Tim Hassall - Homeland Of My Heart Chords & Tabs
Tim Hassall - Homeland Of My Heart Tab
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Homeland Of My Heart - Tim Hassall
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Tabbed by: Tim Hassall
http://timhassall.bandcamp.com/
http://www.facebook.com/timhassallmusic
http://www.timhassall.com
Notes
Standard tuning
Chord shapes:
E: 022100 F# 11: 244300
Ab m* (aug5 #9): 466500 A7: X02020
A9: 577600 Bb dim7: X12020
Bm: X24432 C#m: X46654
C#7: X4X4X4 B7: X2X2X2
F#: 244322 F#7: 242322
F#m: 244222 G#m: 466444
Main riff:
e:----------------------------------12----------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------12---12h14-12-12------------12-----------|
G:-----------9/11-9----------9---------------11h13-11-9----13-11-9------|
D:-----4-6-9--------11-9--11----------------------------11---------11/9-|
A:-5/7------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------|
B:---------5---|
G:-6/4---------|
D:-----6-------|
A:-------7-----|
E:-------------|
Riff B “a better place…” (main theme, add variations)
e:------12--------14------12--12---12--------------|
B:---12--------12-------12----12h4-12-12-----------|
G:-13-------13-------13---------------11h13-11-----|
D:---------------------------------------------14--|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|
e:------12--------14------12--14/16-14-12----------|
B:---12--------12-------12----------------14—12----|
G:-13-------13-------13----------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|
Intro: E, Abm*, A9, A9 x2 with Main Riff
Verse
E Abm* A9
I was driving through the backstreets with my father
E Abm* A9
I was walking through the market place with my friends
E Abm* A9
I was lying on the beach with my head against my woman
C#7 B7 E
Thinking how sweet it is to be back home again
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Verse
E Abm* A9
Now Im drinking from the cup that I painted
E Abm* A 9 F#11
Wearing the clothes of my youth
E Abm* A9
Sleeping in the bed I first got laid in
C#7 B7 E E7
While dusting off old photos from school
Chorus
A7
Now a beautiful day can turn grey
Bb dim7
And tomorrow might seem so far away
Bm C#m F# F#7
But the daybreak will surely bring the light
A7
Now friends might come and go
Bb dim7
But theres those that you really know
Bm E F#
Who will never leave you behind
F E
Leave you behind
Break: E, Abm*, A9, A9 x2 with Main Riff
Verse
E Abm* A9
I was drifting through my future like the captain
E Abm* A9 F#11
Of a life raft in waves ten feet high
E Abm* A9
Studying the stars for my next destination
C#7 B7 E E7
Thinking how calm the seas must be on the other side
Chorus
A7
Now a beautiful day can turn grey
Bb dim7
And tomorrow might seem so far away
Bm C#m F# F#7
But the daybreak will surely bring the light
A7
Now friends might come and go
Bb dim7
But theres those that you really know
Bm E F#
Who will never leave you behind
Bridge (play with bar chords)
A F#m
And I know the difference between surviving and living
A F#m G#m
Its about waking with a smile on your face
A F#m
And Ive seen the changes coming
A F#m C#m E B A
I just hope that this progress takes us to a better place In our race for space
Instrumental Break: C#m E B F# + Riff B
Bridge pt.2
C#m E B A
Now the homeland of my heart never changes
C#m E B F#
Even though theyre building there all the time
C#m E B A
The skyscrapers and runways are but phases
C#m E B F#
Only family and friends can stand the test of time
Outro
E, Abm*, A9, A9 x2
Finish on E
