Intro
C G C G x2
Verse
C G C G
There’s a little old town with a jetty and pier
C G C G
It’s where I spent my younger years
C D Em
Blink and you just might miss it go by
C D G
Well it’s my home town where my heart lies
C G C G
You know I’ve been so far and I’ve travelled so wide
C G C G
From the city skyscrapers to the country lines
C D Em
But no I’ve never found somewhere to call mine
C D G
My hometown is where I feel alive
Chorus
D
So take me back
C/D
Back where I came from
D
Back where I once was
C/D
Back where I call home
Em D C/D
You know that I don’t want to leave but I can say
D
My hometown is where my heart will stay
Instrumental
C G C G x2
Verse
C G C G
It’s where my old folks live in a waterfront house
C G C G
Two doors up from when the tide runs out
C D Em
Where you can drop your boat in the big bright blue
C D G
You can leave this town but it won’t leave you
Chorus
D
So take me back
C/D
Back where I came from
D
Back where I once was
C/D
Back where I call home
Em D C/D
You know that I don’t want to leave but I can say
D Em
My hometown is where my heart will stay
D C/D Em D C/D D
Woah, woah, woah
Instrumental
C G C G x2
Verse
C G C G
You can sit on the rocks as the world goes by
C G C G
Have a beer with your pop and lose track of time
C D Em
Until your Nan she calls with a home cooked meal
C D G
Yeah this place is paradise to me
Chorus
D
So take me back
C/D
Back where I came from
D
Back where I once was
C/D
Back where I call home
Em D C/D D
You know that I don’t want to leave but I can say
Em D C/D
You know that I don’t want to leave but I can say
D
My hometown is where my heart will stay
Outro
C G C G x4