Theyre Knocking Down Our Home
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E C#m
Your heart is in your home they say
F#m H
Your home's where you belong
E C#m
But someone stole my heart today
F#m H
So listen to my song...
E F#
I heard the news today
A H
They're going to move us far away
E F#
Seems that our home must go
A H
They're going to build a motorway
C#m F# C#m A
It isn't fair, nobody cares
E H E H
They're knocking down our home
E H G#dim C#
Ruining all we own
F#m Am E
They're knocking down our home
C#
Please help us
F# H E H
Don't let them take our home
E F#
Ma's cooking at the stove
A H
Where she's cooked for thirty years
E F#
Ten thousand meals she's cooked
A H
But now her eyes are filled with tears
C#m F# C#m A
It isn't fair, nobody cares
E H E H
They're knocking down our home
E H G#dim C#
Ruining all we own
F#m Am E
They're knocking down our home
C#
Please help us
F# H E H
Don't let them take our home
E F#
Dad's digging out the back
A H
But won't be digging anymore
E F#
No flowers or cabbage patch
A H
'Cause he'll be on the seventh floor
C#m F# C#m A
It isn't fair, nobody cares
E H E H
They're knocking down our home
E H G#dim C#
Ruining all we own
F#m Am E
They're knocking down our home
C#
Please help us
F# H E C#
Don't let them take our home
F# H E C#
Don't let them take our home
C D E
Don't let them take our home.
How to play Theyre Knocking Down Our 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.