Homesick
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[Intro ]
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
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| G | Em7 | G | Em7 | Cadd9 | Cm |
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
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| G | G |
verse 1
G Em7
When I lie awake I feel this all consuming longing
G Em7
Maybe it's the ache of never really quite belonging
Cadd9 G Em7
Maybe it's the way I think I know my story ends
Cadd9 D G G
But I'm homesick for a place I've never been
verse 2
G Em7
When I talk to friends I feel they never understand me
G Em7
And in their defence I think I'm changing who I am so frequently
Cadd9 G Em7
Maybe it's to find part of me I lost long ago
Cadd9 D G G
But I'm homesick for a place I cannot go
Chorus
Cadd9 G
For another world, for another's arms
Cadd9 G D
For a place to curl up and forget all of my qualms
Cadd9 G Em7
For a different girl who lost her way in the wind
Cadd9 Cm G G
I'm homesick for a place that does not exist
verse 3
G Em7
When I'm in my head I get stuck, burnt out year by year
G Em7
Had a stroke of bad luck manifested all my fears
Cadd9 G Em7
Maybe I'm protecting all the places I got burned
Cadd9 D G
But I keep going back to lessons I should've learned, oh
Cadd9 D G G
And I'm homesick for a place I cannot return
Chorus
Cadd9 G
For another world, for another's arms
Cadd9 G D
For a place to curl up and forget all of my qualms
Cadd9 G Em7
For a different girl whose face got changed in the wind
Cadd9 Cm
I'm homesick for a place that does not exist
Instrumental
| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
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| G | G | G |
Outro
D C
And it's been raining in my head
G D C
But I take cover in Dreamland
G D C G
I wanna run til my legs give out
D C
I wanna melt into the ground
G D C
It kinda scares me what I'd do
G D C
Just to go back to my youth
G D C G
I wanna scream til my lungs give out
D C
I wanna melt into the ground
C D C
Run away and never be found
D C
Scream into the abyss
D C
Dream of being missed
D C
Have the chance to finally grow
G Cm
I wanna go to a place that does not exist
How to play Homesick
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.