A       B       B6      C       C#m     D       E       
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Em      Em7     Esus4   G       G#m     G#m11   
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 |||O    |O|O    O||O    |O|O    |||O    ||OO   
 ||O|    ||||    ||||    ||O|    |O||    ||||   
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[Intro Piano]
E | Em
E | Em


[Intro Harmonica]
Em7 D | A  E | D | E
Em7 D | A  E | D | E


[Verse]
Em7                     D     A                     E
  So you think you're a Romeo    Playing a part in a picture-show

               D                        E
Well, take the long way home    Take the long way home

Em7                             D
  'Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood

A                               E
  Why should you care if you're feeling good

               D                        E
Well, take the long way home    Take the long way home


[Chorus]
G#m                             G#m11                    C#m     B6
  But there are times that you feel you're part of the scenery

        A         A                 D     A
All the greenery      is comin' do- o -wn, boy

B                             G#m                       C#m      B6
  And then your wife seems to think you're part of the furniture

           A       A                D   A     B
Oh, it's peculiar,      she used to be   so    nice


[Verse]
Em7                        D
  When lonely days turn to lonely nights

A                        E
  You take a trip to the city lights

             D                        E
And take the long way home    Take the long way home

Em7                      D
  You never see what you want to see

A                        E
  Forever playing to the gallery

             D                        E
You take the long way home    Take the long way home


[Chorus]
G#m                          G#m11               C#m       B6
  And when you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievable

         A         A                 D    A
Oh, unforgettable,     how they ado- o -re you

B                             G#m                       C#m      B6
  But then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity

      A       A               D   A     B
Oh, calamity,     oh is there no   way   out


[Solo]
G D | A  E | D | E
G D | A  E | D | E


[Chorus]
G#m                       G#m11               C#m       B6
  Does it feel that your life's become a catastrophy

       A          A             D    A
Oh, it has to be,    for you to grow, boy

B                           G#m                     C#m           B6
  When you look through the years and see what you could have been

             A               A              D      A       B
Oh, what you might have been,    if you had had     more    time


[Outro]
Em7                         D
  So, when the day comes to settle down

A                          E
  Who's to blame if you're not around

             D
You took the long way home...

             C
    Took the long way home...

             A
    Took the long way home...

             D
    Took the long way home...

             C
    Took the long way home...

             A
    Took the long way home...

             D
    Took the long way home...

             A
    Took the long way home...


Esus4   E
Ah-ah   ah-ah

Esus4    E
ooh-ooh  ooh-ooh

Esus4   E
Ah-ah   ah-ah

D
Long way home...

C
long way home...

A
long way home...

D
long way home...

C
long way home...

A
long way home...

D
long way home...