Intro:
G5 - E5 - C5 - G5

Verse 1:
G5                
You're no longer seventeen
C5
And life it ain't no movie screen
E5                             D5
Bullet doesn't seem so mean no more
G5
Now you're standing at the dance
C5
No one taught you 'bout romance
E5                           D5
Taking second glances at the door

Chorus:
       G5        E5
It's a long way home
            C5
You see the finish line
     G5
Gets further all the time
       G5        E5
It's a long way home
               C5
You're on your own
           G5
You're all alone

Verse 2:
G5
St. Peter sitting at the bar
C5
Whiskey sour, big cigar
E5                                   D5
He don't care which kind of harm you feed on
G5
He's sitting with St. Augustine
C5
Bleeding heart of Grenadine
E5                                 D5
He don't even know which side he's on

Chorus

Verse 3:
G5
Now you're at the pearly gates
C5
Reminding Peter of the stakes
E5                                  D5
He swears he's never bet the ace of hearts
G5
You try to learn right from wrong
C5
In church you sing the gospel song
E5                                     D5
They were stringing you along from the start

Chorus x2