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The Fastest Way Back Home - capo on 3
by Frank Turner from Poetry Of The Deed
e|--3--3-----------------0-----------|
B|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|--0--0-2-0-2-4-2-0--0--2-0-2-4-2-0-|repeat ( this is how i play the intro,
D|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2--x-x-x-x-x-x-|        not sure how frank does)
A|--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--3--------------|
E|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
verse
I sGhould have seen you were coming, I should have been prepared.
After all, getting Cadd9half of what you Dwish for isn't so rare.
But Gstill I wasn't ready, you took my by surprise,
you brought a Cadd9light to my dark like a Dword from the wGise
chorus
BmWeather wears the Cmountains Amright down into the sDea,
so B7I will stand in the Emrain until DI am Cclean
   (play this on the second time through on the second chorus)
BmRivers carve the Ccountry, a Amlandscape shaped by a sDtream,
so B7I will swim in the riEmver as lDong as you nCeed.
We Gfell in love in the summer, when the skies were clear,
but ICadd9'm still wearing my Dcoat from winter last yeGar
I nGeed to set my house in order, confess and cover my sins.
I need to Cadd9make a home for yDou before inviting you Gin
back to chorus x2
Em                C                    D
   G/GbDarling oh my darling you know that everything that I do
is to Emtry and make me goCod enough for yoGu
   Em             C                    D
DG/Barling oh my darling you know that everywhere that I go,
I'm just tEmrying to find the fCastest way back Ghome.
("back home.....")
breakdown bit
x2F  C  G  F  C  D  
   Em             C                    D
DG/Gbarling oh my darling you know that everywhere that I go,
I'm just tEmrying to find the fCastest wDay back homGe.

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The Fastest Way Back Home

by Frank Turner

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G/Gb

G/B

The Fastest Way Back Home - capo on 3

by Frank Turner from Poetry Of The Deed

e|--3--3-----------------0-----------|

B|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G|--0--0-2-0-2-4-2-0--0--2-0-2-4-2-0-|repeat ( this is how i play the intro,

D|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2--x-x-x-x-x-x-| not sure how frank does)

A|--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--3--------------|

E|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|

verse

I should have seen you were coming, I should have been prepared.

Cadd9 D

After all, getting half of what you wish for isn't so rare.

But still I wasn't ready, you took my by surprise,

Cadd9 D G

you brought a light to my dark like a word from the wise

chorus

Bm C Am D

Weather wears the mountains right down into the sea,

B7 Em D C

so I will stand in the rain until I am clean

(play this on the second time through on the second chorus)

Bm C Am D

Rivers carve the country, a landscape shaped by a stream,

B7 Em D C

so I will swim in the river as long as you need.

We fell in love in the summer, when the skies were clear,

Cadd9 D G

but I'm still wearing my coat from winter last year

I need to set my house in order, confess and cover my sins.

Cadd9 D G

I need to make a home for you before inviting you in

back to chorus x2

Em C D

G/Gb

Darling oh my darling you know that everything that I do

Em C G

is to try and make me good enough for you

Em C D

G/B

Darling oh my darling you know that everywhere that I go,

Em C G

I'm just trying to find the fastest way back home.

("back home.....")

breakdown bit

F C G F C D

Em C D

G/Gb

Darling oh my darling you know that everywhere that I go,

Em C D G

I'm just trying to find the fastest way back home.

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