Chords for John Denver - Farm Aid 85 - Back Home Again
Tempo:
120 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Eb
Gbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [N]
[E]
As the storm across the valley
[A]
hit,
[B] the afternoon is heavy
on his [E] shoulder.
As the truck out on the four lane
[A] the mile and more away.
[B]
Love is what he used to [Eb] make [E] it colder.
He's an hour away from riding
but [Gbm] [E] [A] prayer is the best guide.
Ten [B]
days on the road, [Eb] [B] [E] barely gone.
There's a fire, soft but burning.
[A]
Suffers on the snow.
[B] There's a light in your [Eb] eyes
that makes [E] him warm.
Sing it with us.
[A]
It's [B] good to be back [E] home again.
Alright.
[A]
[B] Sometimes it's so far,
[E] seems like a long [A] way.
[B] Yes, it's good to be back home [E] again.
There's all the news to tell him.
[Bm] [A] Honey, how do you spend your time?
[B] Tell me what's the latest thing
[Eb] your [E] neighbors say.
And your mother called last Friday
[A] at sunshine, made her cry.
[Bb] And [B] you felt [Gbm] the baby [B] move
[Eb] just [E] in your day.
Well, [A]
it's [B] good to be back [E] home again.
Yes, it is.
[Ab] [A]
Sometimes [B] it's so far,
[E] feels like a long [A] lost friend.
[B] Yes, it's good to be [Eb] back home [E]
again.
[Db] [A]
Oh, the [B] time that I can't lay [E] this tire
[A] [Ab] [Gbm] feels like fingers [B] spread a [Eb] song [E] upon me.
It [A]
says that [B] I [Eb] live [E] for the [Dbm] love that [B] lights [A] my way.
[Gbm] The happiness that living [A] with [B] you brings me.
[E] It's the sweetest thing I know [B] of,
[A] just spending time with you.
[B] It's the little things that make a [Eb] house [E] a home.
Like a fire softly burning
[A] and supper on the stove.
[B] And the light in your [Gbm] eyes [E] keeps me warm.
I want to hear you people sing it.
[A]
[B] [E]
[A]
[B] [Eb] [E]
[A] Yes, [B]
it's good to be back [Eb] home [E] again.
One more time.
[Abm] [A]
It's good [B] to be back home [E]
again.
You know it is.
[A]
Sometimes [B] it's so far,
[E] feels [Bm] like a [E] long [A] lost friend.
[B] Yes, it's good to be [Eb] back home [E] again.
I [B] said, hey, it's so good to be back [Eb] home [A] again.
[E]
[E]
As the storm across the valley
[A]
hit,
[B] the afternoon is heavy
on his [E] shoulder.
As the truck out on the four lane
[A] the mile and more away.
[B]
Love is what he used to [Eb] make [E] it colder.
He's an hour away from riding
but [Gbm] [E] [A] prayer is the best guide.
Ten [B]
days on the road, [Eb] [B] [E] barely gone.
There's a fire, soft but burning.
[A]
Suffers on the snow.
[B] There's a light in your [Eb] eyes
that makes [E] him warm.
Sing it with us.
[A]
It's [B] good to be back [E] home again.
Alright.
[A]
[B] Sometimes it's so far,
[E] seems like a long [A] way.
[B] Yes, it's good to be back home [E] again.
There's all the news to tell him.
[Bm] [A] Honey, how do you spend your time?
[B] Tell me what's the latest thing
[Eb] your [E] neighbors say.
And your mother called last Friday
[A] at sunshine, made her cry.
[Bb] And [B] you felt [Gbm] the baby [B] move
[Eb] just [E] in your day.
Well, [A]
it's [B] good to be back [E] home again.
Yes, it is.
[Ab] [A]
Sometimes [B] it's so far,
[E] feels like a long [A] lost friend.
[B] Yes, it's good to be [Eb] back home [E]
again.
[Db] [A]
Oh, the [B] time that I can't lay [E] this tire
[A] [Ab] [Gbm] feels like fingers [B] spread a [Eb] song [E] upon me.
It [A]
says that [B] I [Eb] live [E] for the [Dbm] love that [B] lights [A] my way.
[Gbm] The happiness that living [A] with [B] you brings me.
[E] It's the sweetest thing I know [B] of,
[A] just spending time with you.
[B] It's the little things that make a [Eb] house [E] a home.
Like a fire softly burning
[A] and supper on the stove.
[B] And the light in your [Gbm] eyes [E] keeps me warm.
I want to hear you people sing it.
[A]
[B] [E]
[A]
[B] [Eb] [E]
[A] Yes, [B]
it's good to be back [Eb] home [E] again.
One more time.
[Abm] [A]
It's good [B] to be back home [E]
again.
You know it is.
[A]
Sometimes [B] it's so far,
[E] feels [Bm] like a [E] long [A] lost friend.
[B] Yes, it's good to be [Eb] back home [E] again.
I [B] said, hey, it's so good to be back [Eb] home [A] again.
[E]
Key:
E
B
A
Eb
Gbm
E
B
A
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ As the storm across the valley
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ hit,
_ _ [B] the afternoon _ is heavy
on his [E] shoulder.
_ _ _ _ _ As the truck out on the four lane
[A] the mile and more away.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ Love is what he used to [Eb] make [E] it colder.
_ _ _ _ _ He's an hour away from riding
but [Gbm] _ [E] _ [A] prayer is the best guide.
Ten _ [B] _
days on the road, [Eb] _ [B] [E] barely gone.
_ _ _ _ There's a fire, soft but burning.
_ _ [A] _
Suffers on the snow.
_ [B] There's a light in your [Eb] eyes
that makes [E] him warm.
Sing it with us.
_ _ [A] _
It's [B] good to be back [E] home again.
Alright.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] Sometimes it's so far,
[E] seems like a long [A] _ way.
[B] Yes, it's good to be back home [E] again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ There's all the news to tell him.
_ [Bm] _ [A] Honey, how do you spend your time?
_ _ [B] Tell me what's the latest thing
[Eb] your [E] neighbors say.
_ _ And _ _ your mother _ called last Friday
[A] at sunshine, made her cry.
_ [Bb] And [B] you felt [Gbm] the baby [B] move
[Eb] just [E] in your day.
_ Well, _ _ [A] _ _
it's [B] good to be back [E] home again.
Yes, it is.
_ [Ab] _ [A] _ _
Sometimes [B] it's so far,
[E] feels like a long [A] lost friend.
[B] Yes, it's good to be [Eb] back home [E] _
again.
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ [A] _
Oh, the [B] time that I can't lay [E] this tire
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gbm] feels like fingers [B] spread a [Eb] song [E] upon _ me.
_ It [A] _
says that [B] I [Eb] live [E] for the [Dbm] love that [B] lights [A] my way.
_ [Gbm] The happiness that living [A] with [B] you brings me.
_ _ _ [E] It's the sweetest thing I know [B] of,
_ [A] just spending time with you.
_ _ [B] It's the little _ _ things that make a [Eb] house [E] a home.
_ _ _ _ _ Like a fire softly burning
_ [A] and supper on the stove.
_ [B] And the light in your [Gbm] eyes [E] keeps me warm.
I want to hear you people sing it.
[A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ Yes, _ [B] _
it's good to be back [Eb] home [E] again.
One more time.
_ _ [Abm] _ [A] _
It's good [B] to be back home [E] _
again.
You know it is.
_ _ [A] _ _
Sometimes [B] it's so far,
[E] feels [Bm] like a [E] long [A] lost friend.
_ [B] Yes, it's good to be [Eb] back home [E] again. _
_ _ _ _ I [B] said, hey, it's so good to be back [Eb] home [A] again. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ As the storm across the valley
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ hit,
_ _ [B] the afternoon _ is heavy
on his [E] shoulder.
_ _ _ _ _ As the truck out on the four lane
[A] the mile and more away.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ Love is what he used to [Eb] make [E] it colder.
_ _ _ _ _ He's an hour away from riding
but [Gbm] _ [E] _ [A] prayer is the best guide.
Ten _ [B] _
days on the road, [Eb] _ [B] [E] barely gone.
_ _ _ _ There's a fire, soft but burning.
_ _ [A] _
Suffers on the snow.
_ [B] There's a light in your [Eb] eyes
that makes [E] him warm.
Sing it with us.
_ _ [A] _
It's [B] good to be back [E] home again.
Alright.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] Sometimes it's so far,
[E] seems like a long [A] _ way.
[B] Yes, it's good to be back home [E] again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ There's all the news to tell him.
_ [Bm] _ [A] Honey, how do you spend your time?
_ _ [B] Tell me what's the latest thing
[Eb] your [E] neighbors say.
_ _ And _ _ your mother _ called last Friday
[A] at sunshine, made her cry.
_ [Bb] And [B] you felt [Gbm] the baby [B] move
[Eb] just [E] in your day.
_ Well, _ _ [A] _ _
it's [B] good to be back [E] home again.
Yes, it is.
_ [Ab] _ [A] _ _
Sometimes [B] it's so far,
[E] feels like a long [A] lost friend.
[B] Yes, it's good to be [Eb] back home [E] _
again.
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ [A] _
Oh, the [B] time that I can't lay [E] this tire
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gbm] feels like fingers [B] spread a [Eb] song [E] upon _ me.
_ It [A] _
says that [B] I [Eb] live [E] for the [Dbm] love that [B] lights [A] my way.
_ [Gbm] The happiness that living [A] with [B] you brings me.
_ _ _ [E] It's the sweetest thing I know [B] of,
_ [A] just spending time with you.
_ _ [B] It's the little _ _ things that make a [Eb] house [E] a home.
_ _ _ _ _ Like a fire softly burning
_ [A] and supper on the stove.
_ [B] And the light in your [Gbm] eyes [E] keeps me warm.
I want to hear you people sing it.
[A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ Yes, _ [B] _
it's good to be back [Eb] home [E] again.
One more time.
_ _ [Abm] _ [A] _
It's good [B] to be back home [E] _
again.
You know it is.
_ _ [A] _ _
Sometimes [B] it's so far,
[E] feels [Bm] like a [E] long [A] lost friend.
_ [B] Yes, it's good to be [Eb] back home [E] again. _
_ _ _ _ I [B] said, hey, it's so good to be back [Eb] home [A] again. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _