Barenaked Ladies – Home (Guitar Intro)

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Key of D, no capo Tab by gigla101 CHORDS USED:
D(add9)  Em7      G/B      G        G/A      A7       D/C      C#m      A        G#        F#
0        0        3        3        3        0        x        4        5        4        2
3        3        3        3        3        2        3        5        5        4        2
2        0        0        0        0        0        2        6        6        5        3
0        2        0        0        0        2        0        6        7        6        4
x        x        2        2        0        0        3        4        7        6        4
x        x        x        3        x        x        x        4        5        4        2
I'm using a pick but you could try to fingerpick the intro if you wanted to. You can be pretty lax with strumming as long as you emphasize the bass note each time the chord changes. Strum/picking pattern for intro is roughly: Dadd9 2 & 3 & 4 & | Em7 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ | ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ |
G/B     &      G       &       G/B      &       G/A      &        |
↓   ↑   ↓   ↑  ↓   ↑   ↓   ↑   ↓   ↑    ↓   ↑   ↓   ↑    ↓   ↑    |
[Intro]
    Dadd9           Em7               G/B            G              G/B           G/A
E||-------0---------------0------------------3--3----------3--3-----------3--3-----------3--3------|
B||---3------3---3-----3------3---3----------3--3----------3--3-----------3--3-----------3--3------|
G||-----2------2---------0------0------------0-------------0--------------0--------------0---------|
D||--0---------------2--------------------0-------------0--------------0-------------0-------------|
A||------------------------------------2-------------x--------------2-------------0----------------|
E||--------------------------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1] - play chords from Intro for verses
Dadd9               Em7
Side of the road, I stopped and

G/B    G     G/B        G/A
Picked up the pieces of your car

Dadd9               Em7
You were just standing, speechless

G/B    G     G/B        G/A
Knowing you'd never travel far
[Chorus] - play full chords here
G               A7                D           G/B
That's what you do when someone's given up on you

G                 A7              D       D/C
And that's when I knew that I was giving up and giving in

G             A7
That's when I knew where I was

G             A7              D
That's when I knew that I was home
[Verse 2]
Dadd9            Em7
Stuck in the middle of the road

G/B    G     G/B        G/A
For better or worse, we compromise

Dadd9           Em7
You may have won my hand, dear

G/B    G     G/B        G/A
But it was the consolation prize
[Chorus]
G             A7              D              G/B
That's when I knew that I was running out on you

G               A7              D         D/C
That's what you do when time is running out and running down

G             A7
That's when I knew where I was

G             A7              D
That's when I knew that I was home
[Bridge]
C#m            A
Where does the heart reside

G#                    C#m    A  G#
If not where I lay my head?

C#m               A
I could run but I'm petrified

G#                 C#m
And choose this instead

G#          F#    A
Again and again
[Verse 3]
Dadd9         Em7
End of the road I'm running

G/B    G     G/B        G/A
And look back to survey where I'd been

Dadd9         Em7
Someday I'll write and ask you

G/B    G     G/B        G/A
If you could imagine what I'd seen
[Chorus]
G               A7               D               G/B
How could you think that I could turn my back on you?

G           A7                  D       D/C
How did you think this would be turning out? And turning 'round

G            A7
What could I do but call you?

G            A7              D
What could I do to call this home?

G             A7
That's when I knew where I was

G             A7              D
That's when I knew that I was home