On The Way Back Home
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
A A A A
[Verse 1]
A E
Well this lonely mess in distress left her for to roam
A E A
Forty days and all those nights was on the way back home
A E
Around the misty mountainside the girls are miles high
A E A
They got cherry lipstick on their lips and murder in their thighs
[Chorus]
E A
D E
Where I'm breathing in the air that once was known
[Verse 2]
A E
O'er there the men are musclebound, their hearts are buried in
A E A
They got whiskey on their morning breath and stubble on their chin
A E
Any time their thoughts would roam, their passions start to yearn
A E A
They set a fire in the woods and watch that fucker burn
[Chorus]
E A
On the way back home
D E
Where I'm breathing in the air that once was known
[Interlude]
A E
A E A
E A
D E
(Interlude is played over half a verse + chorus)
[Verse 3]
A E
And when the moon was high above the thickets black and shorter (?)
A E A
The outlaws came with rifles high and took me for a soldier
A E
There I was in disgust sitting poison berries
A E A
I chased a fawn until the dawn and found a batch of cherries
[Chorus]
E A
On the way back home
D E
Where I'm breathing in the air that once was known
[Interlude]
A E
A E A
E A
D E
[Verse 4]
A E
And as the seas came crashing o'er the bows so poorly tied
A E A
The captain gave me quick advice before his suicide
A E
He said "walk in circles in the rain, if water's what ye seek,
A E A
But never take a woman's heart and leave her on the beach"
[Chorus]
E A
On the way back home
D E
Where I'm breathing in the air that once was known
How to play On The Way Back 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.