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Cavetown - This Is Home Chords

Chord reference C, Cm, G, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [Cm] [G] [C]Often [Cm]I am upset [G]that I cannot fall in love but I [C]guess This avoids the [Cm]stress of falling out of [G]it [C]Are you [Cm]tired of me yet? [G]I’m a little sick right now but I [C]swear When I’m ready [Cm]I will fly us out of [G]here

[Em]Ooo [C]oo, [G]I’ll cut my hair [Em]Ooo [C]oo, [G]To make you stare [Em]Ooo [C]oo, [G]I’ll hide my chest

And I’ll [Em]figure out a way to get us [C]out of [G]here [Em]Ooo [C]oo [G], [Em]Ooo [C]oo [G], [Em]Ooo [C]oo [G], [Em]Ooo [C]oo [G]

[C]Turn off your [Cm]porcelain face, [G]I can’t really think right now and this [C]place Has too many [Cm]colours enough to drive [G]all of us insane Are you [C]dead? Some[Cm]times I think I’m [G]dead Cause I can feel ghosts and ghouls wrapping my head But I don’t wanna [Cm]fall asleep just [G]yet

[Em]Ooo [C]oo, [G]My eyes went dark [Em]Ooo [C]oo, [G]I don’t know where [Em]Ooo [C]oo, [G]My pupils are But I’ll [Em]figure out a way to get us [C]out of [G]here

[Em]Get a load of this monster [A]He doesn’t know how to communicate [C]His mind is in a different place [G]Will everybody please give him a [Cm]little bit of space [Em]Get a load of this train wreck [A]His hair’s a mess and he doesn’t know who he is [C]yet But little do we know, the stars [G]Welcome him with open arms

[C] [Cm] [Em]Ooo [C]oo, [G]Time is [Em]Ooo [C]oo, [G]Slowly [Em]Ooo [C]oo, [G]Tracing his face [Em]But strangely he [C]feels at home in this [G]place

Artist Cavetown
Album This Is Home
Genres Folk, Indie, Pop, Indie Folk
Year 2015
Key C

How to Play This Is Home on Guitar?

Cavetown - This Is Home can be played in the key of C using the C, Cm, G, Em chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play This Is Home with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.