Welcome Home Chords & Lyrics by Yusuf Islam

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Yusuf Islam

...WELCOME HOME... by Yusuf Islam
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*from 'Roadsinger' (2009)*


Intro:

D Dsus2 (x3),
F#m G Em, D/F# Em, F#m Asus4 A,

D Dsus2 (x3), D

Verse 1:

D D7
Saw a sign on the path;
Em D Dsus2
"All seekers this way".
D F#m
A fairy sat and laughed;
Em Bm
Threw a petal my way.

Chorus 1:

F Am
As I neared the bridge,
G C
Two soldiers stood and stared.
G D Em F#m
"No one passes by us, up a-head;
Asus4 A D
You're welcome here."

Interlude:

D Dsus2 (x3), D

Verse 2:

D D7
Carried on down the road,
Em D Dsus2
To the market-place.
D F#m
I was still alone,
Em Bm
No one knew my face.

Chorus 2:

F Am
Then a stranger sang,
G C
With voice like the wind.
G D Em F#m
Then the hails be-gan to sing;
Asus4 A D Dsus2, D
"Wel-come in."

Bridge 1:

F#m G Em
Time rolls on,
D/F# Em
Ain't no good to sit and moan.
F#m G Em
Time rolls on,
D/F# Em
And so we travel on.

Chorus 3:

F Am
Never did I i-magine,
G C
What a dawn would be.
G D Em F#m
'Till I opened my eyes, to see;
Asus4 A D
It was welcoming me.

Interlude:

D Dsus2 (x4),
Em F#m, Asus4 A,
D Dsus2 (x3), D

Verse 3:

D D7
At the end of my days,
Em D Dsus2
On my way home.
D F#m
I paused a while to gaze,
Em Bm
Upon the sacred stone.

Chorus 4:

F Am
There I stood in the middle,
G C
Of the holy do-main.
G D Em F#m
Then the people came out to say;
Asus4 A D Dsus2, D
"Welcome home, a-gain."

Coda:

F#m G Em
Time rolls on,
D/F# Em
And so we carry on.
F#m G Em
Time rolls on,
D/F# Em
Ain't no good to sit and moan.
F#m G Em
Time rolls on,
D/F# Em
And so we travel on.
F#m G Em
Time rolls on,
D/F# Em
Ain't no good to sit a-lone.

F#m G Em D/F# Em
(Time rolls on).
F#m G Em
(Time rolls on,
D/F# Em
Ain't no good to sit and moan).
F#m G Em
(Time rolls on).


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D Dsus2 F#m G Em D/F# Asus4

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 xx0230 244222 320003 022000 2x0230 x02230

A D7 Bm F Am C

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 xx0212 x24432 133211 x02210 x32010
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|_______| Joel from cLuMsY, 2009 =
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