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[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
 CI missed your seventh birthday
 C/BLast kiss, five thousand miles away
 AmFace time on father's day
 FAmather's day, five thousand miles away
 CForever touring
 C/BNever land
 AmLive like a rolling stone
 RAmolling stone, my life's not in my hCandsG  
[Chorus]
I hope you understAmandF  
I'll be cComing home, I'll be coming home
I'll be cGoming home, I'll be coming home
I wanna, C/EI wanna, I wanna
I wanna hFold your hand acrGoss this darkC  
[Verse 2]
 CMy life is always leaving
 C/BPacked up, my bags are full of bones
 AmDon't know when I'll arrive
 I'm wAmaiting, I'm waiting to take fCive
 My life is calling
 C/BMy feet are falling
 AmSomewhere away from here
 AwAMay from here
 Waiting to arrCiveG  
 Waiting to arrAmiveF  
[Chorus]
I'll be cComing home, I'll be coming home
I'll be cGoming home, I'll be coming home
I wanna, C/EI wanna, I wanna
I wanna hFold your hand acrGoss this darkC  
 C   G   Am    F2x
[Bridge]
MCissed you when you're small
MGissed you when you're cold
PlEmacing you on hold
JFust for a whGile
HCow'd you get so tall?
YGou were born to soar
LEmove when I'm gone
LFove to endGure
[Pre-Chorus]
  I'll be cComing home, I'll be cGoming home
  AmI wanna, I wanna, I wanna
  I wanna hFold your hand across this dark
[Chorus]
I'll be cComing home, I'll be coming home
I'll be cGoming home, I'll be coming home
I wanna, C/EI wanna, I wanna
I wanna hFold your hand acrGoss this darkC  
I'll be cComing home, I'll be coming home
I'll be cGoming home, I'll be coming home
AcrC/Eoss this universe of time and spFace
You shook my heart's tectonic plCates

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Coming Home

by James

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

C/E

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I missed your seventh birthday

C/B

Last kiss, five thousand miles away

Face time on father's day

Father's day, five thousand miles away

Forever touring

C/B

Never land

Live like a rolling stone

Am C G

Rolling stone, my life's not in my hands

[Chorus]

Am F

I hope you understand

I'll be coming home, I'll be coming home

C/E

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna

F G C

I wanna hold your hand across this dark

[Verse 2]

My life is always leaving

C/B

Packed up, my bags are full of bones

Don't know when I'll arrive

Am C

I'm waiting, I'm waiting to take five

My life is calling

C/B

My feet are falling

Somewhere away from here

Away from here

C G

Waiting to arrive

Am F

Waiting to arrive

[Chorus]

I'll be coming home, I'll be coming home

C/E

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna

F G C

I wanna hold your hand across this dark

C G Am F

[Bridge]

Missed you when you're small

Missed you when you're cold

Placing you on hold

F G

Just for a while

How'd you get so tall?

You were born to soar

Love when I'm gone

F G

Love to endure

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

I'll be coming home, I'll be coming home

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna

I wanna hold your hand across this dark

[Chorus]

I'll be coming home, I'll be coming home

C/E

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna

F G C

I wanna hold your hand across this dark

I'll be coming home, I'll be coming home

C/E F

Across this universe of time and space

You shook my heart's tectonic plates

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