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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home Chords

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ChordsAm, C, F, Dm, G
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to E key to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am] [C] [F]
[Am]Alabama, Arkansas, [C]I do love my ma and pa,
[C]Not the way that I do love [F]you.

[verse 2]
Well, [Am]Holy, Moley, me, oh my, [C]you’re the apple of my eye,
[C]Girl I’ve never loved one like [F]you.

[verse 3]
[Am]Man oh man you’re my best friend, [C]I scream it to the nothingness,
[C]There ain’t nothing that I [F]need.

[verse 4]
[Am]Well, hot and heavy, pumpkin pie, [C]chocolate candy, Jesus Christ,
[C]Ain’t nothing please me more than [F]you.

[chorus]
Ahh [Am]home. Let me come [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.
Ahh [Am]home. Let me go [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.

[verse 5]
[Dm] [C] [G] [Dm] [C] [G] [Dm] [C] [F]
[Am]La, la, [G]la, la, [Dm]take me [F]home, [G]mother, I’m coming home.

[verse 6]
[Am] [C] [F]
[Am]I’ll follow you into the park, [C]through the jungle through the dark,
[C]Girl I never loved one like [F]you.

[verse 7]
[Am]Moats and boats and waterfalls, [C]alley-ways and pay phone calls,
[C]I’ve been everywhere with [F]you.

[verse 8]
That’s true, [Am]we laugh until we think we’ll die, [C]barefoot on a summer night.
[C]Nothing new is sweeter than with [F]you.

[verse 9]
[Am]And in the streets you run a free, [C]like it’s only you and me,
[C]Geeze, you’re something to [F]see.

[chorus]
Ahh [Am]home. Let me come [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.
Ahh [Am]home. Let me go [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.

[interlude]
[Dm] [C] [G] [Dm] [C] [G] [Dm] [C] [F]

[verse 10]
[Am]La, la, [G]la, la, [Dm]take me [F]home, [G]daddy, I’m coming home.

[chorus]
Ahh [Am]home. Let me come [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.
Ahh [Am]home. Let me go [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.

[chorus]
Ahh [Am]home. Let me come [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.
Ahh [Am]home. Let me go [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.

[Closing]
[Am]Alabama, Arkan[C]sas, [C]I do love my ma and [F]pa.
[Am]Moats and boats and water[C]falls, [C]alley-ways and pay phone [F]calls…

[chorus]
Ahh [Am]home. Let me come [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.
Ahh [Am]home. Let me go [C]home. [C]Home is wherever I’m with [F]you.

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ArtistEdward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
AlbumJesus Henry Christ Soundtrack
GenresAlternative, Indie
Year2009
KeyAm

How to play Home on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home on guitar requires 5 chords and 9 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Home uses these transitions most often: C → F (24), Am → C (22), and F → Am (21). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - C chord transition.

1. Am → C chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Am to C;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
Am to C

2. C → F chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from C to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
C to F

3. F → Am chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from F to Am;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
F to Am

4. F → Dm chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

To move from F to Dm;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
F to Dm

5. Dm → C chord transition

To move from Dm to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

6. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

7. G → Dm chord transition

To move from G to Dm;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

8. Am → G chord transition

To move from Am to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

9. F → G chord transition

To move from F to G;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

Home chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Home.

  • Home includes 93 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Home contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Home connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → F: 16%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → G: 21%
    • F → Am: 11%
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