Homesick
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[Verso 1]
E C#m
Two months since you got back
A9 E
How have you been and are you bored yet?
E C#m
The weather ain't been bad
A9 E
If you're into masochistic bullshit
E C#m
And every photograph
A9 E
That's taken here is from the summer
E C#m
Some guy won Olympic gold
A9 E
Eight years ago, a distance runner
E C#m
And that makes a lot of sense
A9 E
This place is such great motivation
E C#m
For anyone tryna move
A9
The fuck away from hibernation
E
Yoo-hoo
F#m E/G# A
Ooh, ooh-ooh
E F#m E/G# A
Oh, no
[Verso 2]
E C#m
Well, I'm tired of dirt roads
A9 E
Named after high school friends' grandfathers
E C#m
And motherfuckers here
A9 E
Still don't know they caught the Boston bombers
E C#m
Time moves so damn slow
A9 E
I swear I feel my organs failing
E C#m
I stopped caring 'bout a month ago
A9
Since then it's been smooth sailing
E C#m B2 A9
I would leave if only I could find a reason
E C#m B2 A9
I'm mean because I grew up in New England
E C#m B2 A9
I got dreams, but I can't make myself believe them
C#m B2 E A9
Spend the rest of my life with what could have been
C#m B2 E A9
And I will die in the house that I grew up in
E
I'm homesick
F#m E/G#
I'm homesick
A E
I'm homesick
F#m E/G# A
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
E C#m B2 A9
I would leave if only I could find a reason
E C#m B2 A9
I'm mean because I grew up in New England
E C#m B2 A9
I got dreams, but I can't make myself believe them
C#m B2 E A9
Spend the rest of my life with what could have been
C#m B2 E A9
And I will die in the house that I grew up in
A
I'm homesick
A
I'm homesick
E C#m B2 A9
I'm home - sick
E C#m B2 A9
I'm homesick
E C#m B2 A9
Home
Final E C#m B2 A9
How to play Homesick
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.