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Hannah Ellis – Home And A Hometown Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
G  Em  G  Em

VERSE:
             G
There ain't nothin’ like wakin' up
     G
Too early at my mom's house
        G
’Cause every wall's paper thin
        G
And my family talks too loud
      Am
But I do the same,
           C            G
It's just how we're ra-aised

VERSE:
            G
But I feel just as right
across state lines
       G
In my downtown apartment
       G
I can barely afford
the concrete floors
         G
And the limited parkin'
            Am7
But I can't see myself
 C
Anywhere else

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CHORUS:
                G
'Cause I got a highway
             G
And I got a back road
         G
I got a fast-paced life and
a place I go to move slow
             Em
One I wanna make it,
             D
One I wanna make proud
    C
No matter which one I'm leavin’,
I still wanna turn around
                Em
’Cause I got a home
D             G      C
 And I got a hometown

VERSE:
             G
There ain't nothin’
like the Fourth of July
   G
Parade full of tractors
     G
The candy thrown, faces I know
     G
Head to the lake after
      Am
Same firework show
           C           G
That I've always know-own
              G
Head back to Monday night
                G
Half-price wine at Barcelona
        G
Always meetin' him and
our best friends
       G
Don't order ’cause they know us
             Am
Two hundred miles apart
       C
Don't feel that far

CHORUS:
                G
'Cause I got a highway
             G
And I got a back road
         G
I got a fast-paced life and
a place I go to move slow
             Em
One I wanna make it,
             D
One I wanna make proud
    C
No matter which one I'm leavin’,
I still wanna turn around
                Em
’Cause I got a home
D             Cmaj7   C  Em  D
 And I got a hometown

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BREAK:
             Am
Two hundred miles apart
      Cmaj7        C
Don't feel that far

CHORUS
                G
'Cause I got a highway
             G
And I got a back road
         G
I got a fast-paced life and
a place I go to move slow
             Em
One I wanna make it,
             D
One I wanna make proud
    C
No matter which one I'm leavin’,
I still wanna turn around
                Em
’Cause I got a home
D             C      C
 And I got a hometown

OUTRO:
                  Em
Oh yeah, I got a home
D             G
 And I got a hometown
G  Cadd9
G  Cadd9
G  Cadd9
G  Cadd9 g

How to play Home And A Hometown: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Home And A Hometown by Hannah Ellis on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Home And A Hometown by Hannah Ellis is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 8 chords in all: G, Em, Am, C, Am7, D, Cmaj7 and Cadd9.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – D – C – Em (vi – V – IV – vi in G major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.