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[Intro]
G Gadd2  G Gadd2  Em E7sus4  Em E7sus4
G Gadd2  G Gadd2  Em E7sus4  Em
[Verse 1]
 E7sus4They're Gtaking a-Gadd2way my Ghome
 Gadd2They're Emtaking a-E7sus4way my Emhome
 E7sus4They  Gcan't leave Gadd2me a - Glone
 Gadd2They Emcan't leave E7sus4me a - Emlone
[Verse 2]
 E7sus4And   Cwhat's a Cadd2man to Amdo
 A7sus2When  Call he Cadd2thought was Amtrue, A7sus2just ain't Gso
[Chorus]
Gadd2  G Gadd2
Em E7sus4  Em
[Verse 3]
 E7sus4They're Gdigging Gadd2up my  Gyard
 Gadd2They're Emdigging E7sus4up my  EmyardE7sus4  
GMaking Gadd2easy hGardGadd2,  yeah they're
EmMaking E7sus4easy   Emhard
[Verse 4]
 E7sus4And   Cwhere's a Cadd2man to Amgo
 A7sus2When  Cevery-Cadd2thing he Amknows, was A7sus2just a Gshow
[Chorus]
Gadd2  G Gadd2
Em E7sus4  Em
[Bridge]
 E7sus4No    Cbombs to Cadd2blast, no Cguns to Cadd2fire
No Dcall to Dsus2arms a-D6cross the Dsus4wire
A Cflag will Cadd2rise to Cend the Cadd2fight
That's Dhidden Dsus2in plain D6sight
[Verse 5]
 Dsus4It's a Gcompli-Gadd2cated Gworld
 Gadd2A    Emcompli-E7sus4cated  EmworldE7sus4  
GBlack white Gadd2boy or GgirlGadd2  
EmBlack white E7sus4boy or Emgirl
[Verse 6]
 E7sus4You   Cpaste the Cadd2tv    Amnews
 A7sus2And   Cblame all Cadd2of our Amblues A7sus2on our Gown
[Chorus]
Gadd2  G Gadd2
Em E7sus4  Em
[Bridge 2]
 E7sus4No    Ccoup De Cadd2Main, no CF-15Cadd2s
No Dgovern-Dsus2ment, just D6kings and Dsus4queens
Who'll Craise the Cadd2flag and Cend the Cadd2fight
That's Dhidden Dsus2in plain D6sight
[Verse 4]
 Dsus4They're Gtaking a-Gadd2way my Ghome
 Gadd2They're Emtaking a-E7sus4way my Emhome
 E7sus4They  Gcan't leave Gadd2me a - Glone
 Gadd2No they Emcan't leave E7sus4me a - EmloneE7sus4  
[Outro]
G Gadd2  G Gadd2  Em E7sus4  Em E7sus4
G Gadd2  G Gadd2  Em E7sus4  Em E7sus4 G

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Taking Away My Home

by Jude Cole

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gadd2

E7sus4

Cadd2

A7sus2

Dsus2

Dsus4

[Intro]

G Gadd2 G Gadd2 Em E7sus4 Em E7sus4

G Gadd2 G Gadd2 Em E7sus4 Em

[Verse 1]

E7sus4 G Gadd2 G

They're taking a-way my home

Gadd2 Em E7sus4 Em

They're taking a-way my home

E7sus4 G Gadd2 G

They can't leave me a - lone

Gadd2 Em E7sus4 Em

They can't leave me a - lone

[Verse 2]

E7sus4 C Cadd2 Am

And what's a man to do

A7sus2 C Cadd2 Am A7sus2 G

When all he thought was true, just ain't so

[Chorus]

Gadd2 G Gadd2

Em E7sus4 Em

[Verse 3]

E7sus4 G Gadd2 G

They're digging up my yard

Gadd2 Em E7sus4 Em E7sus4

They're digging up my yard

G Gadd2 G Gadd2

Making easy hard, yeah they're

Em E7sus4 Em

Making easy hard

[Verse 4]

E7sus4 C Cadd2 Am

And where's a man to go

A7sus2 C Cadd2 Am A7sus2 G

When every-thing he knows, was just a show

[Chorus]

Gadd2 G Gadd2

Em E7sus4 Em

[Bridge]

E7sus4 C Cadd2 C Cadd2

No bombs to blast, no guns to fire

D Dsus2 D6 Dsus4

No call to arms a-cross the wire

C Cadd2 C Cadd2

A flag will rise to end the fight

D Dsus2 D6

That's hidden in plain sight

[Verse 5]

Dsus4 G Gadd2 G

It's a compli-cated world

Gadd2 Em E7sus4 Em E7sus4

A compli-cated world

G Gadd2 G Gadd2

Black white boy or girl

Em E7sus4 Em

Black white boy or girl

[Verse 6]

E7sus4 C Cadd2 Am

You paste the tv news

A7sus2 C Cadd2 Am A7sus2 G

And blame all of our blues on our own

[Chorus]

Gadd2 G Gadd2

Em E7sus4 Em

[Bridge 2]

E7sus4 C Cadd2 C Cadd2

No coup De Main, no F-15s

D Dsus2 D6 Dsus4

No govern-ment, just kings and queens

C Cadd2 C Cadd2

Who'll raise the flag and end the fight

D Dsus2 D6

That's hidden in plain sight

[Verse 4]

Dsus4 G Gadd2 G

They're taking a-way my home

Gadd2 Em E7sus4 Em

They're taking a-way my home

E7sus4 G Gadd2 G

They can't leave me a - lone

Gadd2 Em E7sus4 Em E7sus4

No they can't leave me a - lone

[Outro]

G Gadd2 G Gadd2 Em E7sus4 Em E7sus4

G Gadd2 G Gadd2 Em E7sus4 Em E7sus4 G

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