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 Dsus4/F# Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 D Keep it coming now, keep on coming now Em Dsus4/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