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Homeland chords by
John Hiatt
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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
Em
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D
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C
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B
B
2

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Em
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Verse 1
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Well, I jumped

so high

Knocked the table over
D
D

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Thought I saw a ghost

Come out of the clover
C
C

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She lived in this house
B
B
2

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Forty odd years or so
Em
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Verse 2


She was buried in the back

With the English and the natives
D
D

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Slaughtered like sheep

Women and babies
C
C

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A lot of blood and tears
B
B
2

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Three hundred years ago
Em
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Verse 3


It's like they're caught up in the trees

In the webs of spiders
D
D

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Spun out of leaves

Ghostly riders
C
C

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Lookin' for a trail
B
B
2

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To find their way back home
Em
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Verse 4


But there's nothing back

there or tomorrow
D
D

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No place they can put their sorrow
C
C

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Heavy as death
B
B
2

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Em
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Cold as a broken stone
Verse 5
C
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G
G

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And I call this place my homeland
D
D

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Em
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And I claim this land I own
C
C

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G
G

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But it belongs to another people
D
D

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B
B
2

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They possess it in their bones
Em
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Verse 6


Well, I can hear them in the night

Like a hundred televisions
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D

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Hummin' down low

beneath the subdivisions
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B
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2

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All they really want is if we can

hear â??em now
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Verse 7


They been troublin' this plain

Looking for attention
D
D

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Making crazy tracks

They need an intervention
C
C

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All they really want
B
B
2

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Is to get back home somehow
Em
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Verse 8


So build up a fire

Say a little prayer
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D

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Cook a little meat

Pull â??em up a chair
C
C

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And offer them a plate
B
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2

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Em
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Maybe we can all find peace
Verse 9
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You can't bury anything, men or nations
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Old memories, old vibrations
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B
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2

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The pain doesn't stop just

because the killing ceased
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Verse 10

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And I call this place my homeland
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D

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Em
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And I claim this land I own
C
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G
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It belongs to another people
D
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B
B
2

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They possess it in their bones
Interlude 1
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2

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Em
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Verse 11
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Well, I jumped so high
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Straight up off the bedsheet

Nightmare sky

Bloody with the red heat
C
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Started to shake
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Cause I couldn't find my way back home
Verse 12
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Well, I landed in the ditch

Landed in the gutter
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Landed in arms of my long lost mother
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Cryin' like a child
B
B
2

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While the Bayou Pierre groaned
Verse 13
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And I call this place my homeland
D
D

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Em
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And I love this land I own
B
B
2

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C
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It be longs to another people
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B
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2

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They possess it in their bones
Em
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Verse 14

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Yeah, I call this place my homeland
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Em
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And I claim this land I own
G
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C
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But it belongs to another people
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B
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2

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They possess it in their bones
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • D

  • C

  • B

    2

  • G

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Homeland by John Hiatt is E minor.

The primary chords used in Homeland are Em, D, C, B, G.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, D, C, B, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Homeland is approximately 154 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Homeland using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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