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Dear Home Town 
Capo 2
Intro:
D  A  Em  G
D  A  G
BmNo one Aknows
What's Gwaiting where you Dgo
Nothings Bmcertain but the Afact that you're Gleaving
BmBut still you Aroam
From the Gstraight and narrow Droad
Riding Bmnothing but the Alies that you beGlieve in
BmFrame after Aframe
The Gpictures still reDmain
BmPhotographs of Aall the hearts you've Gbroken
BmFrozen in Atime
Are the Gghosts you left beDhind
BMWaiting for the Awords you left unsGpoken
Lead-in to chorus:   Em   A
DDear Home ATown
I never Emmeant to let you Gdown
When I Dsold my sAoul for a Gsong
DThe dreams are to Ablame
They still Emlinger and Gremain
In the Dheart of a Achild who's been Ggone
GDear AHome DTown
BmTell the Agirl
It's a Gwide and wondrous Dworld
BmRoom enough to Aleave a life your Ghating
BmThe highway runs both Aways
And there's Gseat's left on the Dtrain
BmIf you take it to the Astation, I'll be Gwaiting
(Chorus)
DDear Home ATown
I never Emmeant to let you Gdown
When I Dsold my sAoul for a Gsong
DThe dreams are to Ablame
They still Emlinger and Gremain
In the Dheart of a Achild who's been Ggone
GDear AHome DTown
Bridge:
Bm  A   G
(nothing)
Tell my Mom
That I miss her lovin' Dsmile
Tell my BmFather
That I Areally miss his Glaughter
(verse chords here)
Tell my Bmsisters and my Abrothers
Tell my Gfriends and all the Dothers
That we'll Bmmeet in the ASweetest GHereafter
(Double oh no no no)
Em   G   Em   A
Chorus x2

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Dear Home Town

by Great Big Sea

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dear Home Town

Capo 2

Intro:

D A Em G

D A G

Bm A

No one knows

G D

What's waiting where you go

Bm A G

Nothings certain but the fact that you're leaving

Bm A

But still you roam

G D

From the straight and narrow road

Bm A G

Riding nothing but the lies that you believe in

Bm A

Frame after frame

G D

The pictures still remain

Bm A G

Photographs of all the hearts you've broken

Bm A

Frozen in time

G D

Are the ghosts you left behind

BM A G

Waiting for the words you left unspoken

Lead-in to chorus: Em A

D A

Dear Home Town

Em G

I never meant to let you down

D A G

When I sold my soul for a song

D A

The dreams are to blame

Em G

They still linger and remain

D A G

In the heart of a child who's been gone

G A D

Dear Home Town

Bm A

Tell the girl

G D

It's a wide and wondrous world

Bm A G

Room enough to leave a life your hating

Bm A

The highway runs both ways

G D

And there's seat's left on the train

Bm A G

If you take it to the station, I'll be waiting

(Chorus)

D A

Dear Home Town

Em G

I never meant to let you down

D A G

When I sold my soul for a song

D A

The dreams are to blame

Em G

They still linger and remain

D A G

In the heart of a child who's been gone

G A D

Dear Home Town

Bridge:

Bm A G

(nothing)

Tell my Mom

That I miss her lovin' smile

Tell my Father

A G

That I really miss his laughter

(verse chords here)

Bm A

Tell my sisters and my brothers

G D

Tell my friends and all the others

Bm A G

That we'll meet in the Sweetest Hereafter

(Double oh no no no)

Em G Em A

Chorus x2

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