Tuning: Standard
Capo 3
Intro: D9 G A G D9 Bm G
Verse 1:
D9 G
You're in a better place, I've heard a thousand times
D9 G
And at least a thousand times I've rejoiced for you
C9 A
But the reason why I'm broken, the reason why I cry
D/F# G A D9 D
Is how long must I wait to be with you
Chorus:
D9 G
I close my eyes and I see your face
A D D/C#
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Bm A G
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
A G D D9 G A G
I've never been more homesick than now
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Verse 2:
D9 G
Help me Lord cause I don't understand your ways
D9 G
The reason why, I wonder if I'll ever know
C9 A
But, even if you showed me, the hurt would be the same
D/F# G A D9 D
Cause I'm still here so far away from home
Chorus:
D9 G
I close my eyes and I see your face
A D D/C#
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Bm A G
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
A G D
I've never been more homesick than now
Bridge:
A G
In Christ, there are no goodbyes
A G
And in Christ, there is no end
A Bm
So I'll hold on to Jesus with all that I have
Em Asus4
To see you again, to see you again
Last Chorus:
D9 G
I close my eyes and I see your face
Bm A G
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
D/F# G
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
A G
Won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
D/F# G
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
A G D9
I've never been more homesick than now
