Band of Horses - On My Way Back Home

key of C

the riff below is played throughout the song over the C chord .
you can actually play the riff while playing the C chord .
all you have to do is take your index finger off the first fret ,
and use your pinky to play the notes on the 3rd fret .

riff :
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 0 – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 0 – |
| – – 1 – – 3 – – 1 – 1 – 0 – 1 – – – – – – | – – – 1 – – 3 – – 1 – 1 – 0 – 1 – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

C C C C

C G
on my way back home , by chance i thought of
C G
all my favorite songs , where i’d gone wrong
F C G
the only words that i could think of
F C G
i’m pissing my life away in the form of a song
C
on my way back home

C C

C G
every step , a victory it was
C G
i was cheating death , just in time i woke
F C G
my memories start to wander off
F C G
come to me , the remembrance of
C
on my way back home

C C C C
C G C G
F C G
F C G
C C C C

C G
i came in this way and here now i’ll stay
C G
if the unknown have to wait one more day
F C G
there’s often times that it comes out wrong
F C G
but luckily i , i got a mind to know
C
on my way back home

C