Chord Homeland by Chris de Burgh

Intro Am Am Verse 1 Am/B C G D Am This is my homeland, the place where I was born, Am/B C G F Am And through my childhood, was safe and secure, Am/B C G Am Like many children, knew nothing of war, Fmaj7 Am We were playing and laughing and playing, Verse 2 Am/B C G D Am Here´s another photograph of where we used to live, Am/B C G F Am Our house was always a safe place to be, Am/B C G Am But now it´s gone, only rubble and dust, Fmaj7 We were hoping and praying and hoping, C G Am Am Oooooh, all has gone Verse 3 Am/B C G D Am This is my homeland, the place where I was born, Am/B C G F Am And like my father and his one before, Am/B C G Am We´ve raised our families and worked for them all, Fmaj7 With our hopes and our dreams And our hopes and our dreams Instrumental A Asus4 Asus2 A Asus4 Asus2 A Asus4 Asus2 Esus4 E Verse 4 A And then came the thunder and so many people running, E F#m From the cities and the battlefields, Bm And as the bombs rained down, F#m Esus4 E We were hiding from the bullets and the guns; Chorus F#m E D A D Esus4 E Oh can you imagine how it has been for us to be losing everything? F#m E D A D E A Asus4 As the world stood still we would never know what every day would bring; Asus2 A Asus4 Asus2 A Asus4 Asus2 Esus4 E Every day, every day Verse 5 A So we came to your country, you were there with open arms, E F#m To give shelter from the storm, Bm We are doctors and lawyers, F#m Esus4 E And all of us people like you; Chorus F#m E D A D Esus4 E Oh can you imagine how it would be for you to be losing everything? F#m E D A D E A Asus4 As the world stood still you would never know what every day would bring, Asus2 A Asus4 Asus2 A Asus4 Asus2 A Every day, every day, every day A Asus4 Asus2 A A Asus4 Asus2 A A Asus4 Asus2 A A Outro Am F G F Am G F C There is always hope in the human heart, F G C For better days ahead