Welcome Home Chords

 
Intro

Gm7 Bb C C9 b5  Ab Eb2 G Fm7 Ab Bb



Verse 1

Eb                                Fm7

    The road was straight and narrow

                       Eb2 G Ab2

Leading to my father's house

Ab             Eb2 G Eb/G Fm7             Ab Bb Bb Ab

The gates were open  wide   awaiting my return

Gm11           

Near them stood my father

          Cm            Bb C   Cm A7 b5 

With his arms stretched out to me

      Ab2         Eb2 G   Fm7         Ab Bb

With tears on his face I heard him say 

        Gm7         Bb C             Gsus E

Welcome home, I've missed you so much 

    Fm7           Bb C  Cm         Eb Ab   Ab      Ab Bb

My heart has been broken  since the day you  went away

Gb#5 Ab Gm7          Bb C       C9 b5   C9

Welcome  home, I'll prepare a celebration

     Ab2         Ab    Eb2 G  Eb/G

Come take your place beside me

            Fm7         Ab Bb        Ab Eb Eb2 G Fm7 Ab Bb Eb

You've been gone so long;    welcome home



Verse 2

                           Fm7

His hand was on my shoulder 

                            Eb2 G Ab2

As we walked up to the house

       Ab               Eb2 G     Eb/G Fm7

And Mom  peeped out the front door

                 Ab Bb   Bb Ab

And then came running out 

    Gm11

She threw her arms around me

       Cm       Bb C     Cm         A7 b5 

And squeezed me like Momma can

           Ab2                Eb2 G

And then kissed me on my cheek

            Fm7                   Ab Bb                 Gm7

And with my face held in her hands,   she said, welcome home

          Bb C                 Gsus E

How I've longed for this moment

       Fm7               Bb C Cm        Eb Ab     Ab      Ab Bb

I've prayed for you each night since the day you went away

 Gb#5 Ab Gm7          Bb C             C9 b5  C9

Welcome   home, I'll prepare a place for you

     Ab2  Ab          Eb2 G   Eb/G

My prayers  have been answered

           Fm7                  Ab Bb          Ab Eb Eb F/A G/B

Thank You, Jesus, O, thank You, Jesus; welcome home



Verse 3

Cm      Cm2 B           Cm Bb                    Ab Eb/G          

  O how good it felt to be   in my father's house

      Fm7                Db          Eb

After all the pain and heartache I had put him through

G7#5       Cm            Cm2 B

   And to know that I'm forgiven

       Cm Bb             Ab   Eb/G

And my past has been forgotten

       Fm7            Ab Bb

And to hear my fam'ly say

         Gm7     Bb C C2 Bb Am7

We still love you,    O,       welcome home

       C D           C/E D Gb

O how sweet the sound

      Gm7              C D     Dm      F Bb Bb    Bb C

Those simple words, we love you, still echo in my heart

B  E #9   Am7

Welcome   home

               D7 b9                Gb#5 D Gb#5 Ab

No more will I take this place for granted

        Gm7        F2 A            F Bb

It's so good to be loved and wanted

  Bb         Gm7       Bb C

After you've done wrong

            Eb        Bb2 D Db Gb      F

And still be   welcomed home,         welcome   home