[Intro Piano]
G | Gm
G | Gm
[Intro Harmonica]
Gm7 F | C G | F | G
Gm7 F | C G | F | G
[Verse]
Gm7 F C G
So you think you're a Romeo Playing a part in a picture-show
F G
Well, take the long way home Take the long way home
Gm7 F
'Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood
C G
Why should you care if you're feeling good
F G
Well, take the long way home Take the long way home
[Chorus]
Bm Bm11 Em D6
But there are times that you feel you're part of the scenery
C C F C
All the greenery is comin' do- o -wn, boy
D Bm Em D6
And then your wife seems to think you're part of the furniture
C C F C D
Oh, it's peculiar, she used to be so nice
[Verse]
Gm7 F
When lonely days turn to lonely nights
C G
You take a trip to the city lights
F G
And take the long way home Take the long way home
Gm7 F
You never see what you want to see
C G
Forever playing to the gallery
F G
You take the long way home Take the long way home
[Chorus]
Bm Bm11 Em D6
And when you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievable
C C F C
Oh, unforgettable, how they ado- o -re you
D Bm Em D6
But then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity
C C F C D
Oh, calamity, oh is there no way out
[Solo]
A# F | C G | F | G
A# F | C G | F | G
[Chorus]
Bm Bm11 Em D6
Does it feel that your life's become a catastrophy
C C F C
Oh, it has to be, for you to grow, boy
D Bm Em D6
When you look through the years and see what you could have been
C C F C D
Oh, what you might have been, if you had had more time
[Outro]
Gm7 F
So, when the day comes to settle down
C G
Who's to blame if you're not around
F
You took the long way home...
D#
Took the long way home...
C
Took the long way home...
F
Took the long way home...
D#
Took the long way home...
C
Took the long way home...
F
Took the long way home...
C
Took the long way home...
Gsus4 G
Ah-ah ah-ah
Gsus4 G
ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
Gsus4 G
Ah-ah ah-ah
F
Long way home...
D#
long way home...
C
long way home...
F
long way home...
D#
long way home...
C
long way home...
F
long way home...