Chords for Colin Hay - Did You Just Take The Long Way Home (eTown webisode #790)

Tempo:
128.85 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Ab

Cm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Colin Hay - Did You Just Take The Long Way Home (eTown webisode #790) chords
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[G] I [B]
[E] [Gb]
[E] don't really know consciously what affects you, but I think that if you're a songwriter,
I don't really [A] understand the process still.
I just like doing it.
[Dbm] So you get affected
by everything.
Ever since I was 14 years old, I just like to scribble down ideas and mess
around on the [Bm] guitar and make up songs.
So that's kind of what [E] I do.
And so [Eb] I don't get
too analytical about what influences that, but I'm sure that everything does.
And I just
try and write the best songs I can.
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Eb] I'm [Bb] always here where you can find [Ab] me.
[Eb] I'm up here [Bb] where the air is pure [Ab] and true.
[Eb] The
[Bb] cleverness of words just binds [Ab] me.
[Eb] They [Bb] won't help me to get over [Ab] you.
[Cm] Maybe [F] you got lost at the five [Bb] ways.
Took [Gm] a wrong turn just like [Cm] always.
But did you
[F] just take the long [Bb] way home?
[Eb] I hear the wind [Bb] blow through the [Ab] pine trees.
[Eb] I watch the frozen
[Bb] lights come into [Ab] view.
[Eb] [Bb] Stars above, they don't align [Ab] me.
[Eb] They only [Bb] shine a dim light [Ab] on you.
[Eb]
[Cm] Maybe [F] you got lost at the five [Bb] ways.
Took [Gm] a wrong turn just like [Cm] always.
But did you
[F] just take the long [Bb] way home?
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
I want to hear you walk up right behind me.
But the dawn [Bb] has come and it's done [Ab] me in.
[Cm] Could it be [F] you don't love [Bb] me?
For who [Gm] I am or what I could [Cm] be.
And from where [F] I am it's
such a long [Bb] way down.
[Gm]
[Cm] Maybe [F] you got lost at the five [Bb] ways.
Took [Gm] a wrong turn just like [Cm] always.
But did you
[F] just take the long [Bb] way home?
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Eb] Did you [Bb] just take the long [Ab] way home?
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Eb] Did you [Bb] just take the long way [Ab] home?
[Eb] [Ab]
[Bb]
Key:  
Bb
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Eb
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Ab
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Cm
13421113
F
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Bb
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Eb
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Ab
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To learn Colin Hay - (Did You Just Take the) Long Way Home chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bb, Ab, Eb, Bb, Gm, Cm, F, Bb and Eb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 64 BPM and then match the original tempo of 129 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] don't really know consciously what _ _ affects you, but I think that if you're a songwriter,
_ _ I don't really [A] understand the process still.
I just like doing it.
[Dbm] So you get affected
by everything.
Ever since I was 14 years old, I just like to scribble down ideas and mess
around on the [Bm] guitar and make up songs.
So that's kind of what [E] I do.
And so [Eb] I don't get
too analytical about _ what influences that, but I'm sure that everything does.
And I just
try and write the best songs I can. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ I'm [Bb] always here where you can find [Ab] _ me. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ I'm up here [Bb] where the air is pure [Ab] and true. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ The
[Bb] cleverness of words just binds [Ab] me. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ They [Bb] won't help me to get over [Ab] you. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ Maybe [F] you got lost at the five [Bb] ways.
Took [Gm] a wrong turn just like _ [Cm] always.
But did you
[F] just take the long [Bb] way home? _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ I hear the wind [Bb] blow through the [Ab] pine trees. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] I watch the frozen
[Bb] lights come into [Ab] view. _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] Stars above, they don't align [Ab] me. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ They only [Bb] shine a dim light [Ab] on _ you.
_ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ Maybe [F] you got lost at the five [Bb] ways.
Took [Gm] a wrong turn just like [Cm] always.
_ But did you
[F] just take the long [Bb] way home? _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ I want to hear you walk up right behind _ me. _ _ _
_ _ _ But the dawn [Bb] has come and it's done [Ab] me in. _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ Could it be [F] you don't love [Bb] me?
For who [Gm] I am or what I could [Cm] be.
And from where [F] I am it's
such a long [Bb] way down.
_ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ Maybe [F] you got lost at the five [Bb] ways.
Took [Gm] a wrong turn just like [Cm] always.
_ But did you
[F] just take the long [Bb] way home? _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ Did you [Bb] just take the long [Ab] way _ home? _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ Did you [Bb] just take the long way [Ab] home? _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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