Home Fires Burning

Homefires Burning

Key: G • Tempo: 82 bpm (gentle ballad) • Time: 4/4

Intro (soft acoustic + piano arpeggio)

| G | C | Em | D | x2

Verse 1

G C

You’ve been gone from home so long,

Em D

Working hard on a different road.

G C

A road that’s not the one near home,

Em D

But I know you do it for us alone.

Pre-Chorus (strings swell + light drums enter)

Am C

I see your chair, I feel your touch,

G D

Your place is empty, but it means so much.

Am C

By our table, in our space,

G D

I close my eyes, and see your face.

Chorus (full harmony, ABBA-style lift)

G D

I will keep the homefires burning,

Em C

I will leave a light on every night.

G D

Always here for you, my darling,

Em C

In my heart, you’re never out of sight.

Verse 2

G C

We miss you when the day is long,

Em D

But your love keeps our hearts strong.

G C

Every letter, every call,

Em D

Reminds us you’re not gone at all.

Pre-Chorus 2

Am C

By our table, by our bed,

G D

I hold the words you’ve always said.

Am C

Though you’re far, you’re close to me,

G D

Home is where your love will be.

Chorus (repeat with stronger harmonies, drums full)

G D

I will keep the homefires burning,

Em C

I will leave a light on every night.

G D

Always here for you, my darling,

Em C

In my heart, you’re never out of sight.

Bridge (instrumental + vocal echoes)

Em D C G

Ooooh… ooooh… I’ll keep the fire…

Em D C G

Ooooh… ooooh… love lifts us higher…

(backing vocals echo “keep the fire” / “love lifts us higher” for ABBA-style layering)

Final Chorus (optional key lift to A)

A E

I will keep the homefires burning,

F#m D

I will leave a light on every night.

A E

Always here for you, my darling,

F#m D

In my heart, you’re never out of sight.

Outro (fade with acoustic + strings)

G C

I will keep the homefires burning…

Em D

Always here for you and I