My Home Town

The Wannadies - My Home Town Album: The Wannadies (1990) Transcribed by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com) Tuning: Standard E Obscure band, obscure song, obscure little town... But anyone who's grown up in Skelleftea, Sweden, will recognize this as a classic, and a local anthem! Note that for the chords D/F# and B7/D#, the second note is only the root note, played by a bassist on the recording. They're entirely optional on guitar. Oh, and the chord progressions for the verse and chorus never change throughout the song! Intro: Em D/F# G Am (x2) EDGABBECD# Verse Em D/F# G Am ...This is "my home town song" Em D/F# G Am ...A "how it's like at home song" Em D/F# G Am B7 ...Spending hours all alone B7/D# Em C Waiting by the phone Em D/F# G Am It's hard to say come closer Em D/F# G Am When you're so far away Em D/F# G Am And sometimes it's hard to remember that B7 B7/D# Em C ...Tomorrow's as close as yesterday Chorus Am G This is my home town C G D This is my home town Am G This is my home town C G This is... Same chord progression as the intro D Em My hometooown... Verse I'm dossing up and down these streets, Where nothing ever seems to change Where wet green grass meets dust and dirt That's where love no longer hurts I've never been a loner, At least I've never wanted to be one So whatever you do, remember one thing: My home is where my heart is and... Chorus This is my home town... Repeat the intro chord progression again Verse one reprise; BASS NOTES ONLY, NOT CHORDS E F# G A ...This is "my home town song" E F# G A ...A "how it's like at home song" E F# G A B ...Spending hours all alone D# E C Waiting by the phone (You can start to pick the guitar chords here) E F# G A It's hard to say "come closer" E F# G A When you're so far away E F# G A B Whatever you do, remember one thing: D# E C My home is where my heart is and... Chorus This is my home town... Repeat the intro chord progression once again, slow it down at the end and finish with an Em