Home Again Blues

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                             Home Again Blues Irving Berlin and Harry Akst
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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
E-mail: mike@docsworkshop.co.uk
Tuning:EADGBE

Another little known Irving Berlin song with a challenging introduction.
I like this version by Aileen Stanley - but it's in C, and the lyrics are different:
It's easier to get the background orchestration from the chords in D -
listen lots to Aileen Stanley and then copy what you hear in D.
   INTRODUCTION CHORD SHAPES            VERSE CHORD SHAPES
   B7 E7 A7 D Em7 A6 D6 Esus2           D G  D6 B7 E7 A7
E|-5--4--3--2-0---2--2--2-----| e|-2-3--2--5--4--3-| 
B|-4--3--2--3-3---2--0--0-----| B|-3-0--0--4--3--2-| 
G|-4--4--2--2-0---2--2--1-----| G|-2-0--2--4--4--2-| 
D|-4--x--2--0-0---2--0--2-----| D|-0-0--0--4--x--2-| 
A|-x--x--0--x-2---0--x--2-----| A|-x-2--x--x--x--0-| 
E|-x--x--x--x-0---x--x--0-----| E|-x-3--x--x--x--x-| 

   CHORUS CHORD SHAPES              Outro chord shapes
   G  A7  D7 Gdim Am7 Dsus2         G  C D  C7 A7 D7
E|-3--0---2--4----5---7------| e|-3--0-2--3--0--2--| 
B|-0--2---3--3----5---7------| B|-0--1-3--5--2--1--| 
G|-0--0---2--4----5---7------| B|-0--0-2--3--0--2--| 
D|-0--2---0--3----5---0------| D|-0--2-0--5--2--0--| 
A|-2--0---0--x----7---x------| A|-2--3-x--3--0--x--| 
E|-3--x---x--x----5---x------| E|-3--x-x--x--x--x--| 

[Introduction 1]
 B7    E7         A7               D       Em7      Asus2   D          D6               E9    
E|5-5-5-4---0-2-0-| 3---------1-0---|--------0-------|2-5-2-----------|R ----------------|2---
B|4-4-4-3---------| 2---0-1-2-----3-|--------3-------|2-----5-3-------|E ----0-----0-----|0---
G|4-4-4-4---------| 2-2-------------|2---------------|2-------2-------|P 2-----2-----2---|1---
D|4-4-4-----------| 2---------------|0-------0-------|2-------0-------|E 0-------0-------|0---
A|----------------| 0---------------|--------2-------|0---------------|A ----------------|2---
E|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|----------------| T ----------------|0---
    A7
E|----0-------R| 
B|----2-------E| 
G|----0-------P| 
D|----2-------E| 
A|----0-------A| 
E|------------T| 

[Verse 1]
D                       G                      D6
I've been known to be a rolling stone for many years
G                                            D6
Now alone, I sit around and moan when night appears
B7             E7   A7
Thoughts of my home fill me with regrettable
 D
 tears.
E|2---2---1-0---2-|----------------| 
B|3---0---0-0---3-|----------------| 
G|2---2---1-0---2-|--------------0-| 
D|0---0---0-0---0-|--------0-2-4---| 
A|x---x---x-x---x-|--0-2-4---------| 
E|x---x---x-x---x-|----------------| 

D                    G                     D6
Every year Oh! how I long to hear a bit of news.
G                                              D6
Friends appear to offer words of cheer but I refuse.
B7         E7     A7
Pack up my trunk 'cause I've got those home again
 D                    D7
 blues.               I'm going
E|2---2---1-0---2-|----x---0---2---| 
B|3---0---0-0---3-|----3---2---1---| 
G|2---2---1-0---2-|----2---0---2---| 
D|0---0---0-0---0-|----0---x---x---| 
A|----x---x-x---x-|----x---x---x---| 
E|----x---x-x---x-|----x---x---x---| 

[Chorus 1]
G                       A7
Home, knock at the door Home, just like before
D7                   G              Gdim   D7
Roam, never no more  There's    no  place  like
G                           A7
Home   I'm hurrying along   Home, it's where I belong
D7
Oh! I've got the home again
 G   –   Am7  -   D6   -   G    -
 blues
E|3-------5-------| 7-10-7-5-3-------| 
B|0-------5-------| 7--------0-------| 
G|0-------5-------| 7--------0-------| 
D|0-------5-------| 0--------0-------| 
A|2-------7-------| x--------2-------| 
E|3-------5-------| x--------3-------| 

[Introduction 2]
 B7    E7         A7               D       Em7      Asus2   D          D6               E9    
E|5-5-5-4---0-2-0-| 3---------1-0---|--------0-------|2-5-2-----------|R ----------------|2---
B|4-4-4-3---------| 2---0-1-2-----3-|--------3-------|2-----5-3-------|E ----0-----0-----|0---
G|4-4-4-4---------| 2-2-------------|2---------------|2-------2-------|P 2-----2-----2---|1---
D|4-4-4-----------| 2---------------|0-------0-------|2-------0-------|E 0-------0-------|0---
A|----------------| 0---------------|--------2-------|0---------------|A ----------------|2---
E|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|----------------| T ----------------|0---
    A7
E|----0-------R| 
B|----2-------E| 
G|----0-------P| 
D|----2-------E| 
A|----0-------A| 
E|------------T| 

[Verse 2]
D                    G                          D6
I can't wait until I reach that gate and home I see
G                                                 D6
Sure as fate I know they're gonna wait to welcome me
B7        E7    A7                       D
I want to state that's the end of my misery.
D                  G                      D6
If I knew I'd ever feel so blue I'd never roam
G                                                D6
But it's true you learn a thing or two away from home
B7          E7      A7
I'm telling you     I'm no more a rolling
 D                    D7
 stone                I'm go -ing
E|2---2---1-0---2-|----x---0---2---| 
B|3---0---0-0---3-|----3---2---1---| 
G|2---2---1-0---2-|----2---0---2---| 
D|0---0---0-0---0-|----0---x---x---| 
A|----x---x-x---x-|----x---x---x---| 
E|----x---x-x---x-|----x---x---x---| 

[Chorus 2]
G                       A7
Home, knock at the door Home, just like before
D7                   G              Gdim   D7
Roam, never no more  There's    no  place  like
G                           A7
Home   I'm hurrying along   Home, it's where I belong
D7
Oh! I've got the home again
 G   –   Am7  -   D6   -   G    -
 blues
E|3-------5-------| 7-10-7-5-3-------| 
B|0-------5-------| 7--------0-------| 
G|0-------5-------| 7--------0-------| 
D|0-------5-------| 0--------0-------| 
A|2-------7-------|---------2-------|  
E|3-------5-------|---------3-------|  

[Outro]
G                         C      G
When I left home I didn't have a cent
G                        A7    D7
I wasn't broke but I was badly bent
G                      C       G
I didn't have a single dime to count
G       Em    G             D7    G
Now I'm going home with the same amount.
G                          C     G
My letters tell me daddy's doing fine
G                             A7      D7
And that my brother's working all the time
G                           C      G
With all that money rolling in the sack
G       Em   G          D7      G
Ain't nobody living can hold me back
C7                  G
Feet,  just heed my prayer    Don't you
C7                      G
weaken till you do your share
           A7                 D7
I've gotta heartache I wanna  partake
           A7                 D7
Of all the joy that's waiting there  I'm going

[Chorus 3]
G                       A7
Home, knock at the door Home, just like before
D7                   G              Gdim   D7
Roam, never no more  There's    no  place  like
G                           A7
Home   I'm hurrying along   Home, it's where I belong
D7
Oh! I've got the home again
 G   –   Am7  -   D6   -   G    -
 blues
E|3-------5-------| 7-10-7-5-3-------| 
B|0-------5-------| 7--------0-------| 
G|0-------5-------| 7--------0-------| 
D|0-------5-------| 0--------0-------| 
A|2-------7-------| x--------2-------| 

|3-------5-------|x--------3-------|