Home Chords

KeyD Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays515

Home by Paul Brandt is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords D, A, G, Bm, Em and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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INTRO:  D   A   G   A 
 
(D)Front porch (A)light would be turned (G)on 
And I was (A)always gone too long 
D  Curfew (A)was at 10pm 
And (G)I'd sneak in trying (A)not to wake him when I got INTRO home 
 
Daddy always said (D)"Son, you're (A)half a bubble off'a (G)plumb 
Head-strong and (A)stubborn", and maybe I (D)was 
Yeah, I (A)couldn't wait to (G)leave 
Last place I in the (A)world I wanted to be was (INTRO)home 
 
Chorus #1: 
Now I'm (D)flying (A)down that (G)old dirt (A)road 
But it (D)seems these (A)wheels are (G)spinning (A)slow 
I'd (Bm)never left that (A)way if I'd have (Em)on(F#m)ly (G)known 
(Em)He's F#mgone, so (A)here I am, INTRO home 
 
(D)I sat (A)in my car and cried (G) 
Wished to (A)God he was still alive 
(D)Inside, (A)mama wiped my tears(G) 
She said, He would have been so (A)happy that you're here at INTRO Home 
 
(D)Then I (A)thought about my life 
(G)And about my (A)kids and about my wife(D) 
And about how (A)time just flies no matter what you (G)do  A 
 
And (D)every (A)soccer game I have missed  G 
And the times I (A)fight when I could forgive  D 
And how I can't (A)let it come to this(G) 
When I get (A)home 
 
Chorus #2 
Now I'm (D)flying (A)down that (G)old dirt (A)road 
But it (D)seems these (A)wheels are (G)spinning (A)slow 
And it's (Bm)taken me a (A)while but now I (Em)final(F#m)ly (G)know 
Every(Em)thing that F#mmatters (A)most is at INTRO home 
 
INTRO 
 
Every(Em)thing that F#mmatters (A)most is at 
(D)Home  A  G  A  

    	

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100 BPM Andante