Welcome Home by Dave Dobbyn

WELCOME HOME – DAVE DOBBYN TABBED BY: SIMZYofNZ (28/04/06)

This is my own interpretation of another brilliant piece by a brilliant NZ artist.
I have played this at heaps of events and it’s a great sing-a-long piece that I have
also taught children in the schools I have visited. Enjoy it! The intro is by no means
accurate but I just figured this little ‘ditty’ myself when the song was first played
on the radio and it sounds quite nice!
Any comments or feedback: write2simzy@gmail.com

NB: You can try a capo on the 2nd fret or anywhere for that matter – It’s a great song
in any key!

Enjoy!

CHORDS USED:

   Em  Dsus4/F#  G  Cadd9  Em7  D
e---3-----3------3----3-----3---2---|
b---3-----3------3----3-----3---3---|
g---0-----2------0----0-----0---2---|
d---2-----0------0----2-----0---0---|
a---2-----0------2----3-----2---0---|
E---0-----2------3----X-----0---X---|

Play this introduction twice through. Don't be strict on string selection -       listen 
the track to get the feel.

INTRODUCTION:

e------------------------------------------------------------------|e
b-----8---8---7---7---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5----|b
g-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|g
d------------------------------------------------------------------|d
a-----7-------5-------2-------2---------------2-------3-------3----|a
E-------------------------------------3----------------------------|E

VERSE 1:

Em  Dsus4/F#   G               Cadd9     
       D
  Tonight I am feeling for you under the state of a strange land
Em         Dsus4/F#   G               Cadd9 
        Em7          D
  You have sacrificed much to be here,‘there but for grace…’ as I offer my hand

CHORUS 1:

Cadd9   G        D                   Em Dsus4/F#
     Welcome home, I bid you welcome, I bid you welcome
Cadd9   G        D         Em          Dsus4/F#
     Welcome home from the bottom of my heart

(same chords, same rhythm)

VERSE 2:

Out here on the edge the empire is fading by the day
And the world is so weary in war, maybe we’ll find that new way?

CHORUS 2:

So welcome home, see I made a space for you now
Welcome home from the bottom of our heart
Welcome home from the bottom of our hearts

BRIDGE:

Em                            G
  Keep it coming now, keep it coming now
Em                                     G
  You’ll find most of us here with our hearts wide open
Em                            G
  Keep it coming now, keep on coming now
        D                   Em     Dsus/F# 
Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 D
Keep it coming now, keep on coming now


Em  Dsus/F#  G  Cadd9  Em7  
 D    (Instrumental)

VERSE 3:

Em          Dsus4/F#       G                
Em7 D
  There’s a woman with her hands trembling, haere mai
Em        Dsus4/F#     G                  
Em7 D
  And she sings with a mountain’s memory, haere mai

VERSE 4:

(Lightly Picked)

Em         Dsus4/F#        G                      
       Em7
  There’s a cloud the full length of these isles, just playing chase with the
D (back to strumming)
sun

Em         Dsus4/F#       G                    
  Em7         D
  And it’s black and it’s white and it’s wild, all the colours are one

CHORUS/REFRAIN:

Cadd9  G      D                     Em Dsus4/F#
    Welcome home, I bid you welcome, I bid you welcome
Cadd9  G      D           Em          Dsus4/F#
    Welcome home from the bottom of our hearts
Cadd9  G      D                Em           Dsus4/F#
    Welcome home, see I made a space for you now
Cadd9  G      D            Em         
(hold)
    Welcome home from the bottom of our hearts

OUTRO:

         Em           Dsus4/F# G (let ring)
From the bottom of our hearts

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