Pretty simple, but a great song. They tune to drop Db, but since it's acoustic, you can
tune to whatever fits your voice best.
However, if you want it to match their notes exactly, you're going to tune to Standard
(high to low = Eb, Bb, Gb, Db, Ab, Eb).
VERSE:
D G
I'm on fire, close to the water
D G
And I'll be saved again
D G
Staring at the ocean, over and over
D G
Will I ever see them again
PRE-CHORUS:
F# G A
Why'd they leave so soon
CHORUS:
D
Find a way to bring me home
G
I don't wanna be alone again
Not again
D
Find a ship to take me home
G
I don't wanna be alone again
Not again, not again, not again, not again
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VERSE 2:
D G
I'm on a wire, over the border
D G
And I'll be safe agian
D G
Living on an island, over and over
D G
I don't think I'll see them again
PRE-CHORUS:
F# G A
Why'd they leave so soon
CHORUS:
D
Find a way to bring me home
G
I don't wanna be alone again
Not again, not again, not again, not again
BRIDGE:
B A
As the daylight fades (daylight fades)
B G D A
I am a broken man, all alone
B A
As the daylight fades (daylight fades)
B G D A
Not just a broken man, all alone, with no home
D
Here on a island
CHORUS:
D
Find a way to bring me home
G
I don't wanna be alone again
Not again
D
Find a ship to take me home
G
I don't wanna be alone again
Not again, not again, not again, not again
D G
Here on an island
D G
All alone in the silence
