Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
N.C.
(smooth native american drums and houmba, houmba chant)
Verse 1:
E MajorE A augmentedA
This proud wild land where the wind blows free,
E MajorE C# minorC#m
has always been a part of me.
A augmentedA BB E MajorE BB
It's in my blood, I just can't get it out..
E MajorE A augmentedA
For a hundred miles a man can see
E MajorE C# minorC#m
and be about as wild as he wants to be.
A augmentedA BB E MajorE BB
If he feels like shouting, all he's gotta do is shout.
Verse 2:
E MajorE A augmentedA
Where the purple mountains, reach up high
E MajorE C# minorC#m
and look like they're gonna touch the sky.
A augmentedA BB E MajorE BB
Where the canyon walls have stood for a million years..
E MajorE A augmentedA
Where the days are hot, the nights are cold,
E MajorE C# minorC#m
the desert sand, looks just like gold.
A augmentedA BB E MajorE BB
These trails were carved with sweat and blood and tears..
Verse 3:
E MajorE A augmentedA
Where the Painted Desert, as you pass by,
E MajorE C# minorC#m
looks like a rainbow in the sky.
A augmentedA BB E MajorE BB
The cactus blooms in the early morning sun..
E MajorE A augmentedA
Where the night winds sing, the eagles fly,
E MajorE C# minorC#m
the clouds paint pictures in the sky.
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
The coyote's howl, tells you when day is done.
Bridge:
A augmentedA E MajorE
I'm coming home, this time I'm gonna stay.
A augmentedA F#F# B minorBm A augmentedA G# minorG#m BB
I'm coming home and I ain't never goin' away..
Verse 4:
E MajorE A augmentedA
My feet are itching to get back home,
E MajorE C# minorC#m
I've had the desert fever since I been gone.
A augmentedA BB E MajorE BB
I need some love so bad that I can't see..
E MajorE A augmentedA
When a woman looks a man in the eye,
E MajorE C# minorC#m
you know it takes a man to satisfy.
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
Thinking about them girls is killing me.
Outro:
(slowly fade out)
A augmentedA E MajorE C# minorC#m E MajorE C# minorC#m
I'm goin home, goin home,
E MajorE C# minorC#m E MajorE C# minorC#m
goin home, I'm goin home,
E MajorE C# minorC#m E MajorE C# minorC#m
goin home, goin home,
C# minorC#m E MajorE C# minorC#m E MajorE C# minorC#m
I'm goin home, goin home
E MajorE C# minorC#m E MajorE C# minorC#m
Goin home, goin home....