Home Chords by Roger Waters

Tempo:
127.85 bpm
Chords used:

B

C#m

A

E

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Home chords
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[C#m] [B]
[A]
[B]
[C#m]
[B]
[A]
[B]
[C#m]
It could be Jerusalem or it could be [B] Cairo.
Berlin or it could be [C#m] Prague.
Big Moscow could be [C#] India.
[A]
Could be Plymouth.
Could [B] be Wales.
[C#m]
Could be Warsaw.
[B]
It could be Moose Jaw.
[C#m]
Could be Rome.
[A]
Everybody got somewhere they [B] call [E] home.
When they overrode the defenses [B]
of minor invasions,
put down two extensions,
[A]
will you go down to the [C#m] airport fountain?
[E]
Will you accept your second-worst [B] date of sedation as waitress and waiter?
[A]
Will you make that martini?
Will you [B] stand still for it?
Or will you take [C#] the hill?
[B]
[A]
[B]
[C#m]
Could be clay and it could be sand.
[B]
Could be desert and it could be [C#m]
desert.
Could be a track in Arable.
[A]
Could be a house, could be a corner [B] in a shop.
[C#]
Could be [C#] a cabin by a bend in the river.
[B]
Could be some old [B] man in the den.
[C#m]
Could be something built on your lawn.
[E]
Everybody got something he [B] calls home.
[E]
When the cowboys and the [B] cows are in each other's room,
the cool, cozy air [A] of the city boardroom,
will you stand by your [B] puss, dictator?
[E]
Will you discreetly withdraw [B]
from the boardroom?
[A]
Will you hear when the lion within [B]
you roars?
Will you take [C#] to the hill?
[B]
[A]
[B]
[E]
[B]
[A]
[C#]
[E]
[B]
[A]
[B]
[C#m]
[B]
[B]
[Bm]
[F] [C#m]
Could be your father [C#] and it could be your mother.
[B]
Could be your sister, could be your brother.
[C#m]
Could be a father, could be a Turk.
[A]
Could be someone out looking for [B] work.
[C#m]
Could be a kid, [C#] could be the odd car.
[B]
Could be a Vietnam vet with no [C#m] arms holding.
Could be a saint, could be a sinner.
[A]
Could be a loser of a life, could [B] be damned.
[C#]
Could be a banker, [C#m] could be a baker.
[B] Could be a layman, could be Korean.
Could be an adult, [C#m]
[F#] could be a male [B] boy squad.
[A]
Could be a lover, could [B] be a [C#m]
[E] superhuman.
[B]
Or it could be something like this.
[C#m]
Could be a cripple, could be a freak, could be a [A] wild goat,
could be a cock, could be a thief.
[B] [C#m]
Could be a family of 10 in a one-room individual.
[B]
Could be all they do in their concrete [C#m] tombs.
With their tent pole and their silver stove.
[A]
Could be the pilot with a gun in [B] his side.
[C#m]
Could be the kid in the middle of a bomb site.
[B]
Could be a fanatic, could be a terrorist, could be a dentist, [C#m] could be a psychopath.
Could [G] be a home run, [A]
could [E] be proud, could be facing [B] the crowd.
[C#m]
Could be the soldier [E] in the white cloak.
[B]
Could be the key in spite of the fact that this [C#m] is the end of the capitalist.
Could welcome the [A] house of the ramblin' ramblin' kids.
[B] [C#m]
Or the house of [E] death.
[B]
Or the laughter, ragged [C#m] tears.
The house of the crack dead.
[E]
Bang, bang, shoot, shoot, white glove, [G#m] done.
[C#m]
Lord, I will be merciful.
[D#] He was always a good boy, his mother said.
He'll do his duty when he's grown.
Yeah, everybody got someone they call [N] home.
Key:  
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
E
2311
C#
12341114
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Roger Waters - Home chords, practice playing C#m, B, C#m, A, B, A, B and E in sequence. Start with a comfortable 63 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 128. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Major.

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_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
It could be Jerusalem or it could be [B] Cairo. _
_ Berlin or it could be [C#m] Prague.
Big Moscow could be [C#] India.
[A] _
Could be Plymouth.
Could [B] be Wales.
[C#m] _
Could be _ Warsaw.
_ [B] _
_ It could be Moose Jaw.
_ [C#m] _
Could be Rome.
_ _ _ _ [A]
Everybody got somewhere they [B] call [E] home.
When they overrode the defenses [B]
of minor invasions,
put down two extensions,
[A]
will you go down to the [C#m] airport fountain?
_ _ _ _ _ [E]
Will you accept your second-worst [B] date of sedation as _ waitress and waiter?
[A] _
Will you make that martini?
Will you [B] stand _ still for it?
Or will you take [C#] the hill?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
Could be clay and it could be sand.
_ [B] _
Could be desert and it could be [C#m]
desert.
Could be a track in Arable.
_ [A]
Could be a house, could be a corner [B] in a shop.
[C#] _
Could be [C#] a cabin by a bend in the river.
[B]
Could be some old [B] man in the den.
[C#m] _
Could be something built on your lawn.
[E]
Everybody got something he [B] calls home.
[E] _
When the cowboys and the [B] cows are in each other's room,
the cool, cozy air [A] of the city boardroom,
will you stand by your [B] puss, dictator?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Will you discreetly withdraw [B] _
_ _ from the boardroom?
_ [A] _
Will you hear when the lion within [B]
you _ _ roars?
Will you take [C#] to the hill?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C#m]
Could be your father [C#] and it could be your mother.
[B] _
Could be your sister, could be your brother.
[C#m]
Could be a father, could be a Turk.
_ [A]
Could be someone out looking for [B] work.
_ [C#m]
Could be a kid, [C#] could be the odd car.
[B] _
Could be a Vietnam vet with no [C#m] arms holding.
Could be a saint, could be a sinner.
[A] _
Could be a loser of a life, could [B] be damned.
[C#]
Could be a banker, [C#m] could be a baker.
[B] Could be a layman, could be Korean.
Could be an adult, [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] could be a male [B] boy squad.
[A] _
Could be a lover, could [B] be a _ [C#m] _
_ _ [E] superhuman.
_ _ _ [B]
Or it could be something like this.
[C#m] _
Could be a cripple, could be a freak, could be a [A] wild goat,
could be a cock, could be a thief.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m]
Could be a family of 10 in a one-room individual.
[B] _
Could be all they do in their concrete [C#m] tombs.
With their tent pole and their silver stove.
[A] _
Could be the pilot with a gun in [B] his side.
_ [C#m]
Could be the kid in the middle of a bomb site.
_ [B]
Could be a fanatic, could be a terrorist, could be a dentist, [C#m] could be a psychopath.
_ _ _ Could [G] be a home run, [A]
could [E] be proud, could be facing [B] the crowd.
_ [C#m]
Could be the soldier [E] in the white cloak.
_ [B]
Could be the key in spite of the fact that this [C#m] is the end of the capitalist.
_ _ Could welcome the [A] house of the ramblin' ramblin' kids.
[B] _ _ [C#m] _
Or the house of [E] death.
_ _ _ [B] _
_ _ Or the laughter, ragged [C#m] tears.
The house of the crack dead.
_ _ [E]
Bang, bang, shoot, shoot, white glove, [G#m] done.
_ [C#m] _
_ Lord, I will be merciful.
[D#] He was always a good boy, his mother said.
He'll do his duty when he's grown.
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah, everybody got someone they call [N] home. _

Facts about this song

The Radio K.A.O.S. album includes this song.