Michael Samuel Kiwanuka (born 3 May 1987) is an English soul musician who is signed to Communion Records. He has been compared to Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, Randy Newman, Terry Callier, and Otis Redding, as well as Van Morrison and the Temptations. In January 2012, he won the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll. Kiwanuka grew up in Muswell Hill, London, the son of Ugandan parents who had escaped the Amin regime. He attended Fortismere School, leaving there in 2005 after completing his A-Levels.
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Home Again - Michael Kiwanuka v0.1 (12/06/2011) Tabbed by Gaucho_ec ([email protected]) --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Album not out for another two months so there's no official lyrics uploaded yet. I'm sure this file is 90% correct, feel free to correct rest 10%.
CHORDS USED:
[VERSE 1]
G* xx543x D* x54x3x B7 x212xx Em 0x2x0x
[FILL 1]
Dsus xx02x0 D xx02x2
[VERSE 2]
Bm x24x3x Am x02x1x Asus4 x02x0x G 3x0x0x
[FILL 2]
D/F# xx4x3x Em/G xx5x5x F#m/A xx7x7x
[BRIDGE]
Cm x35x4x G(fret) 3x5x3x D xx0232 (one strum) G 3xx003 (one strum)
/ or = slide down/up p = pull off ----------------------TAB (chords & lyrics below)-----------------
For finger picking just hit the 3 strings I mark on the chords in descending order. Example for the first verse playing four times each:
Sometimes he changes the bass key specially when playing solo. But this way sounds ok enough.
Fill#1 he plays at "Close my eyes...look behind" E||-------------------| B||--/3-5-7---/3-5-3--| G||-------------------| D||--/4-5-7---/4-5-4--| A||-------------------| E||-------------------|
Fill#2 which I'm not sure it's right E||-----------------------------------------| B||--1--/1-3-1p0---1--------1/-3-1p0---1--| G||--------------------------2/-4-2-----2--| D||--2--/2-4-2-----2----0------------------| A||---------------0----0---------------0----| E||-----------------------------------------|
G* D* G* D* Home again Home again B7Em One day I know I'll feel home again G* D* G* D* Born again Born again B7Em One day I know I'll feel strong again AmDsus2DDsus2 and lift my head (?)
[Chorus]
BmAmAsus4AmAsus4 Many times I've been told BmAm All this talk will make you old D/F#Em/GF#m/AD/F# Em/GD/F# (or Fill#1 each time you see these chords) So I close my eyes Look be----hind GAm Moving on, moving on D/F#Em/GF#m/AD/F# Em/GD/F# So I close my eyes Look be----hind G* I'm moving on
[Interlude] G*
[Verse 2]
G* D* G* D* Lost again Lost again B7Em One day I know our paths will cross again G* D* G* D* Smile again Smile again B7Em One day I hope to make you smile again AmDsus2DDsus2D and I won't hide
[Chorus]
BmAmAsus4AmAsus4 Many times I've been told BmAm Speak your mind just be bold D/F#Em/GF#m/AD/F# Em/GD/F# So I close my eyes Look be----hind GAm Moving on, moving on D/F#Em/GF#m/A So I close my eyes...
[Bridge]
CmG(fret) And the tears will clear CmG(fret) That I feel no fear DGD Then I'd feel no way DGD Fill#2 C/E D/F# C/EE5C/EAmBmAmAm/E my paths will be laid straight (? no idea what he mumbles here)
[Verse 1]
G* D* G* D* Home again Home again B7Em One day I know I'll feel home again G* D* G* D* Born again Born again B7Em One day I know I'll feel strong again AmDsus2DDsus2 and I'll lift my head (?)
[Chorus]
BmAmAsus4AmAsus4 Many times I've been told BmAm All this talk will make you old D/F#Em/GF#m/AD/F# Em/GD/F# So I close my eyes Look be----hind GAm I'm moving on, moving on D/F#Em/GF#m/AD/F# Em/GD/F# So I close my eyes Look be----hind G* Moving on