Home For A Rest Chords by Spirit Of The West

Tempo:
132.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

F

Am

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm]
[C] [Em] [F]
[C] [Gm]
[F] [C]
[Am] You laugh, do excuse [G] me I am not at my [F] best
I've been [C] gone for a [G] month I've been drunk since I left
These [Am] so -called [Gm]
vacations will [C] soon be my [F] death
I'm so [C] sick from the [G] drink I need [F] home [D] for [C] a rest
We [Am] arrived [G] in December [C] and [F] London was cold
[C] We stayed [G] in bars, [F] I thought sharing crossroads
[Am] We'd never [G] start napping, [C] but Brad [F] Paps and Noke
[C] Kept a shine [G] on the bar, [F] wouldn't please [G] have I come
You laugh, do excuse [C] me I am not [G] at my best
[C] I've been gone [F] for a week [G] I've been drunk since I left
These so-called [C] vacations will soon [G] be my death
[C] I'm so sick [F] from the drink [G] I need home [F] for a rest
[Am] Take me [A] home
[G] [Em]
[G] [Em] We [D] used to station [C] the train [F] journey north
[C] In a [G] bucket car, [F] we looked back in [Am] war
I stole [G] crooked dikes, [C] New York just [F] greenfields
We [C] were flung [G] into debt, [F] as the train [G] didn't reel
You laugh, do excuse me [C] I am not at [G] my best
[C] I've been gone [F] for a week [G] I've been drunk since I left
These so-called vacations [C] will soon [G] be my death
[C] I'm so sick [F] from the drink [G] I need home for a [Am] rest
Take me home
[A] [Am]
[F] [G] [A]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [G] [E]
By [Am] the light [D] of the moon, [C] she dripped through [F] the streets
[C] I rarely [G] forgive, [F] so she's dead, living [Am] sweet
She teased us [G] and flirted as [C] the pubs all [F] closed down
[C] Then walk us [G] on home and [F] deny us [G] around
You laugh, do excuse me [C] I am not at [G] my best
I've [C] been gone for [F] a month I've [G] been drunk since I left
These so-called vacations [C] will soon be [G] my death
[C] I'm so sick [F] from the drink I [G] need home [F] for a rest
Take [Am] me [A] [G]
[Em] [Am] [A] [G]
[E] home
[Am] The cat peed [G] his head, he [C] hit down by [F] the [Am] tomb
The [G] spirits were praying, and [F] I ghosted in [Am] the room
I'm anchored [G] again, [C] can't sleep, take [F] me soon
I [C] don't lift up [G] my head to [F] the twelve bells [G] at noon
You laugh, do excuse me [C] I am not at [G] my best
I've [C] been gone for [F] a month I've [G] been drunk since I left
These so-called vacations [C] will soon be [G] my death
[C] I'm so sick [F] from the drink I [G] need home [F] for a rest
Take me home
[D] [Am]
[D]
[Em] [A] [D]
[B] [Bm]
[Em] [D] [Bm] [E]
[D] [B] [E]
[Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [E]
[A] [D] [E]
[Am] [G] [D]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [D]
[Am] [G] [Em]
[Am]
[D]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
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To start learning Spirit Of The West - Home For A Rest chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F, G, C, G, C, F, G, F and C. Set your pace at 66 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 132. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] You laugh, do excuse [G] me I am not at my [F] best
I've been [C] gone for a [G] month I've been drunk since I left
These [Am] so _ -called [Gm] _
vacations will [C] soon be my [F] death
I'm so [C] sick from the [G] drink I need [F] home [D] for [C] a rest
_ We _ [Am] arrived [G] in December [C] and [F] London was cold
[C] We stayed [G] in bars, [F] I thought sharing crossroads
[Am] We'd never [G] start napping, [C] but Brad [F] Paps and Noke
[C] Kept a shine [G] on the bar, [F] wouldn't please [G] have I come
You laugh, do excuse [C] me I am not [G] at my best
[C] I've been gone [F] for a week [G] I've been drunk since I left
These so-called [C] vacations will soon [G] be my death
[C] I'm so sick [F] from the drink [G] I need home [F] for a rest
[Am] Take me [A] home
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ We [D] used to station [C] the train [F] journey north
[C] In a [G] bucket car, [F] we looked back in [Am] war
I stole [G] crooked dikes, [C] New York just [F] greenfields
We [C] were flung [G] into debt, [F] as the train [G] didn't reel
You laugh, do excuse me [C] I am not at [G] my best
[C] I've been gone [F] for a week [G] I've been drunk since I left
These so-called vacations [C] will soon [G] be my death
[C] I'm so sick [F] from the drink [G] I need home for a [Am] rest
Take me home
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
By [Am] the light [D] of the moon, [C] she dripped through [F] the streets
[C] I rarely [G] forgive, [F] so she's dead, living [Am] sweet
She teased us [G] and flirted as [C] the pubs all [F] closed down
[C] Then walk us [G] on home and [F] deny us [G] around
You laugh, do excuse me [C] I am not at [G] my best
I've [C] been gone for [F] a month I've [G] been drunk since I left
These so-called vacations [C] will soon be [G] my death
[C] I'm so sick [F] from the drink I [G] need home [F] for a rest
Take [Am] me _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] home
[Am] The cat peed [G] his head, he [C] hit down by [F] the [Am] tomb
The [G] spirits were praying, and [F] I ghosted in [Am] the room
I'm anchored [G] again, [C] can't sleep, take [F] me soon
I [C] don't lift up [G] my head to [F] the twelve bells [G] at noon
You laugh, do excuse me [C] I am not at [G] my best
I've [C] been gone for [F] a month I've [G] been drunk since I left
These so-called vacations [C] will soon be [G] my death
[C] I'm so sick [F] from the drink I [G] need home [F] for a rest
Take me home
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Geoffrey Kelly and John Mann.

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