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Hometown Waltz

Rufus Wainwright
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 
 | | | | | | | |
  3/4 C | x 3 2 0 1 0 |
   G7/d | x x 0 0 0 1 |
   Em | x x 2 0 0 0 |
   F/c | x 3 3 2 1 1 |
   Fdim6 | 2 3 4 x 4 x |
  | |
 |  |  |  |  | C/g | 3 x 2 0 1 0 |
  | |
  E7/g| 4 x 2 1 0 0 |
  | |
  1st Verse: Am | x 0 2 2 1 0 |
 (the chords in the verses are same as in the Intro) | |
  C7/g | 3 x 2 3 1 0 |
  The drummers  and jugglers  in Montre-al  Bb/d | x 5 3 3 3 x |
  Don't even  exist  at all  C/e | x 7 5 5 5 x |
  So I'm tearing  up these tarot  cards and Ve-ne  -tian clowns  | |
  Antique  shops and alcoholic homo-sexu-als  F | 1 3 3 2 1 1 |
  | |
  G | 3 x 0 0 0 3 |
  | |
  2nd Verse: G/b | x 2 0 0 0 3 |
  You may  ask why I  want  to torch  my home town  Csus4 | x 3 3 0 1 1 |
  Partly  it’s bitterness and  hopping around  A7sus4 | x 0 2 0 3 0 |
  And ‘round again  on Ontario street look-ing up  Am7 | x 0 2 0 1 0 |
  Maybe  I'll catch  him on his  way to  the show  Gsus4/d | x x 0 5 3 1 |
  | |
  G7 | x x 5 4 6 3 |
 | |
 |  |  |  |  | Fmmaj7 | x x 3 5 5 4 |
 ...show | |
  G,b9 | x x 5 4 6 4 |
   Gmaj7 | x x 6 5 4 3 |
  2/4 2/4 3/4 | |
 | Fmmaj7 ,  |  | /  | /  | x x x 3 6 4 |
  | |
  Fm | x x 3 5 6 4 |
   G/d | x x 0 0 0 3 |
  | |
  G7 | 3 2 0 0 0 1 |
  3rd Verse: |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
  You travel  the world  and find  all the answers
  Ev'rything operates on the  unattainable
  And then  you hear your mother  laugh attached to the phone
  Could  have walked around  the block, ‘cause all  roads lead  to home
  Say,____  will you ever,  ever, ever know?
  Ever, ever,  ever fly away?_______
  Will you ever,  ever, ever go?
  Ever, ever,  ever find  a_________________________________-way?___
 ...home
 
 
 
  2/4 2/4 3/4
 
 
 
 
 
 | Fdim6 | [C] | [G] [G/B] | ...and end on [C]

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Readable chord sheet for Hometown Waltz by Rufus Wainwright

[E] [A] [D] [G] [B] [E]

| | | | | | | |
 3/4                                                           C | x 3 2 0 1 0 |
  [C]    [G7]   [D]    [Em]     [F]                                          G7/d | x x 0 0 0 1 |
  [F#dim6]         [C/G]      [E7]   [Ab]     [Am]                                     Em | x x 2 0 0 0 |
  [C/G]      [C7]   [G]    [C]  [Bb/D]     [C/E]      [F]                                 F/c | x 3 3 2 1 1 |
  [F#dim6]         [C]    [G]  [G/B]                                         F
                                                                 |             |
| [C] | [C] | [C] | [C] |                                            C/g | 3 x 2 0 1 0 |
                                                                 |             |
                                                           E7/g
                                                                 |             |
 1st Verse:                                                   Am | x 0 2 2 1 0 |
(the chords in the verses are same as in the Intro)              |             |
                                                            C7/g | 3 x 2 3 1 0 |
  The [C]drummers and [G7]jug[D]glers in [Em]Montre[F]-al                    Bb/d | x 5 3 3 3 x |
  [F#dim6]Don't  [C/G]even e[E7]xis[Ab]t at a[Am]ll                                   C/e | x 7 5 5 5 x |
  So I'm [C/G]tearing up these [C7]tar[G]ot cards and [C]Ve-n[Bb/D]e  -t[C/E]ian [F]clowns    |             |
  [F#dim6]Antique shops and [C]alcoholic [G]homo-[G/B]sexu-[C]als [C]                  F  | 1 3 3 2 1 1 |
                                                                 |             |
                                                              G  | 3 x 0 0 0 3 |
                                                                 |             |
 2nd Verse:                                                  G/b | x 2 0 0 0 3 |
  You [C]may ask why [G7]I w[D]ant to [Em]torch my home [F]town             Csus4 | x 3 3 0 1 1 |
  [F#dim6]Partly it’s [C/G]bitterness [E7]and[Ab] hopping [Am]around               A7sus4 | x 0 2 0 3 0 |
  And ‘round [C/G]again on On[C7]tar[G]io [C]street [Bb/D]look-[C/E]ing [F]up             Am7 | x 0 2 0 1 0 |
  [F#dim6]Maybe I'll [C]catch him on [G]his way [G/B]to the [Csus4]show            Gsus4/d | x x 0 5 3 1 |
                                                                 |             |
                                                              G7 | x x 5 4 6 3 |

|             |
| [Csus4] | [C] | [A7Sus4] | [Am7] |                              Fmmaj7 | x x 3 5 5 4 |
...show                                                          |             |
                                                            G,b9 | x x 5 4 6 4 |
  [Gsus4]      [D]    [Gsus4]      [D]    [G7]                                    G
 2/4            2/4      3/4                                     |             |
| Fmmaj7  [G],[B9] | [Abmaj7] | [Fm]/[Bb]  [Fm]  [G/D] |                 [Fm]/[Bb] | x x x 3 6 4 |
                                                                 |             |
                                                              Fm | x x 3 5 6 4 |
  [C]    [C]    [C]    [G7]                                               G/d | x x 0 0 0 3 |
                                                                 |             |
                                                              G7 | 3 2 0 0 0 1 |
 3rd Verse:                                                      |_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
  You [C]travel the [G7]wor[D]ld and [Em]find all the [F]answers
  [F#dim6]Ev'rything [C/G]operates [E7]on [Ab]the unat[Am]tainable
  And [C/G]then you hear your [C7]mot[G]her laugh at[C]tached [Bb/D]to   [C/E]the [F]phone
  [F#dim6]Could have walked a[C]round the block, ‘cause [G]all roads [G/B]lead to [C]home

  [C]Say,_[Am]___ will you [Am]ever, ever, ever [Gsus4]know? [D]
  [Gsus4]Ever, [D]ever, ever [G]fly [C]away?_[C]___[Am]___
  Will you [Am]ever, ever, ever [Gsus4]go?   [D]
  [Gsus4]Ever, [D]ever, ever [G7]find a_[Fmmaj7]_______[G]__[B9]___[Abmaj7]_______[Fm]___[Bb]___[Fm]___[G/D]____-[C]way?_[C]__

..[C].hom[C]e   [Am]        [Am]

  [Gsus4] [D]   [Gsus4] [D]   [G]

  [C]   [C]   [Am]   [Am]

  [Gsus4] [D]   [Gsus4] [D]   [G7]

 2/4            2/4      3/4
  [Fmmaj7]  [G] [B9]   [Abmaj7]   [Fm] [Bb]  [Fm]  [G/D]

  [C]   [C]

  [C]   [G7] [D]   [Em]   [F]

  [F#dim6]   [C/G]   [E7] [Ab]   [Am]

  [C/G]   [C7] [G]   [C] [Bb/D] [C/E]   [F]

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