Am7  G \ A  D \ A  A  G \ A  A  2x

Am                    G
So you think you re a Romeo
D                   A
Playing a part in a picture-show
         G            
Take the long way home
         A            
Take the long way home
Am                         G
Cos you re the joke of the neighborhood
D                             A
Why should you care if you re feeling good
         G            
Take the long way home
         A            
Take the long way home

C#m                                                  F#m
But there are times that you feel you re part of the scenery
E       D                   G     F#m E
All the greenery, is coming down, boy
                            C#m
And then your wife seems to think you re part of the
F#m        E       D                     G  D  E
Furniture, oh it s peculiar, she used to be so nice.

Am                       G
When lonely days turn to lonely nights
D                      A
You take a trip to the city lights
             G           
And take the long way home
         A            
Take the long way home

Am                     G
You never see what you want to see
D                      A
Forever playing to the gallery
             G           
You take the long way home
         A            
Take the long way home

C#m                                        F#m        E
And when you re up on the stage, it s so unbelievable,
     D                   G    F#m  E
Unforgettable, how they adore you,

                            C#m                      F#m    E
But then your wife seems to think you re losing your sanity,
    D                  G  D   E
Oh, calamity, is there no way out?

C  G  D  A  G \ A  A  2x

C#m                                      F#m       E
Does it feel that your life s become a catastrophe? 
       D                    G     F#m E
Oh, it has to be for you to grow, boy.
                          C#m                    F#m             E
When you look through the years and see what you could have been
         D                         G   D    E
Oh, what might have been, If you d had more time.

Am                        G
So, when the day comes to settle down,
D                        A
Who s to blame if you re not around? 
             G            
You took the long way home
             F            
You took the long way home
             D            
You took the long way home
             G            
You took the long way home
             F            
You took the long way home
             D            
You took the long way home
             G            
You took the long way home
             D            
You took the long way home

G    Asus4  A
Aaaaaaaaaaaaah
G    Asus4  A
Oooooooooooooh
G    Asus4  A
Aaaaaaaaaaaaah

G              F              D           
Long way home, Long way home, long way home