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Vance Joy - We’re Going Home Chords

Chord reference Em, C, G, D, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em]Under the [C]surface, [G]you don’t know w[D]hat You’ll [Em]find [C]Hmm, [G]until it’s your [D]time [Em]No second [C]chances but [G]all we can [D]do is t[Em]ry [C]Hmm, [G]I made up my [D]mind

[Am]I can’t see you, [G]but I hear Your [C]call [C]baby, hold on [D]now

We’re going [Em]home [C] If We [G]make it or We [D]don’t, We won’t be [Em]alone [C] When I [G]see your light [D]shine, I know I’m home[Em] [C] If You’re [G]waiting all Your [D]life, You will never [Em]go [C] When I [G]see your light [D]shine, I know I’m [Em]home [C] When I [G]see your light [D]shine, I know I’m home [Em] [C] When I [G]see your light [D]shine

[Em]Some things are [C]simple and [G]hard to [D]ignore, They [Em]say, [C]Hmm, the [G]truth is like [D]that [Em]We’re getting [C]colder, so [G]far from the [D]shore, I s[Em]ay, [C]Hmm, the [G]world is like [D]that

[Am]I can’t see You [G]but I hear Your [C]call baby, hold on [D]now

We’re going [Em]home [C] If We [G]make it or We [D]don’t, we won’t be [Em]alone [C] When I [G]see your light [D]shine, I know I’m home [Em] [C] If You’re [G]waiting all your [D]life, You won’t ever [Em]go [C] When I [G]see your light [D]shine, I know I’m [Em]home [C] When I [G]see your light [D]shine, I know I’m home [Em] [C] When I [G]see your light [D]shine

[D]There’s a place that [C]I wanna [G]run with [D]You Darling, there’s a place that [C]I wanna [G]run with [D] [D]You

We’re going [Em]home [C] If We [G]make it or We [D]don’t, We won’t be [Em]alone [C] When I [G]see Your light [D]shine, I know I’m home [Em] [C] If You’re [G]waiting all Your [D]life, You won’t ever [Em]go [C] When I [G]see your light [D]shine, I know I’m [Em]home [C] When I [G]see your light [D]shine, I know I’m home [Em] [C] When I [G]see your light [D]shine, I know [Em] [C] I’m [G]home, [D]I’m [Em]home, [C]when I [G]see your light [D]shine [Em]

Artist Vance Joy
Album Nation of Two
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2018
Key Em

How to Play We're Going Home on Guitar?

Vance Joy - We're Going Home can be played in the key of Em using the Em, C, G, D, Am chords.

  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play We're Going Home with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.