Home Is Where the Hatred Is — Esther Phillips
Chords and lyrics for Home Is Where the Hatred Is by Esther Phillips (key of C).
Verse 1
Gil Scott-Heron penned Chicago Soul anthem. Esther Phillips' 72 cover is
the definitive version.
Has a bit of a Curtis Mayfield atmosphere to it. Great lyrics. Chords are
pretty straightfoward.
For the bass tab of this: see:
Intro
[Em] [Em]
Verse
[Em] Junky walking through the [Em]twilight
[Fmaj7] I'm on my way home
[Em] I left 3 days ago
[Fmaj7] But no-one seems to know i'm [Fmaj7]gone
[Bm7] Home is where the [Am7]hatred is
[Cmaj7] Home is [Fmaj7]filled with pain and
It [Em]may not be such a [Em]bad idea
If i [Fmaj7]never, never went [Em]home
Chorus
[Dm9] Stand as far away from me as you can and [Em]ask me why[Em]
[Dm9] Hang on to your rosary beads, [Em]close your eyes to watch me [Em]die
[Dm9] You keep saying "kick it, quit it" lord, but did you [Em]ever try?[Em]
[Bm7] To turn your sick soul [Am7]inside out
So that the [Cmaj7]world, so that the [Fmaj7]world can [Em]watch you die
[Em] [Em] [Em]
Verse
[Em] Home is where I live inside
My [Fmaj7]white powder dreams
[Em] Home was once an empty vacuum,
That's [Fmaj7]filled now with my silent [Fmaj7]screams
[Bm7] Home is where the [Am7]needle marks
[Cmaj7] Try to heal my [Fmaj7]broken heart
It [Em]might not be such a [Em]bad idea
If i [Fmaj7]never, never went [Em]home
Outro
[Dm9] Stand as far away from me as you can and ask [Em]me why[Em]
[Dm9] Hang on to your rosary beads, close your [Em]eyes to watch me die
[Dm9] You keep saying "kick it, quit it" lord but did you [Em]ever try?[Em]
[Bm7] To turn your sick soul [Am7]inside out
So that the [Cmaj7]world, so that the [Fma]world can[Em] watch you die
Can [Em]watch you die, watch you [Em]die, watch you [Em]die
You say [Em]"kick it" and you say [Em]"quit it" but did you ever [Em]try?
[Em]Ooh [Em] to turn you sick soul inside [Em]out
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