Homesick Chords
Homesick by Sleeping At Last is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, G, C, G/Ab, Am and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em G (2x)
Em G Em G C
You spend your whole life just to remember the sound
Em G Em G C
When the world was brighter, before we learned to dim it down
Em G Em G C
Call it survival, call it the freedom of will
Em G Em G C
Where breath is our own, our compass needle standing still
Em G Em G C
Em G/Ab Em G C
Our resignation only comes on beaten paths
Am D Am D
Am D Am D
When the world was flat we dreamt of images
Em G Em G C
If love's elastic, then were we born to test its reach?
Em G Em G C
Is it buried treasure or just a single puzzle piece?
Em G Em G C
It's poison ivy beneath our brave and trusting feet
Em G Em G C
All revelations come to us in recovery
Am D Am D
Cry wolf, cry mercy, cry the name of the one you were raised to believe
Am D Am D
Cry heart, cry yourself to sleep, cry a storm of tears if it helps you breath
Em G Em G C
If it helps you, if it helps you breath