No home button in chrome for android

Correct, making a new tab always defaults to that new tab screen - are you trying to set a custom home tab like a bookmark?
 
That new tab screen should have 6 or 8 most commonly used sites bookmarked right under the search bar. Another option is to use Zooper or another widget creator app to create a shortcut.
 

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