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Silent Homecoming

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Written by: Sorrells Pickard
From: “Beaucoups of Blues” (1970)
Tuning: Standard
Capo 6th fret
Play: D
Key: G#/Ab
For more bottom end: transpose +5 and play with capo 1st fret (but that's 
For chords in original key transpose +6 
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[Intro] / [Verse]
  D1 + 2 + D7sus43 + 4 +  D51 + 2 + D7sus43 + 4 +
e|7-------8-------|10------8-------|
B|8-------6-------|8-------6-------|
G|7-------7-------|7-------7-------|
D|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
transpose: -             transpose: +5
capo: 6th fret           capo: 1st fret
       E-A-D-G-B-e               E-A-D-G-B-e
D      x-x-0-2-3-2       G       3-x-0-0-0-3
D7sus4 x-x-0-2-1-3       G7sus4  3-x-0-0-1-1
D5     x-x-0-2-3-5       G5      3-x-0-0-3-3
A      x-0-2-2-2-0       D       x-x-0-2-3-2
A7     x-0-2-2-2-3       D7      x-x-0-2-1-2
F      1-3-3-2-1-1       Bb      x-1-3-3-3-1
Fsus4  1-3-3-3-1-1       Bbsus4  x-1-3-3-4-1
Asus4  x-0-2-2-3-0       Dsus4   x-x-0-2-3-3
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[Intro]
|  D   D7sus4|  D5   D7sus4|
|  D   D7sus4|  D5   D7sus4|
[Verse 1]
             D            D7sus4|   D5   D7sus4|
Patiently she stares down the runway
                    D        D7sus4|   D5   D7sus4|
Today's the day that he is coming home
           D            D7sus4|       D5   D7sus4|
 Seems like he's been gone a life time
                    D           D7sus4|     D5   D|
And a life time is a long time to be gone
[Bridge]
 ABut there are songs that need Dsinging
 A7And there are things that must be Ddone
 FThere are Fsus4thoughts that still neeFd thinkinFsus4g
             F             Fsus4|    Asus4|    A|
 And there are wars that must be won      (break)
[Verse 2]
DHe was just a D7sus4boy when they sent D5for himD7sus4  
And Dovernight turned D7sus4him into a D5manD7sus4  
        D             D7sus4|       D5   D7sus4|
 Proudly he had served his country
                  D        D7sus4|     D5   D|
In a war he didn't seem to understand
[Bridge]
 AThe flag still waves, his war is Dover
 A7He'll never have to kill aDgain
 FAnd as she Fsus4waits, she thinks iFt overFsus4  
                   F          Fsus4|    Asus4|    A|
Is winning worth the prize we pay to win?    (break)
[Verse 3]
                  D            D7sus4|       D5   D7sus4|
 Her thoughts keep wandering to his childhood
                 D                D7sus4|       D5   D7sus4|
When all his hand grenades were merely toys
                    D            D7sus4|       D5   D7sus4|
And "war" was just a game that he was playing
                      D        D7sus4|     D5   D|
With plastic guns like other little boys
[Bridge]
 AAnd ev'ry day when play was Dover
 A7He'd put his little toys aDway
 FAnd she'd be Fsus4standing, waitinFg for hiFsus4m
             F         Fsus4|    Asus4|    A|
 The way she's waiting here today      (break)
[Verse 4]
       D                  D7sus4|       D5   D7sus4|
 As the plane stops she starts thinking
                      D       D7sus4|       D5   D7sus4|
Will he still look the way he did before?
                   D             D7sus4|       D5   D7sus4|
 Or will his eyes reflect the pain of killing
                        D               D7sus4|     D5   D|
Like most young men when they come home from war?
[Bridge]
 AThese last few minutes seem like Dhours
 A7She tries her best not to Dcry
 FBut there's that Fsus4hearse filled up witFh flowerFsus4s
      F         Fsus4|    Asus4|    A|
 Did he really have to die?
[Outro]
|  D   D7sus4|  D5   D7sus4|
No, no, no, no - no, no, no, no, no
|  D   D7sus4|  D5   D7sus4|
No, no, no - no, no
(repeat and fade)

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Silent Homecoming

by Ringo Starr

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D7sus4

Fsus4

Asus4

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Written by: Sorrells Pickard

From: “Beaucoups of Blues” (1970)

Tuning: Standard

Capo 6th fret

Play: D

Key: G#/Ab

For more bottom end: transpose +5 and play with capo 1st fret (but that's

For chords in original key transpose +6

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[Intro] / [Verse]

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|7-------8-------|10------8-------|

B|8-------6-------|8-------6-------|

G|7-------7-------|7-------7-------|

D|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|

A|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|

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CHORDS

transpose: - transpose: +5

capo: 6th fret capo: 1st fret

E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e

D x-x-0-2-3-2 G 3-x-0-0-0-3

D7sus4 x-x-0-2-1-3 G7sus4 3-x-0-0-1-1

D5 x-x-0-2-3-5 G5 3-x-0-0-3-3

A x-0-2-2-2-0 D x-x-0-2-3-2

A7 x-0-2-2-2-3 D7 x-x-0-2-1-2

F 1-3-3-2-1-1 Bb x-1-3-3-3-1

Fsus4 1-3-3-3-1-1 Bbsus4 x-1-3-3-4-1

Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0 Dsus4 x-x-0-2-3-3

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[Intro]

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

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D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

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[Verse 1]

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

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Patiently she stares down the runway

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

| |

Today's the day that he is coming home

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

| |

Seems like he's been gone a life time

D D7sus4 D5 D

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And a life time is a long time to be gone

[Bridge]

A D

But there are songs that need singing

A7 D

And there are things that must be done

F Fsus4 F Fsus4

There are thoughts that still need thinking

F Fsus4 Asus4 A

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And there are wars that must be won (break)

[Verse 2]

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

He was just a boy when they sent for him

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

And overnight turned him into a man

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

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Proudly he had served his country

D D7sus4 D5 D

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In a war he didn't seem to understand

[Bridge]

A D

The flag still waves, his war is over

A7 D

He'll never have to kill again

F Fsus4 F Fsus4

And as she waits, she thinks it over

F Fsus4 Asus4 A

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Is winning worth the prize we pay to win? (break)

[Verse 3]

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

| |

Her thoughts keep wandering to his childhood

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

| |

When all his hand grenades were merely toys

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

| |

And "war" was just a game that he was playing

D D7sus4 D5 D

| |

With plastic guns like other little boys

[Bridge]

A D

And ev'ry day when play was over

A7 D

He'd put his little toys away

F Fsus4 F Fsus4

And she'd be standing, waiting for him

F Fsus4 Asus4 A

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The way she's waiting here today (break)

[Verse 4]

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

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As the plane stops she starts thinking

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

| |

Will he still look the way he did before?

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

| |

Or will his eyes reflect the pain of killing

D D7sus4 D5 D

| |

Like most young men when they come home from war?

[Bridge]

A D

These last few minutes seem like hours

A7 D

She tries her best not to cry

F Fsus4 F Fsus4

But there's that hearse filled up with flowers

F Fsus4 Asus4 A

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Did he really have to die?

[Outro]

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

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No, no, no, no - no, no, no, no, no

D D7sus4 D5 D7sus4

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No, no, no - no, no

(repeat and fade)

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