Key: B major
Verse 1
Bb
I saw the ruins once the smoke
cleared
(Once upon returning home)
A touch of sadness but no fear
Cm
Bb
(Once upon returning home)
Verse 2
I don't know what I cried about but
Eb
Bb
Reality removed all doubt
Eb
Bb
I felt warm but all alone
F
Eb
(Once upon returning home) Returning
Bb
home
Interlude 1
Eb
Cm
F
Bb
Eb
F
Bb
Verse 3
Eb
Cm
F
Once this place was paradise
Bb
Eb
Cm
F
Bb
Green and blue colors of the sea
Eb
Cm
It's still alive so it shall return
F
Eventually (Oh, oh, oh)
Bb
Verse 4
The sacred builders,
Eb
Cm
F
the chosen ones
Bb
Eb
Cm
F
Have learned to live and let live
Bb
Once you take what's
Eb
F
there to share
Verse 5
You've got to give, you've got to give
Eb
Oh, don't let the changes get you down
F
You'll see the this world
turned upside down
Cm
If you listen, you'll hear the word
F
When it comes around,
Bb
when it comes around, yeah
Interlude 2
Eb
Bb
Eb
Verse 6
Bb
I saw the ruins once the smoke
Eb
Bb
cleared
Eb
Bb
(Once upon returning home)
A touch of sadness but
Eb
Bb
no fear
Eb
(Once upon returning home) Yeah
Verse 7
Bb
Eb
I don't know what I cried about but
Bb
Eb
Reality removed all doubt
Bb
Eb
I felt warm but all alone
Bb
Eb
(Once upon returning
Bb
home)
Verse 8
Eb
Cm
F
Look around, there's work to do
Bb
Eb
A new life for the chosen
Cm
F
Bb
few
Eb
Cm
The world sings in the same key,
F
sweet harmony
Bb
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Verse 9
Eb
Cm
F
Just when you thought you had it made
Bb
With fool's gold,
Eb
Cm
F
Bb
the road was paved
Eb
And circles get so big an d wide
F
You can't see to the other side,
Eb
other side
Verse 10
Eb
Oh, the long journey wore me down
F
To see the world turned upside down
Cm
There'll be some time before things
Interlude 3
Settle down
F
Bb
Eb
Bb
Eb
Verse 11
Bb
Eb
I saw the ruins once the smoke cleared
Bb
Eb
Bb
(Once upon returning home)
Eb
Bb
A touch of sadness but no fear
(Once upon returning home)
Eb
Yeah, still I,
Verse 12
Bb
Eb
I don't know what I cried about but
Bb
Eb
Reality removed all doubt
Bb
Eb
I felt warm but all alone
Bb
Eb
Bb
(Once upon returning home) Returning home,
Interlude 4
yeah
Bb
Eb
Bb
Eb
Bb
Eb
Bb
Eb
Verse 13
Eb
Oh, don't let the changes
get you down, no
F
You'll see the world
turned upside down
Cm
If you listen, you'll hear the word
F
When it comes around,
Bb
when it comes around
Verse 14
Eb
I saw the ruins once the
Bb
smoke cleared
Cm
(Once upon returning
Bb
F
home)
A touch of sadness but no fear
Bb
(Once upon returning home)
Verse 15
Eb
Bb
I don't know what I cried about but
Eb
Bb
Reality removed all doubt
Eb
I felt warm but all alone
Bb
Eb
(Once upon returning home)
Bb
Eb
Bb
Returning home, yeah, wooh
Eb
Oh yeah
Bb
Eb
Bb
Verse 16
Eb
Bb
Eb
(Coming home) I saw the ruins, oh
Bb
(Coming home) I saw
Eb
the smoke clear
Bb
(Coming home) I felt the
Eb
world turn upside down
Bb
(Coming home)
Eb
Oh, I'm
Verse 17
Bb
(Coming home) oh
Eb
Bb
Eb
Bb
Eb
Bb
(Coming home)
(Coming home)
(Coming home)
Eb
Mama, I'm (coming home) Mama,
Verse 18
Bb
Eb
I'm (coming home)
Bb
Eb
Bb
Oh, returning home (coming home)
Eb
Bb
Eb
Bb
yeah, ow
(Coming home) ow,
ow, ow, ow, ow, ow
(Coming home)
Oh, oh, oh (coming home)
(Coming home)
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