#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## A HEART NEEDS A HOME Richard Thompson transcribed by phillip@phoenix.princeton.edu (guitar capo 3rd fret to play with "Hokey Pokey" recording) (I sometimes use alternate chords in parentheses) D C G Em G I know the way that I feel about you Em (C/G) (G) I'm never gonna run away C/G G I'm never gonna run away D C G Em G I never knew the way when I lived without you Em (C/G) (G) I'm never gonna run away C/G G I'm never gonna run away D C G I came to you when no one could hear me C G Am D (C) (G) (Em) (D) (D/C) (D/B) (D/A) I'm sick and weary of being alone D C G Empty streets and hungry faces C G Am G (C) (G) (Em) (C) (C/B) The world's no place when you're on your own G Em (Am) (D) A heart needs a home D Some people say that I should forget you I'm never gonna be a fool I'm never gonna be a fool A better life, they say, if I'd never met you I'm never gonna be a fool I'm never gonna be a fool Tongues talk fire and eyes cry rivers Indian givers, hearts of stone Paper ships and painted faces The world's no place when you're on your own A heart needs a home