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Home Sweet Home

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[Intro]
Cm Fsus4 F
Cm Bb Eb Fsus4 F
[Verse 1]
BbMet this girl called JosephineBb7  
And took her up on my machineC7  
We had a little funC#dim7  
And now we got a little oneBb  
Had to Fget GmmarriedBb  
Being chased out oFf GmtownF  
Found ourselves a place to live
We Ebsus4put all our money Ebdown
[Chorus 1]
Called it Cmhome sweet Bbhome, Ebhome sweet BbhomeAbmaj7  
Eleven floors up in a Ftower block, Bbhappy just to have a home
I've Bdim7gone and changed the lock on our CmhomeBb  Eb  Fsus4  F  Cm  Dm  Eb  Eb  F  
[Verse 2]
BbNothing really worked out rightBb7  
Things got broke, they stayed that wayC7  
None of our friends came round at nightC#dim7  
Little Sam got no place to playBb  
"We've got to get out Fof Gmhere, Bill," she saidBb  
"I've been saying it Fall the Gmwhile"F  
When I came home from work that night
She'd Ebjumped out the window with our child
[Chorus 2]
From our Cmhome sweet Bbhome, Ebhome sweet BbhomeAb  
Just a place to take a Frest, just a place to make a BbnestBdim7  
We call it CmhomeBb  Eb  Fsus4  F  Cm  Dm  Eb  Eb  F  
[Verse 3]
BbWhen the insurance money came throughBb7  
                                         C/
It seemed dirty, didn't know what to do
Took out the cash, went down to the casinoC#dim7  
Down on the wheel on a doubleBb  
And I won, yes FI Gmwon, like I Bbnever won FbeGmfore
FBought myself a country house with an Ebantique carved oak door
[Chorus 3]
It was Cmhome sweet Bbhome, Ebhome sweet BbhomeAbmaj7  
Just a place to lay our Fhead, think of all the things we BbsaidBdim7  
About in our Cmhome sweet Bbhome, Ebhome sweet Bbhome    Abmaj7yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Fyeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeaBbh, yeah, Bdim7yeah,
Yeah, CmhomeDm  Eb  Fsus4  F  Cm  Bb  Eb  Eb  F  
Bb

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Home Sweet Home

by Peter Gabriel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fsus4

Bb7

C#dim7

Ebsus4

Abmaj7

Bdim7

[Intro]

Cm Fsus4 F

Cm Bb Eb Fsus4 F

[Verse 1]

Bb Bb7

Met this girl called Josephine

And took her up on my machine

C#dim7

We had a little fun

And now we got a little one

F Gm Bb

Had to get married

F Gm F

Being chased out of town

Found ourselves a place to live

Ebsus4 Eb

We put all our money down

[Chorus 1]

Cm Bb Eb Bb Abmaj7

Called it home sweet home, home sweet home

F Bb

Eleven floors up in a tower block, happy just to have a home

Bdim7 Cm Bb Eb Fsus4 F Cm Dm Eb Eb F

I've gone and changed the lock on our home

[Verse 2]

Bb Bb7

Nothing really worked out right

Things got broke, they stayed that way

C#dim7

None of our friends came round at night

Little Sam got no place to play

F Gm Bb

"We've got to get out of here, Bill," she said

F Gm F

"I've been saying it all the while"

When I came home from work that night

She'd jumped out the window with our child

[Chorus 2]

Cm Bb Eb Bb Ab

From our home sweet home, home sweet home

F Bb Bdim7

Just a place to take a rest, just a place to make a nest

Cm Bb Eb Fsus4 F Cm Dm Eb Eb F

We call it home

[Verse 3]

Bb Bb7

When the insurance money came through

It seemed dirty, didn't know what to do

C#dim7

Took out the cash, went down to the casino

Down on the wheel on a double

F Gm Bb F Gm

And I won, yes I won, like I never won before

F Eb

Bought myself a country house with an antique carved oak door

[Chorus 3]

Cm Bb Eb Bb Abmaj7

It was home sweet home, home sweet home

F Bb Bdim7

Just a place to lay our head, think of all the things we said

Cm Bb Eb Bb Abmaj7

About in our home sweet home, home sweet home yeah

F Bb Bdim7

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

Cm Dm Eb Fsus4 F Cm Bb Eb Eb F

Yeah, home

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