Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Intro: Am G (4x) Verse 1: Am G I was listening to the ocean Am G I saw a face in the sand F But when I picked it up C G F Then it vanished away from my hands, down Am G I had a dream I was seven Am G Climbing my way in a tree F I saw a piece of heaven C G F Waiting impatient for me, down
Pre-Chorus: Dm And I was running far away F Would I run off the world someday? C G Nobody knows, nobody knows Dm And I was dancing in the rain F C I felt alive and I can't complain Chorus: G But now take me home Am Take me home where I belong F I can't take it anymore Verse 2: Am G I was painting a picture Am G The picture was a painting of you F C And for a moment I thought you were there G F But then again, it wasn't true, down Am G And all this time I have been lying Am G Oh, lying in secret to myself F C G F I've been putting sorrow on the farthest place on my shelf La-di-da Pre-Chorus: Dm And I was running far away F Would I run off the world someday? C G Nobody knows, nobody knows Dm And I was dancing in the rain F C I felt alive and I can't complain Chorus: But now take me home G Am Take me home where I belong I got no other place to go C Now take me home G Am Take me home where I belong I got no other place to go C Now take me home G Am Take me home where I belong F I can't take it anymore Bridge: Dm F But I kept running for a soft place to fall C G And I kept running for a soft place to fall Dm F And I kept running for a soft place to fall C G And I kept running for a soft place to fall Pre-Chorus: Dm And I was running far away F Would I run off the world someday? Chorus: C But now take me home G Am Take me home where I belong I got no other place to go C Now take me home G Am Take me home where I belong I got no other place to go Outro: C G Am Now take me home, home where I belong, no, no C G Am Now take me home, home where I belong, oh, oh C G Am Now take me home, home where I belong, no, no C G Am Now take me home, home where I belong F I can't take it anymore