Bandstand - Welcome Home Finale chords by Misc Musicals

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
F7
Johnny made it home.
Bbm/F
Most of him at least.
E7            Eb7
Had three operations,
        Bb/D
but the pain has not decreased.
F7                       Bbm/F
Nick learned to survive, means you never trust
E7               Eb7               Bb/D
Once you see the worst in man then how do you adjust?
F7                  Bbm
Davy cracks a joke, claims to be alright.
A7                Db/Ab        Eb/G          Gb
Drinks a fifth of vodka in his kitchen every night.
Ab/Gb   Ab
And I stand here trying,
     F/A                 Bbm               Eb/G     F7/A        C7sus4
Like Mother Mary with my private burden of grief to carry.

        Dm      Bb
Welcome home my boys
Bb/C    F       C/E
Welcome home my sons
        Dm      Bb      Bb/C
Welcome home my husband
        F       C/E
Welcome home my love
        Dm     Gm/Bb
Welcome home
C7      F      Gm7
welcome home
C       F     F7
Welcome home

Verse 2:
F7                   Bbm/F
Wayne is never free, schedules out his day
E7            Eb7            Bb/D
Filling every minute just to keep the ghosts away
F7                 Bbm/F
He could never get back the life he had,
A7                 Db/Ab            Eb/G            Gb
Faced with raising kids who did not recognize their dad
F7                         Gbmaj7
Jimmy made it back to town four months ago
F7                                   E7      F7
Lives to tell of things no one could bear to know
F7                                Gbmaj7
Keeps his guard up now a lot goes undiscussed
F7                          E     F7           C7
Focuses on fighting what he finds unjust


   C7sus4   Dm      Bb
Welcome     home my boys
Bb/C    F       C/E
Welcome home my sons
        Dm      Bb       Bb/C
Welcome home my husband
        F       C/E
Welcome home my love
        Dm    Gm/Bb
Welcome home
C7      F     Gm7
welcome home
C       F      F7
Welcome home

Bridge:
G7                   Cm
Donny does his best, trying to pretend
B7              Eb/Bb            F/A           Abmaj7
What he doesn t talk about won t matter in the end.
B7                               Ab6/G
Donny made it home but thinks it wasn t fair
G7                              Ab6/G
How he made it out but left his buddy there
G7                              Ab6
Donny doesn t sleep because the nightmares come
G7
Donny wants an answer
      G7/F
Donny looks for absolution
        Cm/Eb                       F/Gb     G7
And I'd give up anything if I could give him some
      Bb                      G/B
And I stand here helpless, my arms extended
        Cm                       F/A       G7/B
Knowing full well, darling, your war s not ended


        Dm    Bb    Bb/C     F     C/E
Welcome home
        Dm      Bb
Welcome home my husband
Bb/C    F       C/E
Welcome home my love
        Dm      Gm/Bb
Welcome home
C7      F       Gm7add4
welcome home
Gm7/D   Ebm     B
Welcome home my boys
B/Db   Gb      Db/F
Welcome home my sons
        Ebm     B
Welcome home my husband
        Gb      Db/F
Welcome home my love
        Ebm      Abm/B
Welcome home
Db7     Gb       Abm7      Db
Welcome home

Gb      G        Ab       A

B   B   D       Bb/A     Gaug/A
Wel come home