Sisters Coming Home chords by Emmylou Harris

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: D MajorD

Part I: Sister's Coming Home:

♫ Intro:

D MajorD


♫ Verse 1:
D MajorD
Sister's coming home
                    G+G
Mama's going to let her sleep whole day long, whole day long
A augmentedA
Sister's coming home
D MajorD
Mama's going to let her sleep whole day long

♫ Verse 2:
D MajorD
Sister's coming home
                   G+G
Mama don't like the man that done her wrong, done her wrong
A augmentedA
Sister's coming home
D MajorD
Mama don't like the man that done her wrong


Pedal Steel Guitar & Fiddle Solos:
D MajorD  G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD
G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD  B7B7


Part II: Down at the Corner Beer Joint:

♫ Verse 3:
E MajorE
Down at the local beer joint dancing to the rock n' roll
               BB            E MajorE
Sister likes to do it, Lord, sister likes to move her soul
E MajorE
Down at the local beer joint dancing on the hardwood floor
              BB            E MajorE
Her jeans fit a little bit tighter than they did before
E MajorE
Than they did before, than they did before
              BB            E MajorE
Her jeans fit a little bit tighter than they did before
E MajorE
She likes to move her soul, she likes to move her soul
               BB            E MajorE
Sister likes to do it, Lord, sister likes to move her soul

Guitar ♫ Solo:
E MajorE  BB E MajorE  BB E MajorE
C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA


Part III: Sister's Coming Home reprise:

♫ Verse 4:
D MajorD
Sister's coming home
                   G+G
Mama don't like the man that done her wrong, done her wrong
A augmentedA
Sister's coming home
D MajorD
Mama don't like the man that done her wrong
D MajorD
And the mirror's going to tell us how long she's been gone


♫ Outro:
D MajorD
Sister's coming home
D MajorD
Sister's coming home
D MajorD
Sister's coming home
D MajorD
Sister's coming home
D MajorD
Sister's coming home
D MajorD
Sister's coming home