The Wannadies - My Home Town Album: The Wannadies (1990) Transcribed by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com) Tuning: Standard E Obscure band, obscure song, obscure little town... But anyone who's grown up in Skelleftea, Sweden, will recognize this as a classic, and a local anthem! Note that for the chords D/F# and B7/D#, the second note is only the root note, played by a bassist on the recording. They're entirely optional on guitar. Oh, and the chord progressions for the verse and chorus never change throughout the song! Intro: Em D/F# G Am (x2) Em D/F# G Am B7 B7/Eb Em C [Verse] Em D/F# G Am ...This is "my home town song" Em D/F# G Am ...A "how it's like at home song" Em D/F# G Am B7 ...Spending hours all alone B7/Eb Em C Waiting by the phone Em D/F# G Am It's hard to say come closer Em D/F# G Am When you're so far away Em D/F# G Am And sometimes it's hard to remember that B7 B7/Eb Em C ...Tomorrow's as close as yesterday [Chorus] Am G This is my home town C G D This is my home town Am G This is my home town C G This is... D Em [Same chord progression as the intro] My hometooown... [Verse] I'm dossing up and down these streets, Where nothing ever seems to change Where wet green grass meets dust and dirt That's where love no longer hurts I've never been a loner, At least I've never wanted to be one So whatever you do, remember one thing: My home is where my heart is and... [Chorus] This is my home town... [Repeat the intro chord progression again] [Verse one reprise; BASS NOTES ONLY, NOT CHORDS] E F# G A ...This is "my home town song" E F# G A ...A "how it's like at home song" E F# G A B ...Spending hours all alone Eb E C Waiting by the phone (You can start to pick the guitar chords here) Em D/F# G Am It's hard to say "come closer" Em D/F# G Am When you're so far away Em D/F# G Am B7 Whatever you do, remember one thing: B7/Eb Em C My home is where my heart is and... [Chorus] This is my home town... [Repeat the intro chord progression once again, slow it down at the end and finish with an Em]