The Fastest Way Back Home

the fastest way back home - capo on 3 by frank turner from poetry of the deed E - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - 3 - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - | G - - 0 - - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2 - 4 - 2 - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - 0 - 2 - 4 - 2 - 0 - | repeat ( this is how i play the Intro , D - - 0 - - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - | not sure how frank does ) A - - 2 - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E - - 3 - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Verse G i should have seen you were coming , i should have been prepared . Cadd9 D after all , getting half of what you wish for isn’t so rare . G but still i wasn’t ready , you took my by surprise , Cadd9 D G you brought a light to my dark like a word from the wise Chorus Bm C Am D weather wears the mountains right down into the sea , B7 Em D C so i will stand in the rain until i Am clean ( play this on the second time through on the second Chorus ) Bm C Am D rivers carve the country , a landscape shaped by a stream , B7 Em D C so i will swim in the river as long as you need . G we fell in love in the summer , when the skies were clear , Cadd9 D G but i’m still wearing my coat from winter last year G i need to set my house in order , confess and cover my sins . Cadd9 D G i need to make a home for you before inviting you in back to Chorus x2 Em C D G/F# darling oh my darling you know that everything that i do Em C G is to try and make me good enough for you Em C D G/B darling oh my darling you know that everywhere that i go , Em C G i’m just trying to find the fastest way back home . ( "back home . . . . . " ) breakdown bit F C G F C D :x1 x2: Em C D G/F# darling oh my darling you know that everywhere that i go , Em C D G i’m just trying to find the fastest way back home .