I just got back from mountain biking at CrankWorx with my friends, Hilary, Lance, Nels and Derrick. On the drive up there we watched this great bike movie called: Roam.
Of course it had an excellent soundtrack. My favorite song on it was by Latch Key Kid called Coming Home Soon.
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(Verse Pattern)
A E
Where have all the young men gone?
A D
They’re leaving town one-by-one
A E
Johnny come and get your gun
A D A
Father give your only son
Fearlessly they lay down their lives
Son don’t be afraid to die
You’re fighting for the land that you love
Yeah, yeah, fighting for your God up above
When the bullets fall upon you like rain
And the starry night is burst into flame
Remember you’re the few, you’re the brave
Remember what you’re fighting to save
I know, you’ll be coming home soon
The war is over, it was on the evening news
Nobody’s winning when its life we have to lose
I know, you’ll be coming home soon, coming home soon.
Victory can be bittersweet
Insurrection in the street
It never comes without a price
And never without sacrifice
The suicidal bombs in their cars
Wrap em up in stripes and stars
Johnny boy is coming home
For a soldiers burial
When the bullets fall around you like rain
And the starry night is burst into flame
Remember you’re the few, you’re the brave
Remember what you’re fighting to save
I know you’ll be coming home soon
The war is over, it was on the evening news
Nobody’s winning when its life we have to lose
I know, you’ll be coming home soon, coming home soon.
I know you’ll be coming home soon
The war is over, it was on the evening news
Nobody’s winning when its life we have to lose
I know, you’ll be coming home soon, coming home soon.
Coming home soon…
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Key is A, moderate tempo.
Verse Pattern:
AEA
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B—-5–X——–5–X–|—–7–X——-7–X-|—-5–X——–5–X–|
G—-6–X——–6–X–|—–9–X——-9–X-|—-6–X——–6–X–|
D—-7–X——–7–X–|—–9–X——-9–X-|—-7–X——–7–X–|
A———————-|–7—–X—(7) 7–X-|———————-|
E-5—–X(5)-5—–X–|———————|-5—–X(5)-5—–X–|
D
E———————-|
B—-5–X——–5–X–|
G—-7–X——–7–X–|
D—-7–X——–7–X–|
A–5—-X-(5) 5—–X–|
E———————|
Chorus Pattern:
ADA
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B—-5–X——–5–X–|—–5–X——-5–X-|—-5–X——–5–X–|
G—-6–X——–6–X–|—–7–X——-7–X-|—-6–X——–6–X–|
D—-7–X——–7–X–|—–7–X——-7–X-|—-7–X——–7–X–|
A———————-|–5—–X—(5) 5–X-|———————-|
E-5—–X(5)-5—–X–|———————|-5—–X(5)-5—–X–|
D
E———————-|
B—-5–X——–5–X–|
G—-7–X——–7–X–|
D—-7–X——–7–X–|
A–5—-X-(5) 5—–X–|
E———————|