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Home Boy

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Capo 1st fret
(4/4)
Intro.: |   A#   Gm|   C   Am|   Dm   Gm|   C   F|   A#   Gm|   C   A#|   C   A#|   C   A#|  C|
        F   Am|  A#  
Home boy
                   C      F    Am| A#  
Not exactly on the road here
            C     F     Dm|   A#   Gm|
Just growing on here
         C    A#|  C|
Home boy
         F   Am| A#  
Home boy
                              C       F    Am| A#  
You've not been catching many waves here
                       C       F      Dm|     A#   Gm|
Not been catching many trains out of here
        C    A#|  C|
Home boy
F7Never want to wA#onder
GmNever want to dCream
HAmappy with the Dmgame of Gmdarts and the Cteam
                   F   A#           Gm        C    A#|   C   A#|
Can tear yourself away even for a holiday
         C   A#|  C|
Home boy
You know Fevery band in A#every Croad
That Dmtakes you A#back to Ctown
'Cause you're hFome ground..Am.
Solo.: |   A#   C|   F   Am|   A#   C|   F   Dm|   A#   Gm|   C   A#| C  
F7Never want to wA#onder
GmNever want to dCream
HAmappy with the Dmgame of Gmdarts and the Cteam
                   F   A#            Gm       C    A#|   C   A#|       
Can tear yourself away even for a holiday
        C   A#|  C|
Home boy
         F    Am| A#  
Home boy
                   C     F     Am| A#  
Not exactly on the road here
            C     F     Dm|   A#   Gm|
Just growing on here
        C    A#|   C   A#|
Home boy
        C    A#|   C   A#|
Home boy
Outro.: | C  A# | -> repeate to fade.

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Home Boy

by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1st fret

(4/4)

A# Gm C Am Dm Gm C F A# Gm C A# C A# C A# C

F Am A#

Home boy

C F Am A#

Not exactly on the road here

C F Dm A# Gm

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Just growing on here

C A# C

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Home boy

F Am A#

Home boy

C F Am A#

You've not been catching many waves here

C F Dm A# Gm

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Not been catching many trains out of here

C A# C

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Home boy

F7 A#

Never want to wonder

Gm C

Never want to dream

Am Dm Gm C

Happy with the game of darts and the team

F A# Gm C A# C A#

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Can tear yourself away even for a holiday

C A# C

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Home boy

F A# C

You know every band in every road

Dm A# C

That takes you back to town

F Am

'Cause you're home ground...

A# C F Am A# C F Dm A# Gm C A# C

F7 A#

Never want to wonder

Gm C

Never want to dream

Am Dm Gm C

Happy with the game of darts and the team

F A# Gm C A# C A#

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Can tear yourself away even for a holiday

C A# C

| |

Home boy

F Am A#

Home boy

C F Am A#

Not exactly on the road here

C F Dm A# Gm

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Just growing on here

C A# C A#

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Home boy

C A# C A#

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Home boy

Outro.: | C A# | -> repeate to fade.

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