I Wanna Go Home - Philip Labes

I Wanna Go Home

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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
1st traste
[Intro]
D F#m E
D F#m E
 
[Verse 1]
D
Mother is watching an old time movie
F#m E
while Father's asleep on the couch
D
And Sister is still on the phone with her friends
F#m E
pacing outside of the house
 
[Verse 2]
D
And I'm in the hallway, watching it happen
F#m E
Feeling a strange dissociative feeling
D
Watching myself as I watch them and reach out to touch
E
I love them so much
 
[Chorus]
A D
I, I want to go home
E A E
I want to live life in familiar patterns I already know
F#m E
I want to be held by my mother and told that I am not alone
D6 E A
I want to go home, let me go home
 
[Verse 3]
D F#m E
Our neighbors come over with presents and whiskey and Father pulls out the guitar
D F#m E
And Sister sneaks off with her friends to enjoy all the drinks that they stole from the
bar
D
And I'm in the kitchen, watching it happen
F#m E
Somehow it feels like my job to remember
D
All of us here together doing alright
E
For a moment in time
 
[Chorus]
A D
And I, I want to go home
E A E
I want to live life in familiar patterns I already know
F#m E
I want to be held by my mother and told that I am not alone
D6 E A
I want to go home, let me go home
 
[Verse 4]
D
Mother's adjusting her hair for the camera
F#m E
while Father is teaching on Zoom
D F#m E
and Sister is telling them both not to worry, we'll all be together so soon
D
And I'm on the screen, my face in the window
F#m E
Watching the world that I took for granted
D6 D
If you let me survive, I promise I won't disappear
E
No I'll be right here
 
[Outro]
A D
And I, I want to go home
E A E
I want to live life in familiar patterns I already know
F#m E
I want to be held by my mother and told that I am not alone
D6 E A Asus4
I want to go home, let me go home
A Asus4
I want to go home
A
I want to go home

How to play I Wanna Go Home

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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.

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