Closer To Home Chords by The Oak Ridge Boys
Tempo:
62.575 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] With more front row seats.
[E] I think Closer to Home is a great middle America song.
I think that a man's gone through life long enough, [A] all of a sudden he realizes [E] that his heroes are not just movie stars or [B] ball players.
[A] It's the guy that works at the Walmart and he's [E] trying to raise a family that his daughter abandoned.
It's the fireman, it's the policeman.
Those are the [B] people that don't get a lot of credit.
[E] And they're the ones that I think this song tries to pay tribute to.
[B] [E] She ate and breathed hot morning paper each day [B] while it stopped.
[E] Then hustles off to greet folks at the [B] Highway [E] 9 Walmart.
His daughter moved back in last year with her two sons, [B] 12 and 10.
[E] Then she skipped town and left him and his [B] wife to [E] care for them.
Used to be Superman, Johnny Benjamin, [B] George Scum.
[E] But lately I've been finding all my heroes [B] [E] closer to home.
[B] [E] Every time I see a squad car or pass a [B] firehouse,
[E] I think of brave hearts behind baggage [B] ready when a [E] call goes out.
Seems since 9-11 it's been [B] on my mind
[E] how they wake up every morning and put [B] their [E] lives on the line.
Used to be Superman, Johnny Benjamin, [B] George Scum.
[E] But lately I've been finding all my heroes [B] [E] closer to home.
Got a lot of loving, got some children [B] of my own.
[E] And some nights I stand there by the bedside [B] in the [E] dark alone.
And I think back on my childhood and the sweet time [B] that I had.
[E] Now I see the sacrifices from [B] my [E] mom and dad.
Used to be Superman, Johnny Benjamin, [B] George Scum.
[E] But lately I've been finding all my [B] heroes [E] closer to home.
But lately I've been finding all my [B] heroes [E] closer to home.
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[E] I think Closer to Home is a great middle America song.
I think that a man's gone through life long enough, [A] all of a sudden he realizes [E] that his heroes are not just movie stars or [B] ball players.
[A] It's the guy that works at the Walmart and he's [E] trying to raise a family that his daughter abandoned.
It's the fireman, it's the policeman.
Those are the [B] people that don't get a lot of credit.
[E] And they're the ones that I think this song tries to pay tribute to.
[B] [E] She ate and breathed hot morning paper each day [B] while it stopped.
[E] Then hustles off to greet folks at the [B] Highway [E] 9 Walmart.
His daughter moved back in last year with her two sons, [B] 12 and 10.
[E] Then she skipped town and left him and his [B] wife to [E] care for them.
Used to be Superman, Johnny Benjamin, [B] George Scum.
[E] But lately I've been finding all my heroes [B] [E] closer to home.
[B] [E] Every time I see a squad car or pass a [B] firehouse,
[E] I think of brave hearts behind baggage [B] ready when a [E] call goes out.
Seems since 9-11 it's been [B] on my mind
[E] how they wake up every morning and put [B] their [E] lives on the line.
Used to be Superman, Johnny Benjamin, [B] George Scum.
[E] But lately I've been finding all my heroes [B] [E] closer to home.
Got a lot of loving, got some children [B] of my own.
[E] And some nights I stand there by the bedside [B] in the [E] dark alone.
And I think back on my childhood and the sweet time [B] that I had.
[E] Now I see the sacrifices from [B] my [E] mom and dad.
Used to be Superman, Johnny Benjamin, [B] George Scum.
[E] But lately I've been finding all my [B] heroes [E] closer to home.
But lately I've been finding all my [B] heroes [E] closer to home.
[N]
Key:
E
B
A
E
B
A
E
B
[A] With more front row seats.
[E] I think Closer to Home is a great middle America song.
I think that a man's gone through life long enough, [A] all of a sudden he realizes [E] that his heroes are not just movie stars or [B] ball players.
[A] It's the guy that works at the Walmart and he's [E] trying to raise a family that his daughter abandoned.
It's the fireman, it's the policeman.
Those are the [B] people that don't get a lot of credit.
[E] And they're the ones that I think this song tries to pay tribute to.
[B] _ [E] _ She ate and breathed hot morning paper each day [B] while it stopped.
[E] Then hustles off to greet folks at the [B] Highway [E] 9 Walmart.
His daughter moved back in last year with her two sons, [B] 12 and 10.
[E] Then she skipped town and left him and his [B] wife to [E] care for them.
Used to be Superman, Johnny Benjamin, [B] George Scum.
[E] But lately I've been finding all my heroes [B] [E] closer to home. _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ Every time I see a squad car or pass a [B] firehouse,
[E] I think of brave hearts behind baggage [B] ready when a [E] call goes out.
Seems since 9-11 it's been [B] on my mind
[E] how they wake up every morning and put [B] their [E] lives on the line.
Used to be Superman, Johnny Benjamin, [B] George Scum.
[E] But lately I've been finding all my heroes [B] [E] closer to home.
Got a lot of loving, got some children [B] of my own.
[E] And some nights I stand there by the bedside [B] in the [E] dark alone.
And I think back on my childhood and the sweet time [B] that I had.
[E] Now I see the sacrifices from [B] my [E] mom and dad.
Used to be Superman, Johnny Benjamin, [B] George Scum.
[E] But lately I've been finding all my [B] heroes [E] closer to home.
But lately I've been finding all my [B] heroes [E] closer to home. _
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_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] I think Closer to Home is a great middle America song.
I think that a man's gone through life long enough, [A] all of a sudden he realizes [E] that his heroes are not just movie stars or [B] ball players.
[A] It's the guy that works at the Walmart and he's [E] trying to raise a family that his daughter abandoned.
It's the fireman, it's the policeman.
Those are the [B] people that don't get a lot of credit.
[E] And they're the ones that I think this song tries to pay tribute to.
[B] _ [E] _ She ate and breathed hot morning paper each day [B] while it stopped.
[E] Then hustles off to greet folks at the [B] Highway [E] 9 Walmart.
His daughter moved back in last year with her two sons, [B] 12 and 10.
[E] Then she skipped town and left him and his [B] wife to [E] care for them.
Used to be Superman, Johnny Benjamin, [B] George Scum.
[E] But lately I've been finding all my heroes [B] [E] closer to home. _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ Every time I see a squad car or pass a [B] firehouse,
[E] I think of brave hearts behind baggage [B] ready when a [E] call goes out.
Seems since 9-11 it's been [B] on my mind
[E] how they wake up every morning and put [B] their [E] lives on the line.
Used to be Superman, Johnny Benjamin, [B] George Scum.
[E] But lately I've been finding all my heroes [B] [E] closer to home.
Got a lot of loving, got some children [B] of my own.
[E] And some nights I stand there by the bedside [B] in the [E] dark alone.
And I think back on my childhood and the sweet time [B] that I had.
[E] Now I see the sacrifices from [B] my [E] mom and dad.
Used to be Superman, Johnny Benjamin, [B] George Scum.
[E] But lately I've been finding all my [B] heroes [E] closer to home.
But lately I've been finding all my [B] heroes [E] closer to home. _
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_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _