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This Was A Home Once

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[Intro]
 Ab- Eb  
[Verse 1]
My Abbedroom looks the Ebsame
But that is Abnot how it Ebfeels
I guess the Abdog is now Ebdead
My little Absister, in Ebheels
She Abdrives her own Ebcar now
Wears a Abring in her Ebnose
Mom and Abdad play Ebpretend
But it's Abover and we Ebknow
[Chorus]
This was a Abhome oncEbeAb  Eb  
Now the Abceiling's Ebfalling, I feAbel the raiEbn
This was a Abhome oncEbeAb  Eb  
With sAbo much Eblove comes sAbo much paEbin
[Verse 2]
My mother's Abface is like Ebstone
My father Abcomes and he Ebgoes
And our Abneighbors now they Ebmoved away to AbMexiEbco
ReAbality Ebcomes once I Abfinally Ebhear
"Son I've been Abwaiting for this Ebmoment for Ab13 Ebyears"
[Chorus]
This was a Abhome onceEb  Ab  Eb  
Can I Absay someEbthing to Abchange your Ebmind?
This was a Abhome oncEbeAb  Eb  
All these Abyears go Ebby and IAb've been Ebblind
[Bridge]
And as Abone chapter Ebends another Abchapter beEbgins
Now my Ablife revolves aEbround cliches I Abhated as a Ebkid
My Absister's still Ebyoung, I hate to Absee her face Ebblue
Though we Abcan't control the Ebrest one thing will Abalways be Ebtrue
[Chorus]
This was a Abhome oncEbeAb  Eb  
Where we fAbound our Ebway, oh the gAbolden Ebdays
This was a Abhome oncEbeAb  Eb  
Where my lAbife beEbgun, where lAbife moves Ebon
This was a Abhome oncEbeAb  Eb  
This was a Abhome oncEbeAb  Eb  
This was a Abhome oncEbe (WaAbs a hEbome, it was a home once)
This was a Abhome oncEbe (WaAbs a hEbome, it was a home once, oh!)
This was a Abhome oncEbeAb  Eb  
This was a Abhome oncEbeAb  Eb  

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This Was A Home Once

by Bad Suns

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Ab Eb

[Verse 1]

Ab Eb

My bedroom looks the same

Ab Eb

But that is not how it feels

Ab Eb

I guess the dog is now dead

Ab Eb

My little sister, in heels

Ab Eb

She drives her own car now

Ab Eb

Wears a ring in her nose

Ab Eb

Mom and dad play pretend

Ab Eb

But it's over and we know

[Chorus]

Ab Eb Ab Eb

This was a home once

Ab Eb Ab Eb

Now the ceiling's falling, I feel the rain

Ab Eb Ab Eb

This was a home once

Ab Eb Ab Eb

With so much love comes so much pain

[Verse 2]

Ab Eb

My mother's face is like stone

Ab Eb

My father comes and he goes

Ab Eb Ab Eb

And our neighbors now they moved away to Mexico

Ab Eb Ab Eb

Reality comes once I finally hear

Ab Eb Ab Eb

"Son I've been waiting for this moment for 13 years"

[Chorus]

Ab Eb Ab Eb

This was a home once

Ab Eb Ab Eb

Can I say something to change your mind?

Ab Eb Ab Eb

This was a home once

Ab Eb Ab Eb

All these years go by and I've been blind

[Bridge]

Ab Eb Ab Eb

And as one chapter ends another chapter begins

Ab Eb Ab Eb

Now my life revolves around cliches I hated as a kid

Ab Eb Ab Eb

My sister's still young, I hate to see her face blue

Ab Eb Ab Eb

Though we can't control the rest one thing will always be true

[Chorus]

Ab Eb Ab Eb

This was a home once

Ab Eb Ab Eb

Where we found our way, oh the golden days

Ab Eb Ab Eb

This was a home once

Ab Eb Ab Eb

Where my life begun, where life moves on

Ab Eb Ab Eb

This was a home once

Ab Eb Ab Eb

This was a home once

Ab Eb Ab Eb

This was a home once (Was a home, it was a home once)

Ab Eb Ab Eb

This was a home once (Was a home, it was a home once, oh!)

Ab Eb Ab Eb

This was a home once

Ab Eb Ab Eb

This was a home once

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