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[Intro] 
D
[Chorus: Owl City] 
I'm sD/F#aying gGoodbye to the sDkyline
HAello to the sBmweet pines
Gonna sGee you later stDreet lights
I'm hAeaded back to tBmree lines
To free Gtime and Dstarry nightsA  
To bonfires and fBmireflies
Pack your bGags it's time to gDoD/F#  
Cause wGe got brighter liAghts back homeG  D  A  Bm  
[Verse 1: Jake Owen]
I've got Gaching feDet
From walking Aover Bmmiles of concrete
And I can't wGait to dreDam
But the city, Ayou know she Bmwon't go to sleep
So I'm saying...
[Chorus: Owl City]
GoGodbye to the skDyline
HAello to the swBmeet pines
Gonna sGee you later stDreet lights
I'm hAeaded back to trBmee lines
To frGee time and Dstarry nightsA  
To bonfires and fBmireflies
Pack your bGags it's time to goD  D/F#  
Cause Gwe got brighter liAghts back hoDmeD/F#  
Yeah, Gwe got brighter liAghts back hoBmme
[Verse 2: Jake Owen]
Back home there's a girl named MGary Lou
A dAiner off the highway with a cDorner boD/C#oth
And eBmvery gravel road is a tGrip down memory laAne
And back hBmome, where the corn grows tGen feet tall
EvAery year's measured on the pDantry waD/C#ll
The wBmillow trees are waving 'til we cGome back home agaAin
[Chorus: Owl City (Jake Owen)]
I'm saying goGodbye to the skDyline
HAello to the sBmweet pines
Gonna sGee you later sDtreet lights
I'm hAeaded back to tBmree lines
(To fGree time and Dstarry nightsA  
To bonfires and fiBmreflies
Pack your bGags it's time to goD)
Pack your bGags it's time to gBmoG  A  
[Chorus: Owl City (Jake Owen) Together]
I'm saying goGodbye to the sDkyline
HAello to the sBmweet pines
Gonna sGee you later sDtreet lights
I'm hAeaded back to tBmree lines
To frGee time and Dstarry nightsA  
(To bonfires and fBmireflies)
Pack your bGags it's time to gDo
Pack your bGags it's time to gBmo
(Cause wGe got brighter liAghts back hoDme)

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Back Home

by Owl City

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

D/C#

[Intro]

[Chorus: Owl City]

D/F# G D

I'm saying goodbye to the skyline

A Bm

Hello to the sweet pines

G D

Gonna see you later street lights

A Bm

I'm headed back to tree lines

G D A

To free time and starry nights

To bonfires and fireflies

G D D/F#

Pack your bags it's time to go

G A G D A Bm

Cause we got brighter lights back home

[Verse 1: Jake Owen]

G D

I've got aching feet

A Bm

From walking over miles of concrete

G D

And I can't wait to dream

A Bm

But the city, you know she won't go to sleep

So I'm saying...

[Chorus: Owl City]

G D

Goodbye to the skyline

A Bm

Hello to the sweet pines

G D

Gonna see you later street lights

A Bm

I'm headed back to tree lines

G D A

To free time and starry nights

To bonfires and fireflies

G D D/F#

Pack your bags it's time to go

G A D D/F#

Cause we got brighter lights back home

G A Bm

Yeah, we got brighter lights back home

[Verse 2: Jake Owen]

Back home there's a girl named Mary Lou

A D D/C#

A diner off the highway with a corner booth

Bm G A

And every gravel road is a trip down memory lane

Bm G

And back home, where the corn grows ten feet tall

A D D/C#

Every year's measured on the pantry wall

Bm G A

The willow trees are waving 'til we come back home again

[Chorus: Owl City (Jake Owen)]

G D

I'm saying goodbye to the skyline

A Bm

Hello to the sweet pines

G D

Gonna see you later street lights

A Bm

I'm headed back to tree lines

G D A

(To free time and starry nights

To bonfires and fireflies

G D

Pack your bags it's time to go)

G Bm G A

Pack your bags it's time to go

[Chorus: Owl City (Jake Owen) Together]

G D

I'm saying goodbye to the skyline

A Bm

Hello to the sweet pines

G D

Gonna see you later street lights

A Bm

I'm headed back to tree lines

G D A

To free time and starry nights

(To bonfires and fireflies)

G D

Pack your bags it's time to go

G Bm

Pack your bags it's time to go

G A D

(Cause we got brighter lights back home)

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