Helluva Home

F - 133211
G - 320033
Dm - xx0231
D - x577xx OR xx0232
D/C# - x477xx
B5 - x244xx
Bm - x24432
A - x0222x

[Intro]

C C/B Am C/B (x3)

F G

C C/B Am C/B (x2)

[Verse]

       C                          F             C
Their sidewalks, songs and their knuckles are cracked
          F            C         G
And they ring like an old broken bell
      C                                  F         C
They kick and they scream, they call it brotherly love
        F            C      G
And it seems like a living hell
         Am         G               F           C
But the pavement connects, and the knuckles protect
         Am            G             F
And the cracked songs help heal the wounds
          C                F            C
And they huddle together fight off the cold
      Am              G           F
They kick scream and sing out of tune
     Am           G          C    G
And wait for the flowers to bloom

[Chorus]

       C        C/B   Am  C/B
It’s a helluva home
       C        C/B   Am  C/B
It’s a helluva home
       C           C/B
Where else would I go
     Am     C/B
It’s all I know
        F
It’s a hell
G               C     C/B   Am  C/B     C     C/B   Am  C/B
It’s a helluva home

[Verse]

                   C
Out here it’s all earthquakes, plastic,
         F            C
and the hills are on fire
F           C             G
Styrofoam, tan moms and drought
   C                         F   C
I ain’t seen a black girl in 28 days
       F             C       G
And I’m starting to have my doubts
   Am             G
No rain’s got me withering
        F             C
but at least I’m not shivering
       Am             G             F
I can breathe here without all the gloom
            C                         F        C
We got our feet in the sand, endless possible land
Am              G           F
Bathing in the sun and the moon
      Am          G         C      G
With wildflowers always in bloom

[Chorus]

       C        C/B
It’s a helluva home
       Am       C/B
It’s a helluva home
       C        C/B
It’s a helluva home
       Am       C/B
It’s a helluva home
       C           C/B
Where else would I go
     Am     C/B
It’s all I know
        F    G
It’s a hell

[Chorus]

       C        C/B
It’s a helluva home
       Am       C/B
It’s a helluva home
       C        C/B
It’s a helluva home
       Am       C/B
It’s a helluva home
       C           C/B
Where else would I go
     Am     C/B
It’s all I know
        F
It’s a hell
G               Am
It's a helluva home

[Bridge]

                          C
I got used to waving goodbye
                Dm
I got tired of grinding
                            F
in a giant city waiting to die
G
Yeah

[Chorus]

        D      D/C#
It’s a helluva home
        G       D/C#
It’s a helluva home
        D      D/C#
It’s a helluva home
        G       D/C#
It’s a helluva home
       D           D/C#
Where else would I go
      G     A
It’s all I know
        G    A
It’s a hell

[Chorus]

        D      D/C#
It’s a helluva home
        B5     D/C#
It’s a helluva home
        D      D/C#
It’s a helluva home
        B5     D/C#
It’s a helluva home
       D           D/C#
Where else would I go
     B5    D/C#
It’s all I know
        G    A
It’s a hell
A               D   D/C#  B5
It’s a helluva home
D/C#     D   D/C#  B5  D/C#   D   D/C#  B5  D/C#   D   D/C#  B5  D/C#   D
Helluva home

[Otro]

        D                         G           D
You go east you go west you get tarnish and sheen
     G           D             A
The trick is to live with the two
              D                        G          D
For now I’ll sing here with less in a world in between
    Bm           A           G
As long as I’m singing with you
Bm         A            D
I want to sing it with you