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Head Home

This is a song about being at school all day, and only really wanting to be somewhere else!

Watch out for the main parts of a song. Can you spot how the music changes from section to section?

Verse 1
C
   Sun shining in the sky
C
    I'm happy don't know why
      F                        C
So sing along, just sing along.

C
    My day is looking good
C
    I know it really should
      F                        C
So sing along, just sing along.

Chorus
F         F     X    X
Soon be
G7    G7    X     X
Time to
C  C  C  C   C  C  C  C
Head home
(repeat)

Verse 2
C
    I've tried so hard today
C
    Said all that I can say
      F                        C
So sing along, just sing along.

C
    I've worked my best today
C
    No need for me to stay
      F                        C
So sing along, just sing along

Chorus
F         F     X    X
Soon be
G7    G7    X     X
Time to
C  C  C  C   C  C  C  C
Head home
(repeat)
Middle 8
Am
Time is going oh so slow
F
Learning all I need to know
Am
Waiting for the day to go
G7 
Then I'm out of here...		 Verse 3
C
   Sun shining in the sky
C
    I'm happy don't know why
      F                        C
So sing along, just sing along.

C
    My day is looking good
C
    I know it really should
      F                        C
So sing along, just sing along.

Chorus
F         F     X    X
Soon be
G7    G7    X     X
Time to
C  C  C  C   C  C  C  C
Head home
(repeat)





To hear a rather good rendition of 'Head Home' by my friends at Park Hill Primary School, West Midlands, press play on the controls!


 

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