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A D E x4

A
streak the windows.
                           D          E
smear the walls with coconut oil, yeah.
A                                         D              E
fill a cast iron kettle with water and magnolia blossom.
F#m
let it boil. 
                    D
let the water roll.
             E
let the fire take its toll.
A
i'm coming home.
           D    E
i'm coming home.


A
dust off the idols.
                            D E
give them something to eat.
A
i think they're hungry.
               D               E
i know i'm starving half to death.

F#m
i know you're waiting.
                          D               E
i know you've been waiting for a long long time.
A
and i'm coming home.
            D   E
i'm coming home.

C#m
set the table.
      D
those three extra places -- 
        A
one for me,
one for your doubts,
            E
and one for god.
 
A                   D              E
let the incense burn in every room.
A                        D                 E
feel the fullness of time in the empty tomb.
A               D              E
feel the future kicking in your womb.
          A
i'm coming home.
            D   E
i'm coming home.

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