladies

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D/E

G/B

D/C

Em7

C#m

Barenaked Ladies - Home

[intro]

D D/E G/B G G/B A D

[Verse]

D D/E G/B G G/B A D

Side of the road, I stopped and Picked up the pieces of your car

D D/E G/B G G/B A G

You were just standing, speechless Knowing you'd never travel far

[Chorus]

G A D D/C

That's what you do when someone's given up on you

G A D D7

And that's when I knew that I was giving up and giving in

G A Em7 A7 D

That's when I knew where I was That's when I knew that I was home

[Verse]

D D/E G/B G G/B A D

Stuck in the middle of the road For better or worse, we compromise

D D/E G/B G G/B A G

You may have won my hand, dear But it was the consolation prize

[Chorus]

G A D D/C

That's when I knew that I was running out on you

G A D D7

That's what you do when time is running out and running down

G A Em7 A7 D

That's when I knew where I was That's when I knew that I was home

[Bridge]

C#m A G# C#m A G#

Where does the heart reside If not where I lay my head?

C#m A G# C#m G# F# A7

I could run but I'm petrified And choose this instead Again and again

[Verse]

D D/E G/B G G/B A D

End of the road I'm running And look back to survey where I'd been

D G/B G G/B A G

D/E(d st.)

Someday I'll write and ask you If you could imagine what I'd seen

[Chorus]

G A D D/C

How could you think that I could turn my back on you?

G A D D7

How did you think this would be turning out? And turning 'round

G A Em7 A7 D D7

What could I do but call you? What could I do to call this home?

G A Em7 A7 D

That's when I knew where I was That's when I knew that I was home

About Home Chords by Barenaked Ladies

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