Home Again (song)

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Name Home Again
Album/single Shihad
Length 3.35 (album version)
Alternative titles
First live performance
Recorded June/July 1996
Writer/composer Shihad
Producer GGGarth

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

v..........v..........v......n..v.....n....v..........v..........v......n..v.....n
2--------2--------RP--2--LP--LP--2--------2--------RP--2--LP--LP
3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP--3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP
0--------0--------RP--0--LP--LP--0--------0--------RP--0--LP--LP
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

phils middle eight riff
v..........v..........v......n..v.....n....v..........v..........v......n..v.....n
3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP--3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP
3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP--3--------3--------RP--3--LP--LP
0--------0--------RP--0--LP--LP--0--------0--------RP--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
2----------------0-0-0------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-7------------9------9------RM-7-----------
9------9------RM-7------------9------9------RM-7-----------
7------7------RM-5------------7------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-7------------9------9------RM-7-------8--
9------9------RM-7------------9------9------RM-7-------8--
7------7------RM-5------------7------7------RM-5-------6--
-----------------------------------------------------------------
jons middle eight figure
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-----------0------------0--------------------------------------------------
-----------5------------5--------5---------5---5---5---5---5---5---5--
4-------------------4-------4---5---------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---
jons solo
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----------------5------7------5-----------------------------------------------------------------------
---5---5---7------7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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

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----------------5----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---5---5---7------7---5-------7-------7------------7-------5-------5---5---5---5---5---5---------
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jons outro figure
3-----------3-----------3---------2-----------2--------2--------
----3-----------3-----------3---------3-----------3--------3----
--------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
=================================================================



You're not here, when i need you..............So sit and wait And bend and break You rise
=========================CHORUS=================================
..................................................[PHILS RIFF]
..................................................[JONS CHORUS RIFF]

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



sorry I was miles away..........It's been a day of tiny triumphs It's been a week spent
=================VERSE==========================================
..................................[PHILS RIFF]
..................................[JONS VERSE CHORDS]

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
CHORUS==========================================================
[PHILS RIFF]
[JONS CHORUS RIFF]


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



i am miles away
==============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

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