Chris de Burgh - Homeland

[Intro]
Am Am

[Verse 1]
Am/B C G D Am
This is my homeland, the place where I was born,
Am/B C G F Am
And through my childhood, was safe and secure,
Am/B C G Am
Like many children, knew nothing of war,
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We were playing and laughing and playing,

[Verse 2]
Am/B C G D Am
Here´s another photograph of where we used to live,
Am/B C G F Am
Our house was always a safe place to be,
Am/B C G Am
But now it´s gone, only rubble and dust,
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We were hoping and praying and hoping,
C G Am Am
Oooooh, all has gone

[Verse 3]
Am/B C G D Am
This is my homeland, the place where I was born,
Am/B C G F Am
And like my father and his one before,
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We´ve raised our families and worked for them all,
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With our hopes and our dreams

And our hopes and our dreams

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
A
And then came the thunder and so many people running,
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From the cities and the battlefields,
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And as the bombs rained down,
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We were hiding from the bullets and the guns;

[Chorus]
F#m E D A D Esus4 E
Oh can you imagine how it has been for us to be losing everything?
F#m E D A D E A Asus4
As the world stood still we would never know what every day would bring;
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Every day, every day

[Verse 5]
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So we came to your country, you were there with open arms,
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To give shelter from the storm,
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We are doctors and lawyers,
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And all of us people like you;

[Chorus]
F#m E D A D Esus4 E
Oh can you imagine how it would be for you to be losing everything?
F#m E D A D E A Asus4
As the world stood still you would never know what every day would bring,
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Every day, every day, every day

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[Outro]
Am F G F

Am G F C
There is always hope in the human heart,
F G C
For better days ahead