Misc Musicals – Bandstand - Welcome Home Finale (Guitar)

F7
Johnny made it home.

Bbm/F
Most of him at least.

E7            Eb7
Had three operations,

        Bb/D
but the pain has not decreased.

F7                       Bbm/F
Nick learned to survive, means you never trust

E7               Eb7               Bb/D
Once you see the worst in man then how do you adjust?

F7                  Bbm
Davy cracks a joke, claims to be alright.

A7                Db/Ab        Eb/G          Gb
Drinks a fifth of vodka in his kitchen every night.

Ab/Gb   Ab
And I stand here trying,

     F/A                 Bbm               Eb/G     F7/A        C7sus4
Like Mother Mary with my private burden of grief to carry.

        Dm      Bb
Welcome home my boys

Bb/C    F       C/E
Welcome home my sons

        Dm      Bb      Bb/C
Welcome home my husband

        F       C/E
Welcome home my love

        Dm     Gm/Bb
Welcome home

C7      F      Gm7
welcome home

C       F     F7
Welcome home

F7                   Bbm/F
Wayne is never free, schedules out his day

E7            Eb7            Bb/D
Filling every minute just to keep the ghosts away

F7                 Bbm/F
He could never get back the life he had,

A7                 Db/Ab            Eb/G            Gb
Faced with raising kids who did not recognize their dad

F7                         Gbmaj7
Jimmy made it back to town four months ago

F7                                   E7      F7
Lives to tell of things no one could bear to know

F7                                Gbmaj7
Keeps his guard up now a lot goes undiscussed

F7                          E     F7           C7
Focuses on fighting what he finds unjust

   C7sus4   Dm      Bb
Welcome     home my boys

Bb/C    F       C/E
Welcome home my sons

        Dm      Bb       Bb/C
Welcome home my husband

        F       C/E
Welcome home my love

        Dm    Gm/Bb
Welcome home

C7      F     Gm7
welcome home

C       F      F7
Welcome home

G7                   Cm
Donny does his best, trying to pretend

B7              Eb/Bb            F/A           Abmaj7
What he doesn’t talk about won’t matter in the end.

B7                               Ab6/G
Donny made it home but thinks it wasn’t fair

G7                              Ab6/G
How he made it out but left his buddy there

G7                              Ab6
Donny doesn’t sleep because the nightmares come

G7
Donny wants an answer

      G7/F
Donny looks for absolution

        Cm/Eb                       F/Gb     G7
And I'd give up anything if I could give him some

      Bb                      G/B
And I stand here helpless, my arms extended

        Cm                       F/A       G7/B
Knowing full well, darling, your war’s not ended

        Dm    Bb    Bb/C     F     C/E
Welcome home

        Dm      Bb
Welcome home my husband

Bb/C    F       C/E
Welcome home my love

        Dm      Gm/Bb
Welcome home

C7      F       Gm7add4
welcome home

Gm7/D   Ebm     Cb
Welcome home my boys

Cb/Db   Gb      Db/F
Welcome home my sons

        Ebm     Cb
Welcome home my husband

        Gb      Db/F
Welcome home my love

        Ebm      Abm/Cb
Welcome home

Db7     Gb       Abm7      Db
Welcome home

B   Cb   D       Bb/A     Gaug/A
Wel come home