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Coming Home		John Legend
Intro -    F    C/E    Dm    Cm7    F7    Bbmaj7  Bb/   C    Fsus4  F  
BbA father waits upon a son
F/AA mother prays for his return
G7I just called to see
Bb/C  
If you still have a place for me
BbWe know that like took us apart
F/ABut you're still within my heart
		G7  Bb/C  
I go to sleep and feel your spirit next to me
DmI'll C/Emake it home again
Dm/		F  D/F#  
I pray you'll fall in love again
GmJust Gm7say youF/C'll eCntertain the possibility
DmI leaC/Erned enough from my mistakes
Dm/		F       		D/F#    Gm  Gm7  
Learned from all I didn't say
G7Won't you waF/Cit fCor me
FIt C/Emay be long to get me there
DmIt feels Cm7like F7I've been everywhere
		Bbmaj7  Bb/		C  	F  	Fsus4  F  
But someday I'll be coming home
Round and C/Eround the world will spin
DmOh, the cirCm7cle F7never ends
		Bbmaj7  Bb/			C     F     Fsus4  F  
So you know that I'll be coming home
BbWe fight to stay alive
F/ABut somebody's got to die
G7It's so strange to me
Bb/C  
A new year, a new enemy
BbAnother soldier gone to war
F/AAnother story told before
G7Now it's told again
Bb/C  
It seems the wars will never end
DmBut C/Ewe'll make it home again
Dm/		F  D/F#  
Back where we belong again
GmWe'rGm7e holding on to when
F/CWe useCd to dare to dream
DmWe pray we C/Elive to see
Dm/		F  	D/F#  	Gm  Gm7  
Another day in history
G7Yes F/Cwe sCtill believe
FIt C/Emay be long to get me there
DmIt feCm7els F7like I've been everywhere
		Bbmaj7  Bb/		C    	Fsus4  F  
But someday I'll be coming home
RouC/End and round the world will spin
DmOh, Cm7the F7circle never ends
		Bbmaj7  Bb/		C   	F  	Fsus4  F  
So you know that I'll be coming home
			Bb  	F/A  			G7TWICE
I'm coming, I'm coming, I'm coming…
Bb/				C(second time)    C     Dm      C/E  Dm/   F     D/F#     Gm  Gm7  
You know that I'll be coming home
		F/C  	C  	Dm  	C/E  Dm/	F  	D/F#  	Gm  	G7  	F/C  C  
I’ll be coming…          I…       won’t u pray… won’t u ….	  Yeah	I’ll be coming home
FIt C/Emay be long to get me there
DmIt feCm7els F7like I've been everywhere
		Bbmaj7  Bb/		C    	Fsus4  F  
But someday I'll be coming home
RouC/End and round the world will spin
DmOh, Cm7the F7circle never ends
		Bbmaj7  Bb/		    C  	Fsus4  F  
So you know that I'll be coming home
Bought it on sheet music and converted it because I couldn't find it anywhere else.  Bougeman

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Coming Home

by John Legend

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C/E

Cm7

Bbmaj7

Fsus4

F/A

D/F#

Gm7

F/C

Coming Home John Legend

F C/E Dm Cm7 F7 Bbmaj7 Bb C Fsus4 F

Intro - /

A father waits upon a son

F/A

A mother prays for his return

I just called to see

Bb C

If you still have a place for me

We know that like took us apart

F/A

But you're still within my heart

G7 Bb C

I go to sleep and feel your spirit next to me

Dm C/E

I'll make it home again

Dm F D/F#

I pray you'll fall in love again

Gm Gm7 F/C C

Just say you'll entertain the possibility

Dm C/E

I learned enough from my mistakes

Dm F D/F# Gm Gm7

Learned from all I didn't say

G7 F/C C

Won't you wait for me

F C/E

It may be long to get me there

Dm Cm7 F7

It feels like I've been everywhere

Bbmaj7 Bb C F Fsus4 F

But someday I'll be coming home

C/E

Round and round the world will spin

Dm Cm7 F7

Oh, the circle never ends

Bbmaj7 Bb C F Fsus4 F

So you know that I'll be coming home

We fight to stay alive

F/A

But somebody's got to die

It's so strange to me

Bb C

A new year, a new enemy

Another soldier gone to war

F/A

Another story told before

Now it's told again

Bb C

It seems the wars will never end

Dm C/E

But we'll make it home again

Dm F D/F#

Back where we belong again

Gm Gm7

We're holding on to when

F/C C

We used to dare to dream

Dm C/E

We pray we live to see

Dm F D/F# Gm Gm7

Another day in history

G7 F/C C

Yes we still believe

F C/E

It may be long to get me there

Dm Cm7 F7

It feels like I've been everywhere

Bbmaj7 Bb C Fsus4 F

But someday I'll be coming home

C/E

Round and round the world will spin

Dm Cm7 F7

Oh, the circle never ends

Bbmaj7 Bb C F Fsus4 F

So you know that I'll be coming home

Bb F/A G7

TWICE

I'm coming, I'm coming, I'm coming…

Bb C C Dm C/E Dm F D/F# Gm Gm7

/ (second time) /

You know that I'll be coming home

F/C C Dm C/E Dm F D/F# Gm G7 F/C C

I’ll be coming… I… won’t u pray… won’t u …. Yeah I’ll be coming home

F C/E

It may be long to get me there

Dm Cm7 F7

It feels like I've been everywhere

Bbmaj7 Bb C Fsus4 F

But someday I'll be coming home

C/E

Round and round the world will spin

Dm Cm7 F7

Oh, the circle never ends

Bbmaj7 Bb C Fsus4 F

So you know that I'll be coming home

Bought it on sheet music and converted it because I couldn't find it anywhere else. Bougeman

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