Key of G5
Intro:
G5 , D5 , E5 , C5 , D5
G5 D5 E5 C5 D5
Take the long way home, she won't wait up tonight
G5 D5 E5 C5 D5
I can take the long way home and there won't be any fight
E5 G5
Tonight I can stay out late with the boys,
C5 G5 D5 C5 D5 G5
Play cards and come in at dawn
G5 D5 E5 C5 D5 G5
Since she left me I've got a choice, I can take the long way home
C5 D5 G5 D5 E5 C5 D5
No pictures on the wall, no carpet on the floor
G5 D5 E5 C5 D5
Noone ever calls, noone knocks on my door
E5 G5
It's just a place where I sleep at night
C5 D5 G5 D5 G5
But I can't sleep alone
D5 E5 C5 D5 G5
Think I'll stop off and have a bite, and take the long way home.
C5 G5 D5 G5
What makes a house a home is sometimes hard to say
C5 G5 C5 D5
You never know all the riches you own til someone takes them away
solo:
G D Em C D G
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D Em Am
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C D Ebm Em
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E5 G5 C5 D5 C5 D5 G5
The night is clear and my work is through, it's a shame to be alone
G5 D5 E5 C5 D5 G5 E5
Think I'll go have a beer or two, I'll take the long way home
C5 D5 G5
I'll just take the long way home.
