Chords for Laura Wright - Keep The Home Fires Burning (Ivor Novello & Lena Guilbert Ford) (Forever)
Tempo:
104.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Bm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
They were summoned from the hillside, [Bm] they were [G] called in from [Bm] the glen,
and the [Am] country found [F#m] them ready at [A] the [E] stirring call [A] for men.
[D] Let no tears add to their cheek [Bm] as the [G] soldiers pass along,
[F#] and [F#m] although your heart is breaking, make it [A] sing [E] this cheery [A] song.
[Am]
[D] Keep the home fires [A] burning [Bm] while your hearts are [F#m] yearning,
[G] though your lads are [D] far away, [G] they dream [A] of home.
[D] There's a silver [F#m] lining
[Bm] through the dark cloud shining,
[G] turn the dark [D] cloud [G] inside out till the [A] boys [D] come [D] home.
[Bm] [G]
[E] [D] Overseas they came a [D]-pleading, [Bm] help a nation [G]
in [Bm] distress,
[A] and we gave our [F#m] glorious laddies [A] honour and made [B] us do [A] no less.
[Am]
[D] For no gallant freedom [Bm] to a [G] tyrant's yoke [Bm] should bear,
[D] and [F#m] a noble heart [Bm] must answer to the [A] sacred [E] call of
[D] friends.
Keep the home [A] fires burning [Bm] while your hearts [D] are [F#m] yearning,
[G] though your lads [D] are far away, [Em] they dream [A] of home.
[D] There's a [F#m] silver lining
[Bm] through the dark [F#m] cloud shining,
[G] turn the dark [D] cloud [Bm] inside out [G] till the [A] boys [D] come home.
[E] Keep the home fires [B] burning [C#m] while your hearts [E] are [G#m] yearning,
[A] though your lads [E] are far away, [F#] they dream [B] of home.
[E] There's a silver [G#m] lining [C#m] through the dark [E] cloud [G#m] shining,
[A] turn the dark [E] cloud inside out till [A] the boys [E] come [F#] home.
[A] Turn the dark [E] cloud inside [A] out till [B] the boys come [E] home.
[C#m] [A] [C#m] [A]
[C#m] [E]
[C#m] [A] [C#m] [C#]
[E]
They were summoned from the hillside, [Bm] they were [G] called in from [Bm] the glen,
and the [Am] country found [F#m] them ready at [A] the [E] stirring call [A] for men.
[D] Let no tears add to their cheek [Bm] as the [G] soldiers pass along,
[F#] and [F#m] although your heart is breaking, make it [A] sing [E] this cheery [A] song.
[Am]
[D] Keep the home fires [A] burning [Bm] while your hearts are [F#m] yearning,
[G] though your lads are [D] far away, [G] they dream [A] of home.
[D] There's a silver [F#m] lining
[Bm] through the dark cloud shining,
[G] turn the dark [D] cloud [G] inside out till the [A] boys [D] come [D] home.
[Bm] [G]
[E] [D] Overseas they came a [D]-pleading, [Bm] help a nation [G]
in [Bm] distress,
[A] and we gave our [F#m] glorious laddies [A] honour and made [B] us do [A] no less.
[Am]
[D] For no gallant freedom [Bm] to a [G] tyrant's yoke [Bm] should bear,
[D] and [F#m] a noble heart [Bm] must answer to the [A] sacred [E] call of
[D] friends.
Keep the home [A] fires burning [Bm] while your hearts [D] are [F#m] yearning,
[G] though your lads [D] are far away, [Em] they dream [A] of home.
[D] There's a [F#m] silver lining
[Bm] through the dark [F#m] cloud shining,
[G] turn the dark [D] cloud [Bm] inside out [G] till the [A] boys [D] come home.
[E] Keep the home fires [B] burning [C#m] while your hearts [E] are [G#m] yearning,
[A] though your lads [E] are far away, [F#] they dream [B] of home.
[E] There's a silver [G#m] lining [C#m] through the dark [E] cloud [G#m] shining,
[A] turn the dark [E] cloud inside out till [A] the boys [E] come [F#] home.
[A] Turn the dark [E] cloud inside [A] out till [B] the boys come [E] home.
[C#m] [A] [C#m] [A]
[C#m] [E]
[C#m] [A] [C#m] [C#]
[E]
Key:
A
D
E
Bm
G
A
D
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ They were summoned from the _ hillside, [Bm] they were [G] called in from [Bm] the glen,
and the [Am] country found [F#m] them ready at [A] the [E] stirring call [A] for men. _ _ _ _
[D] Let no tears add to their cheek [Bm] as the [G] soldiers pass along,
[F#] and [F#m] although your heart is breaking, make it [A] sing [E] this _ cheery _ [A] song.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ Keep the home fires _ [A] burning [Bm] while your hearts are _ [F#m] yearning,
[G] though your lads are [D] far away, [G] they _ dream [A] of _ home.
[D] _ There's a silver _ [F#m] lining _
[Bm] through the dark cloud shining, _
[G] turn the dark [D] cloud [G] inside out till the [A] boys [D] come _ _ _ _ [D] home.
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Overseas they came a [D]-pleading, [Bm] help a nation [G]
in [Bm] distress,
_ [A] and we gave our [F#m] glorious laddies [A] honour and made [B] us do [A] no less.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
[D] For no gallant _ _ freedom [Bm] to a [G] tyrant's yoke [Bm] should bear, _
[D] and [F#m] a noble heart [Bm] must answer to the [A] sacred _ [E] _ _ call of _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] friends.
Keep the home [A] fires _ burning [Bm] while your hearts [D] are _ [F#m] yearning,
[G] though your lads [D] are far away, [Em] they dream [A] of _ home.
[D] _ There's a [F#m] silver lining _
[Bm] through the dark [F#m] cloud _ shining,
[G] turn the dark [D] cloud [Bm] inside out [G] till the [A] boys [D] come _ _ _ _ home.
[E] _ _ Keep the home fires [B] burning _ [C#m] while your hearts [E] are _ [G#m] yearning,
[A] though your lads [E] are far away, [F#] they dream [B] of home.
_ [E] _ There's a silver [G#m] _ _ lining [C#m] through the dark [E] cloud _ [G#m] shining,
[A] turn the dark [E] cloud inside out till [A] _ the boys [E] come [F#] _ home.
[A] Turn the dark [E] cloud inside [A] out till _ [B] the boys come [E] _ home. _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ They were summoned from the _ hillside, [Bm] they were [G] called in from [Bm] the glen,
and the [Am] country found [F#m] them ready at [A] the [E] stirring call [A] for men. _ _ _ _
[D] Let no tears add to their cheek [Bm] as the [G] soldiers pass along,
[F#] and [F#m] although your heart is breaking, make it [A] sing [E] this _ cheery _ [A] song.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ Keep the home fires _ [A] burning [Bm] while your hearts are _ [F#m] yearning,
[G] though your lads are [D] far away, [G] they _ dream [A] of _ home.
[D] _ There's a silver _ [F#m] lining _
[Bm] through the dark cloud shining, _
[G] turn the dark [D] cloud [G] inside out till the [A] boys [D] come _ _ _ _ [D] home.
_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Overseas they came a [D]-pleading, [Bm] help a nation [G]
in [Bm] distress,
_ [A] and we gave our [F#m] glorious laddies [A] honour and made [B] us do [A] no less.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
[D] For no gallant _ _ freedom [Bm] to a [G] tyrant's yoke [Bm] should bear, _
[D] and [F#m] a noble heart [Bm] must answer to the [A] sacred _ [E] _ _ call of _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] friends.
Keep the home [A] fires _ burning [Bm] while your hearts [D] are _ [F#m] yearning,
[G] though your lads [D] are far away, [Em] they dream [A] of _ home.
[D] _ There's a [F#m] silver lining _
[Bm] through the dark [F#m] cloud _ shining,
[G] turn the dark [D] cloud [Bm] inside out [G] till the [A] boys [D] come _ _ _ _ home.
[E] _ _ Keep the home fires [B] burning _ [C#m] while your hearts [E] are _ [G#m] yearning,
[A] though your lads [E] are far away, [F#] they dream [B] of home.
_ [E] _ There's a silver [G#m] _ _ lining [C#m] through the dark [E] cloud _ [G#m] shining,
[A] turn the dark [E] cloud inside out till [A] _ the boys [E] come [F#] _ home.
[A] Turn the dark [E] cloud inside [A] out till _ [B] the boys come [E] _ home. _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _