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Fiddler On The Roof - Far From The Home I Love

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Written by Jerry Bock
Music by Sheldon Harnick
Chord     EADGBe
     E7b13020110
[Verse 1]
AmHow can I hope to make you Cunderstand
FWhy I Bbdo E7what I E7b13doE7  
AmWhy I must travel to a Cdistant land
DmFar from the E7home I Alove
[Verse 2]
Amaj7Once I was happily C#m7content to be
Bm7As I was, E7where I was
Amaj7Close to the people who are C#m7close to me
Bm7Here in the E7home I Alove
[Bridge]
Bm7Who could E7see that a Amaj7man would A6come
Who would Bm7change the shape of my C#m7dreams
Dmaj7Helpless, C#m7now, I Bm7stand with Amaj7him
Bm7Watching C#m7older Dmaj7dreams grow E7dim
[Verse 3]
AmOh, what a melancholy Cchoice this is
FWanting home, E7wanting him
AmClosing my heart to every Chope but his
DmLeaving the E7home I Alove
[Verse 4]
Amaj7There where my heart has settled C#m7long ago
Bm7I must go, E7I must go
AmWho could imagine I'd be Cwand'ring so
F6Far from the E7home I Amlove - C7Yet,
DmThere with my Elove, I'm Amhome

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Fiddler On The Roof - Far From The Home I Love

by Misc Musicals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E7b13

Amaj7

C#m7

Bm7

Dmaj7

Written by Jerry Bock

Music by Sheldon Harnick

Chord EADGBe

E7b13

020110

[Verse 1]

Am C

How can I hope to make you understand

F Bb E7 E7b13 E7

Why I do what I do

Am C

Why I must travel to a distant land

Dm E7 A

Far from the home I love

[Verse 2]

Amaj7 C#m7

Once I was happily content to be

Bm7 E7

As I was, where I was

Amaj7 C#m7

Close to the people who are close to me

Bm7 E7 A

Here in the home I love

[Bridge]

Bm7 E7 Amaj7 A6

Who could see that a man would come

Bm7 C#m7

Who would change the shape of my dreams

Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 Amaj7

Helpless, now, I stand with him

Bm7 C#m7 Dmaj7 E7

Watching older dreams grow dim

[Verse 3]

Am C

Oh, what a melancholy choice this is

F E7

Wanting home, wanting him

Am C

Closing my heart to every hope but his

Dm E7 A

Leaving the home I love

[Verse 4]

Amaj7 C#m7

There where my heart has settled long ago

Bm7 E7

I must go, I must go

Am C

Who could imagine I'd be wand'ring so

F6 E7 Am C7

Far from the home I love - Yet,

Dm E Am

There with my love, I'm home

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