Chords for Keep the Home Fires Burning
Tempo:
119.75 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Dm
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [G]
[F] [C] [F]
They were summoned [C] from [F] the hillside, they were called [Bbm] in from the [F]
glen,
And [C] the country found [F] them ready [Dm] at the stirring [G] call for men.
[C] [F]
Let no tears [C] add to [F] their hardship as the soldiers [Bbm] pass [F] [Bm] along,
And although your heart is [Dm] breaking, make it [C] [Em] sing this [Dm]
[G] cheery [C] song.
[Am]
[C] [F] Keep the home fires [Am] [C] burning [Dm] while your hearts [A] are yearning,
[Bb] Though your lands [F] are far away, they [G]
dream [C] of home.
[F]
There's a silver [C] [C] lining [Dm] through the dark cloud [A] shining,
[Bb] Turn [Dm] the dark [F] cloud inside [Gm] out till the [F] boys [C] [F] come home.
[G] [F] [C]
[F] Overseas there [C] came a [F] pleading, help a nation [Bbm] in [F] distress,
And [C] we gave our [F] glorious [Dm] laddies honour, [C]
made us [G] do no [C] less.
[C] [F] For no [C] gallant son of [F] freedom to a [Bbm] tyrant's yoke should [F] [Bm] bend,
[C] And a noble heart must [Dm] answer to [C] the
[Em] sacred [D] call [G] of [C]
[Am] [C]
friend.
[F] Keep the home [Am] fires [C] burning [Dm] while your hearts [A] are yearning,
[Bb] Though your lands [F] are far away, they [G] dream [C] of home.
[F] There's a [Am] silver [C] lining [Dm] through the dark [A] cloud shining,
[Bb] Turn the dark [F] cloud inside out till the boys [C] [F] come home.
[Gb]
[F] [C] [F]
They were summoned [C] from [F] the hillside, they were called [Bbm] in from the [F]
glen,
And [C] the country found [F] them ready [Dm] at the stirring [G] call for men.
[C] [F]
Let no tears [C] add to [F] their hardship as the soldiers [Bbm] pass [F] [Bm] along,
And although your heart is [Dm] breaking, make it [C] [Em] sing this [Dm]
[G] cheery [C] song.
[Am]
[C] [F] Keep the home fires [Am] [C] burning [Dm] while your hearts [A] are yearning,
[Bb] Though your lands [F] are far away, they [G]
dream [C] of home.
[F]
There's a silver [C] [C] lining [Dm] through the dark cloud [A] shining,
[Bb] Turn [Dm] the dark [F] cloud inside [Gm] out till the [F] boys [C] [F] come home.
[G] [F] [C]
[F] Overseas there [C] came a [F] pleading, help a nation [Bbm] in [F] distress,
And [C] we gave our [F] glorious [Dm] laddies honour, [C]
made us [G] do no [C] less.
[C] [F] For no [C] gallant son of [F] freedom to a [Bbm] tyrant's yoke should [F] [Bm] bend,
[C] And a noble heart must [Dm] answer to [C] the
[Em] sacred [D] call [G] of [C]
[Am] [C]
friend.
[F] Keep the home [Am] fires [C] burning [Dm] while your hearts [A] are yearning,
[Bb] Though your lands [F] are far away, they [G] dream [C] of home.
[F] There's a [Am] silver [C] lining [Dm] through the dark [A] cloud shining,
[Bb] Turn the dark [F] cloud inside out till the boys [C] [F] come home.
[Gb]
Key:
F
C
Dm
G
Am
F
C
Dm
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
They were summoned [C] from [F] the hillside, they were called [Bbm] in from the [F] _
glen,
And [C] the country found [F] them ready [Dm] at the stirring [G] call for men.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F]
Let no tears [C] add to [F] their hardship as the soldiers [Bbm] pass [F] _ [Bm] along,
And although your heart is [Dm] breaking, make it [C] _ [Em] sing this [Dm] _
[G] cheery _ _ _ [C] song.
_ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ Keep the home fires [Am] _ [C] burning _ [Dm] while your hearts [A] are yearning,
_ [Bb] Though your lands [F] are far away, they [G] _
dream [C] of home.
_ [F] _
There's a silver [C] _ [C] lining _ [Dm] through the dark cloud [A] _ shining,
_ _ [Bb] Turn [Dm] the dark [F] cloud inside [Gm] out till the [F] boys [C] _ [F] come home. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ Overseas there [C] came a [F] _ pleading, help a nation [Bbm] in [F] distress,
_ And [C] we gave our _ [F] glorious [Dm] laddies honour, [C]
made us [G] do no [C] _ _ less.
[C] _ _ _ [F] For no [C] gallant son of [F] freedom to a [Bbm] tyrant's yoke should [F] _ [Bm] bend,
[C] And a noble heart must [Dm] answer to [C] the _
[Em] sacred _ [D] call [G] of [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C]
friend.
[F] Keep the home [Am] fires _ [C] burning _ [Dm] while your hearts [A] are _ yearning,
[Bb] Though your lands [F] are far away, they [G] _ dream _ [C] of _ _ home.
[F] _ _ There's a [Am] silver _ [C] _ lining [Dm] through the dark [A] cloud _ shining,
_ [Bb] _ Turn the dark [F] cloud inside out till the boys [C] _ _ [F] come home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
They were summoned [C] from [F] the hillside, they were called [Bbm] in from the [F] _
glen,
And [C] the country found [F] them ready [Dm] at the stirring [G] call for men.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F]
Let no tears [C] add to [F] their hardship as the soldiers [Bbm] pass [F] _ [Bm] along,
And although your heart is [Dm] breaking, make it [C] _ [Em] sing this [Dm] _
[G] cheery _ _ _ [C] song.
_ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ Keep the home fires [Am] _ [C] burning _ [Dm] while your hearts [A] are yearning,
_ [Bb] Though your lands [F] are far away, they [G] _
dream [C] of home.
_ [F] _
There's a silver [C] _ [C] lining _ [Dm] through the dark cloud [A] _ shining,
_ _ [Bb] Turn [Dm] the dark [F] cloud inside [Gm] out till the [F] boys [C] _ [F] come home. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ Overseas there [C] came a [F] _ pleading, help a nation [Bbm] in [F] distress,
_ And [C] we gave our _ [F] glorious [Dm] laddies honour, [C]
made us [G] do no [C] _ _ less.
[C] _ _ _ [F] For no [C] gallant son of [F] freedom to a [Bbm] tyrant's yoke should [F] _ [Bm] bend,
[C] And a noble heart must [Dm] answer to [C] the _
[Em] sacred _ [D] call [G] of [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C]
friend.
[F] Keep the home [Am] fires _ [C] burning _ [Dm] while your hearts [A] are _ yearning,
[Bb] Though your lands [F] are far away, they [G] _ dream _ [C] of _ _ home.
[F] _ _ There's a [Am] silver _ [C] _ lining [Dm] through the dark [A] cloud _ shining,
_ [Bb] _ Turn the dark [F] cloud inside out till the boys [C] _ _ [F] come home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _