D5           B5                A5
I stood and looked across the water
D5        B5               A5
I had to get to the other side
G5         D5          
Because I knew that you'd be waitin
G5        B5               A5        D5
I didn't want to take the long way round.

The captain said the ship was leavin
And that we'd better get on board
I settled down to watch the sunrise
And wondered if I'd see the sun go down.

G5          F5                      Eb5
The sea was rough and the wind was howlin
G5        F5                C5
But I was laughing all the way
G5       F5              Eb5
I didn't care about the weather
G5         D5    
Because I knew that you'd be waitin
D5        B5               A5        D5
I didn't want to take the long way round

Then a stranger sat beside me
It was my brother in disguise
He said he knew where I was goin
He asked me why I took the long way round.

(SOLO)

The sea was rough and the wind was howlin
But I was laughing all the way
I didn't listen to the stranger
Because I knew that you'd be waitin
I didn't want to take the long way round

At last, I came to my destination
The stranger turned and walked away
He didn't know where he was goin
He said he had to take the long way round.

I stood and looked across the water
I thought of what I'd left behind
Because I knew that you'd be waitin
I didn't want to take the long way round.

Because I knew that you'd be waitin
I didn't want to take the long way round.