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[Verse 1]
WEmell, I jumped so high knocked the table over
DThought I saw a ghost come out of the clover
CShe lived in this house foBrty odd years or Emso
She was buried in the back with the English and the Natives
DSlaughtered like sheep, women and babies
CA lot of blood and tears tBhree hundred years Emago
It's like they're caught up in the trees in the webs of spiders
DSpun out of leaves, ghostly riders
CLookin' for a trail to Bfind their way back Emhome
But there's nothing back there or tomorrow
DNo place they can put their sorrow hCeavy as death
BCold as a broken sEmtone
[Chorus]
And I Ccall this place my Ghomeland and I cDlaim this land I Emown
But it belCongs to another pGeople.. they poDssess it Bin their Embones
[Verse 2]
EmWell, I can hear them in the night like a hundred televisions
DHummin' down low beneath the subdivisions
CAll they really want is if Bwe can hear em Emnow
They been troublin' this plane, looking for attention
DMaking crazy tracks, they need an intervention
CAll they really want, is to gBet back home sEmomehow
So build up a fire, say a little prayer and Dcook a little meat
Pull 'em up a chair and oCffer them a plate
BMaybe we can all find Empeace
You can't bury anything, men or nations, old mDemories, old vibrations
TChe pain doesn't stop.. Bjust because the killing Emceased
[Chorus]
And I Ccall this place my Ghomeland and I cDlaim this land I Emown
It belCongs to another peGople... they possDess it Bin their Embones
[Instrumental]
C G D Em C G D B7 Em
[Verse 3]
EmWell, I jumped so high straight up off the bedsheet
DNightmare sky... bloody with the red heat
CStarted to shake cause I Bcouldn't find my way back Emhome
Well, I landed in the ditch landed in the gutter
DLanded in arms of my long lost mother
CCryin' like a child while BBayou Pierre Emgroaned
[Chorus]
And I cCall this place my Ghomeland and I DLove this land I Emown
But It Cbelongs to another Gpeople they posDsess it Bin their Embones
Yeah, I Ccall this place my Ghomeland and I Dclaim this land I Emown
But it beClongs to another Gpeople they posDsess it Bin their bEmones..
[Outro]
D C B Em

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Homeland

by John Hiatt

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[Verse 1]

Well, I jumped so high knocked the table over

Thought I saw a ghost come out of the clover

C B Em

She lived in this house forty odd years or so

She was buried in the back with the English and the Natives

Slaughtered like sheep, women and babies

C B Em

A lot of blood and tears three hundred years ago

It's like they're caught up in the trees in the webs of spiders

Spun out of leaves, ghostly riders

C B Em

Lookin' for a trail to find their way back home

But there's nothing back there or tomorrow

D C

No place they can put their sorrow heavy as death

B Em

Cold as a broken stone

[Chorus]

C G D Em

And I call this place my homeland and I claim this land I own

C G D B Em

But it belongs to another people.. they possess it in their bones

[Verse 2]

Well, I can hear them in the night like a hundred televisions

Hummin' down low beneath the subdivisions

C B Em

All they really want is if we can hear em now

They been troublin' this plane, looking for attention

Making crazy tracks, they need an intervention

C B Em

All they really want, is to get back home somehow

So build up a fire, say a little prayer and cook a little meat

Pull 'em up a chair and offer them a plate

B Em

Maybe we can all find peace

You can't bury anything, men or nations, old memories, old vibrations

C B Em

The pain doesn't stop.. just because the killing ceased

[Chorus]

C G D Em

And I call this place my homeland and I claim this land I own

C G D B Em

It belongs to another people... they possess it in their bones

[Instrumental]

C G D Em C G D B7 Em

[Verse 3]

Well, I jumped so high straight up off the bedsheet

Nightmare sky... bloody with the red heat

C B Em

Started to shake cause I couldn't find my way back home

Well, I landed in the ditch landed in the gutter

Landed in arms of my long lost mother

C B Em

Cryin' like a child while Bayou Pierre groaned

[Chorus]

C G D Em

And I call this place my homeland and I Love this land I own

C G D B Em

But It belongs to another people they possess it in their bones

C G D Em

Yeah, I call this place my homeland and I claim this land I own

C G D B Em

But it belongs to another people they possess it in their bones..

[Outro]

D C B Em

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