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Peter Hollens – Homeward Bound Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsC F Am Dm G A B E C#m F#m G#m A#A/FGm

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[Verse 1]
C           F                 C 
In the quiet misty morning when
               F
 the moon has gone to bed
         F                  
When the sparrows stop their
 Am             Dm                G
 singing and the sky is clear and red
          C                 
When the summer's ceased its
 F                  C          
 gleaming when the corn is past
      F
  its prime
     F                    Am     
When adventure's lost its meaning
        Dm        G        C
 I'll be homeward bound in time

[Chorus]
        F          C            
Bind me not to the pasture Chain
     F          G
 me not to the plow
       F               Am         
Set me free to find my calling and
     Dm         G     C
 I'll return to you somehow

[Interlude 1]
C F A B

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[Verse 2]
        E                 A        
If you find it's me you're missing
         E           A
 if you're hoping I'll return
         A                   C#m        
To your thoughts I'll soon be list'ning
      F#m                B
 in the road I'll stop and turn
          E               A     
Then the wind will set me racing
      E                A
 as my journey nears its end
        G#m           C#m      
And the path I'll be retracing 
         F#m      B    E
when I'm homeward bound again

[Chorus]
        A         E              
Bind me not to the pasture Chain
 A         B
 me not to the plow
       A               C#m        
Set me free to find my calling and
      F#m      B    E
 I'll return to you somehow

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[Chorus]
F       A#         F            
Bind me not to the pasture Chain
     A# Dm      C
 me not to the plow
C  A/F A#              Dm      
Set me free to find my calling 
   C     Gm        C     F
and I'll return to you somehow

[Interlude 2]
Am F C G

[Verse 3]
C           F                 C 
In the quiet misty morning when 
               F
the moon has gone to bed
         F                   Am      
When the sparrows stop their singing 
       Dm                G
and the sky is clear and red
          C                  F        
When the summer's ceased its gleaming
          C                F
 when the corn is past its prime
     F                    Am      
When adventure's lost its meaning
       Dm        G        C
 I'll be homeward bound in time

How to play Homeward Bound: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of Homeward Bound by Peter Hollens on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

Homeward Bound by Peter Hollens is centred on F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 14 chords: C, F, Am, Dm, G, A, B, E, C#m, F#m, G#m and A# and 2 more.

Most of the song cycles through F – Am – Dm – G (I – iii – vi – II in F major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – reh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: on guitar, F, B, C#m, F#m and G#m need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.