Chords for The Flatlanders - Homeland Refugee
Tempo:
88.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
Bb
F
Dm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ebm] [Cm]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [A] [C]
[Cm]
[G] [Bb] [Cm]
[Dm] I [C] left our yellow porch light on, [Eb] no one will [Bb] notice, no one's home, [C] no one else will notice
it [Dm] was long.
[C] I lost my home when the deal went bust, [Bb] the so-called security insurance
[C] broke, I planned my life the way they said [Dm] I should.
[C] I sent my wife and kids ahead, [Bb] I'm
right behind you, so I said [C] I'll be there when I get there, [Dm] let's go.
[F] I'm leaving California
[C] for the dust bowl, they [F] took it all, there's nowhere [C] else to go.
[F] The past year's a penny,
[C] burning [Am] by the sun, I'm used to homeland, [G] there's
[C] a plastic sack by a barbed wire [Bb] fence,
burned out beer truck full of dents, [C] dried up stockpiled by an old [Dm] corral.
[C] Between the
town and the desert sand, [Bb] filling up with empty cans, [C] container trains, casinos, [Dm] and
[F]
[A] [C]
[F]
[C] [F]
[G]
[C]
[Bb]
the wind, [C] the dust and the crash, it's [Dm] getting out.
[C] They crossed the desert, headed west,
[Bb] swore that it was for the best, [C] they reassured the ones they left [Dm] behind.
[C] There's some refugees
from Mexico, [Bb] behind an abandoned taxi car, [C] we nod and smile, it's clear we're all [Dm] the
same.
[C] For everything in this world is work, we're all [F] just migrants on the surf, [C] returning
to the dust where we [Dm] came.
And I'm [G] leaving California [C] for the dust bowl, they [F] took it
all, there's [G] nowhere else to [C] go.
The [F] past year's a penny, burning by the sun, [Am] I'm used
to [C] homeland.
[G]
[G] I'm leaving California [D] for the dust bowl, [F] they took it all, [G] there's nowhere
else [C] to go.
[F] The past year's a penny, [C] burning by [Am] the sun, [C] I'm used to homeland.
[G] [C]
[A] [F] [C]
[Bb]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [A] [C]
[Cm]
[G] [Bb] [Cm]
[Dm] I [C] left our yellow porch light on, [Eb] no one will [Bb] notice, no one's home, [C] no one else will notice
it [Dm] was long.
[C] I lost my home when the deal went bust, [Bb] the so-called security insurance
[C] broke, I planned my life the way they said [Dm] I should.
[C] I sent my wife and kids ahead, [Bb] I'm
right behind you, so I said [C] I'll be there when I get there, [Dm] let's go.
[F] I'm leaving California
[C] for the dust bowl, they [F] took it all, there's nowhere [C] else to go.
[F] The past year's a penny,
[C] burning [Am] by the sun, I'm used to homeland, [G] there's
[C] a plastic sack by a barbed wire [Bb] fence,
burned out beer truck full of dents, [C] dried up stockpiled by an old [Dm] corral.
[C] Between the
town and the desert sand, [Bb] filling up with empty cans, [C] container trains, casinos, [Dm] and
[F]
[A] [C]
[F]
[C] [F]
[G]
[C]
[Bb]
the wind, [C] the dust and the crash, it's [Dm] getting out.
[C] They crossed the desert, headed west,
[Bb] swore that it was for the best, [C] they reassured the ones they left [Dm] behind.
[C] There's some refugees
from Mexico, [Bb] behind an abandoned taxi car, [C] we nod and smile, it's clear we're all [Dm] the
same.
[C] For everything in this world is work, we're all [F] just migrants on the surf, [C] returning
to the dust where we [Dm] came.
And I'm [G] leaving California [C] for the dust bowl, they [F] took it
all, there's [G] nowhere else to [C] go.
The [F] past year's a penny, burning by the sun, [Am] I'm used
to [C] homeland.
[G]
[G] I'm leaving California [D] for the dust bowl, [F] they took it all, [G] there's nowhere
else [C] to go.
[F] The past year's a penny, [C] burning by [Am] the sun, [C] I'm used to homeland.
[G] [C]
[A] [F] [C]
[Bb]
Key:
C
Bb
F
Dm
G
C
Bb
F
[Ebm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ I [C] left our yellow porch light on, [Eb] no one will [Bb] notice, no one's home, [C] no one else will notice
it [Dm] was long.
_ [C] I lost my home when the deal went bust, [Bb] the so-called security insurance
[C] broke, I planned my life the way they said [Dm] I should.
_ _ [C] I sent my wife and kids ahead, [Bb] I'm
right behind you, so I said [C] I'll be there when I get there, [Dm] let's go.
_ [F] I'm leaving California
[C] for the dust bowl, they [F] took it all, there's nowhere [C] else to go.
_ [F] The past year's a penny,
[C] burning [Am] by the sun, I'm used to homeland, [G] there's _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ a plastic sack by a barbed wire [Bb] fence,
burned out beer truck full of dents, [C] dried up stockpiled by an old [Dm] corral.
_ _ _ [C] Between the
town and the desert sand, [Bb] filling up with empty cans, [C] container trains, casinos, [Dm] and
_ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
the wind, [C] the dust and the crash, it's [Dm] getting out. _
_ [C] They crossed the desert, headed west,
[Bb] swore that it was for the best, [C] they reassured the ones they left [Dm] behind. _
_ [C] There's some refugees
from Mexico, [Bb] behind an abandoned taxi car, [C] we nod and smile, it's clear we're all [Dm] the
same. _
_ [C] For everything in this world is work, we're all [F] just migrants on the surf, [C] returning
to the dust where we [Dm] came. _
And I'm [G] leaving California [C] for the dust bowl, _ they [F] took it
all, there's [G] nowhere else to [C] go. _
The [F] past year's a penny, burning by the sun, [Am] I'm used
to [C] homeland.
_ [G] _ _
[G] I'm leaving California [D] for the dust bowl, _ [F] they took it all, [G] there's nowhere
else [C] to go. _ _
[F] The past year's a penny, [C] burning by [Am] the sun, _ [C] I'm used to homeland.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ I [C] left our yellow porch light on, [Eb] no one will [Bb] notice, no one's home, [C] no one else will notice
it [Dm] was long.
_ [C] I lost my home when the deal went bust, [Bb] the so-called security insurance
[C] broke, I planned my life the way they said [Dm] I should.
_ _ [C] I sent my wife and kids ahead, [Bb] I'm
right behind you, so I said [C] I'll be there when I get there, [Dm] let's go.
_ [F] I'm leaving California
[C] for the dust bowl, they [F] took it all, there's nowhere [C] else to go.
_ [F] The past year's a penny,
[C] burning [Am] by the sun, I'm used to homeland, [G] there's _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ a plastic sack by a barbed wire [Bb] fence,
burned out beer truck full of dents, [C] dried up stockpiled by an old [Dm] corral.
_ _ _ [C] Between the
town and the desert sand, [Bb] filling up with empty cans, [C] container trains, casinos, [Dm] and
_ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
the wind, [C] the dust and the crash, it's [Dm] getting out. _
_ [C] They crossed the desert, headed west,
[Bb] swore that it was for the best, [C] they reassured the ones they left [Dm] behind. _
_ [C] There's some refugees
from Mexico, [Bb] behind an abandoned taxi car, [C] we nod and smile, it's clear we're all [Dm] the
same. _
_ [C] For everything in this world is work, we're all [F] just migrants on the surf, [C] returning
to the dust where we [Dm] came. _
And I'm [G] leaving California [C] for the dust bowl, _ they [F] took it
all, there's [G] nowhere else to [C] go. _
The [F] past year's a penny, burning by the sun, [Am] I'm used
to [C] homeland.
_ [G] _ _
[G] I'm leaving California [D] for the dust bowl, _ [F] they took it all, [G] there's nowhere
else [C] to go. _ _
[F] The past year's a penny, [C] burning by [Am] the sun, _ [C] I'm used to homeland.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _