[Intro] Eb F
G Am7
Mary, have you seen better days?
G
And will you find different ways?
Dm C
And does he really mean that much to your heart?
G Am7 G
Carry, all of the weight you can, find another man
Dm C
And lead him directly there to the source
Dm C
You've got to chart his course
G
'Cause it is only in your heart
Am7
This thing that makes you want to start it all again
Gmaj7 Am7
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
G Am7
Wake up from an elusive dream
G
You've got to change the scene
Dm C
It's getting so hard to see to the end
G Am7
Break down, all of the walls you can
G
You need a helping hand
Dm C
I'm sure there's someone there just for you
Dm C
He's trying to make it, too
G
'Cause it is only in your heart
Am7
This thing that makes you want to start it all again
Gmaj7 Am7
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la) #####
G
Only in your heart
Am7
This thing that makes you want to
Gmaj7
Start it all again
(La, la, la, la)
Bm7 Am7
You can't disregard your friends
Bm7 Am7
But life gets so hard when you reach the end
G
Mary, have you seen better days?
F
(Mary, have you seen better days?)
G
Mary, have you seen better days?
F
(Mary, have you seen better days?)
G
Mary, have you seen better days?
F
(Mary, have you seen better days?)
G
Mary, have you seen better days?
F G
(Mary, have you seen better days?)
Homecoming is the second studio album by America, released on November 15, 1972 through Warner Bros. Records. Acoustic guitar-based, with a more pronounced electric guitar and keyboard section than their first album, their second effort helped continue the band's success, and includes one of their best known hits, \"Ventura Highway.\"
Homecoming peaked at number 9 on Billboard's Pop Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the RIAA. It produced three hit singles: \"Ventura Highway\", which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard singles chart and number 3 on the adult contemporary chart; \"Don't Cross the River\", which hit number 35 on Billboard and 23 on the AC chart; and \"Only in Your Heart\" peaked at number 62 on Billboard's Pop singles chart. Several other songs received radio airplay on FM stations playing album tracks, including \"To Each His Own\", \"California Revisited\", and \"Cornwall Blank\".
For this album and the next six throughout the next five years, the group traditionally chose titles beginning with the letter \"H\"
