Home Again (song)

=Additional Information= Song meaning as told by Jon: "It's about coming home after being away for a long time, and also about the times when we've got no money and we're lying in our bunks in a crazy, shitty room thinking, 'I'll be home again at some stage'. It's coming from my girlfriend's perspective in the way that I'm saying I can appreciate how fucked it is being away from me, and me being away from her. And I'm just saying, 'no matter how far away we are from each other, I still fucking love you, and I'll see you sooner or later'". Rip It Up, Oct. 1996

Also: "Again, this was written in LA. Actually - that is a fucking lie. The music was written in LA. All those things I sing about, like being away from somebody, being on the same planet as somebody you love, but not being able to touch them or kiss them; it was about missing home, and also about home missing you. It was really, really simple, but I wrote the words once I was back in New Zealand. I had thoughts about what I wanted to sing about, but I didn't articulate them until I was forced to. We also knew that the music was special. I didn't want to fuck it up, so I left it until the last minute, which is what I do with every important moment in my life, I'm hopeless. That song just came really simply. I literally did it up stairs at York Street in 20 minutes. 20 minutes man. Bam, bam, bam." Rip It Up, Aug-Sep 2010. =Lyrics= Put your clock back for the winter She asks when I'll be home again If I could see those eyes I know they'd cut me down a size You're not here, when I need you

So sit and wait And bend and break You rise and fall Just you that's all I'm here, you're there It don't mean I don't care I'm so sorry I was miles away

It's been a day of tiny triumphs It's been a week spent in despair You can't send it down a phone line I do my best, but I'm not there

So sleep and wake And dream up your fate And rise and fall Watch you grow tall I'm here, you're there But you should still know I love you When I'm miles away

I'll be home again I'll be home again Coming home again Coming home again

=Tab=

Guitar
Standard Shihad Tuning applies

Transcribed by P.Knight

Symbols and Abbreviations v =downwards pick RM =righthand mute n =upwards pick RP =righthand mute and strum at the same time LP =lefthand mute and strum at the same time

Standard Shihad tuning (DGCFAD)

RIFFS AND CHORDS ---

phils riff(same for verse and chorus) v..........v..........v......n..v.....n....v..........v..........v......n..v.....n 33RP--3--LP--LP--33RP--3--LP--LP 33RP--3--LP--LP--33RP--3--LP--LP 00RP--0--LP--LP--00RP--0--LP--LP -- -- --

v..........v..........v......n..v.....n....v..........v..........v......n..v.....n 22RP--2--LP--LP--22RP--2--LP--LP 33RP--3--LP--LP--33RP--3--LP--LP 00RP--0--LP--LP--00RP--0--LP--LP -- -- --

phils middle eight riff v..........v..........v......n..v.....n....v..........v..........v......n..v.....n 33RP--3--LP--LP--33RP--3--LP--LP 33RP--3--LP--LP--33RP--3--LP--LP 00RP--0--LP--LP--00RP--0--LP--LP -- -- --

jons verse chords ---3-3-3-- --3-3-3--3-3-3-RM-3 --2-2-2--2-2-2-0-0-0-RM-2 20-0-0--2-2-2-0-0-0-RM-0 2-0-0-0-- 0-3-3-3--

jons chorus riff - - 9--9--RM-12--9--9--RM-12-- 9--9--RM-12--9--9--RM-12-- 7--7--RM-10--7--7--RM-10-- -

- - 9--9--RM-79--9--RM-7--- 9--9--RM-79--9--RM-7--- 7--7--RM-57--7--RM-5--- -

- - 9--9--RM-12--9--9--RM-12-- 9--9--RM-12--9--9--RM-12-- 7--7--RM-10--7--7--RM-10-- -

- - 9--9--RM-79--9--RM-7---8-- 9--9--RM-79--9--RM-7---8-- 7--7--RM-57--7--RM-5---6-- - jons middle eight figure

---00-- ---555-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-- 4---4---4---5-5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- jons solo

5--7--5--- ---5---5---7--7---

5--- ---5---5---7--7---5---7---7--7---5- -

- - - 5--7--5- ---5---5---7--7 --

-- -- -- 5 ---5---5---7--7---5---7---77---5---5---5---5---5---5---5- -- jons outro figure 3---3---3-2---22 3---3---3-3---33 0---0--0---0-

....................................Put your clock back for the winter She asks When will I be INTRO=========VERSE============================================== [PHILS RIFF]........[PHILS RIFF] ..........................[JONS VERSE CHORDS]

home again? If I could see through those eyes I know they'ed cut me down to size

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You're not here, when i need you..............So sit and wait And bend and break You rise

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and fall Just you, that's all I'm here, you're there It don't mean I don't care I'm

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sorry I was miles away..........It's been a day of tiny triumphs It's been a week spent

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in despair You can't send it down a phone line I do my best, but i'm not there

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...........So sleep and wake And dream up your fate And rise and fall CHORUS========================================================== [PHILS RIFF] [JONS CHORUS RIFF]

Watch you grow tall I'm here your there But you should know i still love you When

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i am miles away

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=MIDDLE EIGHT======================================== ............................[PHILS MIDDLE EIGHT RIFF] ............................[JONS MIDDLE EIGHT FIGURE]

...............I'll be home again I'll be home again CHORUS B ===========================OUTRO=========== [PHILS RIFF]....................................................[PHILS RIFF] [JONS CHORUS RIFF]........................................[JONS OUTRO FIGURE]

Bass
Tabbed By: Brad Snare Email:    bodysnare@hotmail.com

Guitar Intro

RIFF 1: G|---| D|---|       Riffs 1 & 2 are played for practically A|---|       the whole song over and over 4 times each E|--3-0-0-0--|       (Riff 1 x 4,Riff 2 x 4,etc.).You're best off listening to the CD for timing.Also, RIFF 2:              I think Karl slaps the first note of these G||      two riffs (3 or 12) and then pulls/pops the D||      open string three times, but it sounds ok by A||       just pulling. E|--12-0-0-0--|

BRIDGE RIFF: Part 1: G|-| D|-| A|-| E|--3-3-33-3-33333333--|

Part 2: G|--| D|--| same timing A|--| as part 1 E|--12--12--12-12--12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|

The bridge is played as Part 1 and Part 2 together after each other.

That's It (at least I think that's it).You should be able to get it after a couple of times.It's not that hard when you listen to it.

I think when they play live, Karl mixes it up by adding another riff with the other 2. I think it is... E|--5-0-0-0--| =References=