Owl City - Back Home: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Back Home" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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           Asus2            E
I'm saying goodbye to the skyine
B              C#m7
Hello to the sweet pines
      Asus2            E
Gonna see you later street lights
     B              C#m7
I'm headed back to tree lines
   Asus2           E
To free time and starry nights
B                C#m7
To bonfires and fireflies
         Asus2               E
Pack your bags it's time to go
       Asus2            B
'Cause we got brighter lights back home

        Asus2    E
I've got aching feet
            B    C#m7
From walking over    miles of concrete
            Asus2     E
And I can't wait to dream
            B            C#m7
But the city, you know she  won't go to sleep
So I'm saying

Chorus:
Asus2            E
Goodbye to the skyline
B             C#m7
Hello to the sweet pines
      Asus2            E
Gonna see you later street lights
     B              C#m7
I'm headed back to tree lines
    Asus2           E
To free time and starry nights
B                C#m7
To bonfires and fireflies
          Asus2              E
Pack your bags it's time to go
       Asus2            B           E
'Cause we got brighter lights back home
      Asus2            B
Yeah, we got brighter lights

Back home there's a girl named Mary Lou
A diner off the highway with a corner booth
And every gravel road is a trip down memory lane
And back home, where the corn grows ten feet tall
Every year's measured on the pantry wall
The willow trees are waving 'til we
come back home again

Chorus:
I'm saying goodbye to the skyline
Hello to the sweet pines
Gonna see you later street lights
I'm headed back to tree lines
(To free time and starry nights
To bonfires and fireflies
Pack your bags it's time to go)
Pack your bags it's time to go

I'm saying goodbye to the skyline
Hello to the sweet pines
Gonna see you later street lights
I'm headed back to tree lines
To free time and starry nights
(To bonfires and fireflies)
Pack your bags it's time to go
Pack your bags it's time to go
(Cause we got brighter lights back home)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Asus2

Guitar chord Asus2

B

Guitar chord B

C#m7

Guitar chord C#m7

E

Guitar chord E

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Back Home" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Back Home" by Owl City.