Biography:
Spirit of the West was a Canadian folk-rock band from Vancouver, active from 1983 to 2016. The band was popular on the Canadian folk music scene in the 1980s before evolving a blend of hard rock, Britpop and Celtic folk influences which made them one of Canada's most successful alternative rock acts in the 1990s.
The band began in 1983 as a Vancouver-based folk trio called Evesdropper, consisting of John Mann, Geoffrey Kelly and J. Knutson. They soon changed their name to Spirit of the West
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This is just the chords, but includes all the instrumental breaks
which I haven't seen in other online versions (thanks to my bad-ass
fiddle player buddy Alex for providing these!)
HOME FOR A REST
Intro (SLOW 3/4): (You’ll have to excuse me I'm not at my best...)
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F C/E F/D |C | x 3
Verse 1 (FAST 4/4) (We arrived in December and London was cold...)
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |F |
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |G |
Chorus: (You'll have to excuse me I'm not at my best, I've been gone for a WEEK...)
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |G |
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |F |
1st break:
Am |Dm |G |Em Am |Am |Dm |G |Em Am |
Verse 2 (Euston Station the train journey north...)
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |F |
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |G |
Chorus: (You'll have to excuse me I'm not at my best, I've been gone for a WEEK...)
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |G |
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |F |
2nd break:
Am |F |G |Dm |Am |F |G |G |
Am |Dm |G |Em |Am |Dm |G |G |E E |
Verse 3 (By the light of the moon, she'd drift through the streets...)
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |F |
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |G |
Chorus: (You'll have to excuse me I'm not at my best, I've been gone for a MONTH...)
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |G |
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |F |
3rd break:
Am |Dm |G |Em Am | Am |Dm |G |Em Am |
Verse 4 (The gas heater's empty, it's damp as a tomb...)
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |F |
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |G |
Chorus: (You'll have to excuse me I'm not at my best, I've been gone for a MONTH...)
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |G |
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |F |
4th break and Outro:
Am |F |G |Dm |Am |F |G |G |
Am |Dm |G |Em |Am |Dm |(Shots 2 bars) G G| - E |
Bm |Bm |Bm G| - A |Bm |Bm |Bm Em| - A |
D D/C# |D/B D/A |D/G D/F# |D/E A |
D D/C# |D/B D/A |D/G D/F# |D/E A |
Bm |Bm |Bm G| - A |Bm |Bm |Bm Em| - A |
D D/C# |D/B D/A |D/G D/F# |D/E A |
D D/C# |D/B D/A |D/G D/F# |D/E | (1/2 BAR)
Am |Am |G |G |Am |Am |G |Em
Am |Am |G |G |Am |Am |G |Em
Am |Am |G |G |Am |Am |G |D
Am |Am |G |G |Am |Am |G |D
which I haven't seen in other online versions (thanks to my bad-ass
fiddle player buddy Alex for providing these!)
HOME FOR A REST
Intro (SLOW 3/4): (You’ll have to excuse me I'm not at my best...)
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F C/E F/D |C | x 3
Verse 1 (FAST 4/4) (We arrived in December and London was cold...)
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |F |
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |G |
Chorus: (You'll have to excuse me I'm not at my best, I've been gone for a WEEK...)
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |G |
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |F |
1st break:
Am |Dm |G |Em Am |Am |Dm |G |Em Am |
Verse 2 (Euston Station the train journey north...)
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |F |
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |G |
Chorus: (You'll have to excuse me I'm not at my best, I've been gone for a WEEK...)
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |G |
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |F |
2nd break:
Am |F |G |Dm |Am |F |G |G |
Am |Dm |G |Em |Am |Dm |G |G |E E |
Verse 3 (By the light of the moon, she'd drift through the streets...)
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |F |
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |G |
Chorus: (You'll have to excuse me I'm not at my best, I've been gone for a MONTH...)
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |G |
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |F |
3rd break:
Am |Dm |G |Em Am | Am |Dm |G |Em Am |
Verse 4 (The gas heater's empty, it's damp as a tomb...)
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |F |
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F |G |
Chorus: (You'll have to excuse me I'm not at my best, I've been gone for a MONTH...)
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |G |
G |G |C |G |C |F |G |F |
4th break and Outro:
Am |F |G |Dm |Am |F |G |G |
Am |Dm |G |Em |Am |Dm |(Shots 2 bars) G G| - E |
Bm |Bm |Bm G| - A |Bm |Bm |Bm Em| - A |
D D/C# |D/B D/A |D/G D/F# |D/E A |
D D/C# |D/B D/A |D/G D/F# |D/E A |
Bm |Bm |Bm G| - A |Bm |Bm |Bm Em| - A |
D D/C# |D/B D/A |D/G D/F# |D/E A |
D D/C# |D/B D/A |D/G D/F# |D/E | (1/2 BAR)
Am |Am |G |G |Am |Am |G |Em
Am |Am |G |G |Am |Am |G |Em
Am |Am |G |G |Am |Am |G |D
Am |Am |G |G |Am |Am |G |D
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