Key of G 
Intro: 
G , D , Em , C , D 
 
G   D    Em   C      D 
Take the long way home, she won't wait up tonight 
      G D Em   C    D 
I can take the long way home and there won't be any fight 
 Em G 
Tonight I can stay out late with the boys, 
     C   G D  C D G 
Play cards and come in at dawn 
G   D   Em   C     D      G    
Since she left me I've got a choice, I can take the long way home 
 

C D  G D Em    C D 
     No pictures on the wall, no carpet on the floor 
G D   Em   C      D 
Noone ever calls, noone knocks on my door 
Em   G 
It's just a place where I sleep at night 
   C     D  G D G 
But I can't sleep alone 
    D Em      C   D    G  
Think I'll stop off and have a bite, and take the long way home. 
 

C G      D G 
What makes a house a home is sometimes hard to say 
C G   C       D 
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 
 | -19-19-------------12- 
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    Em   G   C        D C D G 
The night is clear and my work is through, it's a shame to be alone 
G    D      Em   C D   G   Em 
Think I'll go have a beer or two, I'll take the long way home 
   C    D     G 
I'll just take the long way home.