Chords for JJ Cale - Long Way Home (Official Audio)

Tempo:
111.1 bpm
Chords used:

A

B

G

E

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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JJ Cale - Long Way Home (Official Audio) chords
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[B] [A] [G]
[A] [B] [A] [G]
[B] Early in the [A] morning, about a quarter to [G] four, me and my [A] girlfriend walking out [E] the door.
We head for [D] the car and look out right [Bm] in.
And that's when I [A] notice the shape she was in.
She [F#] turned to me and said,
[B] flat out, staring [A] bottom, staring top,
[D] take a long, [A] long way home.
[E]
[D] Take a [A] long, long way home.
[E]
Make this [B] night last.
[A] [G]
[A] [B] Well, we drove [A] downtown in a poppin' [G] wood.
We drove around and [A] around until I understood.
[E] I was holding the [D] wheel and she was making [B] out.
And all this [A] time I was driving [F#] around and she was holding me near and hugging my [B] neck.
And all I [A] was thinking was, what the heck?
[D] Take a long, long [A] way home.
[E]
[D] Take a long, [A] long way home.
[E] Drive away.
Make this night [B] last.
[A]
[G] [A] [Bm] [A]
[G] [A] [Bm] [A]
[G] [A] [B] [A]
[Em] [D] [B] [Bm]
[B] [F#m]
[Em] [A] [B] [A]
[G] [A] [Bm] I was looking [A] in the mirror and to my surprise,
[G] wasn't two [E] big red lights shining in my eyes.
I looked.
[D] He looked alongside [B] me, out of [A] his car, and up in [F#] my ride.
He looked [F#m] at her, she looked at [Bm] him.
The next thing [A] I noticed, he died right [D] in me.
Take a long, [A] long way home.
[E]
[D] Take a long, [A] long way home.
[E] [B] Take a long way home.inda.ind [A] drugs. [G] [A] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
[D] Take a long [A] way home. [E] [D] Take a [A] long way home. [E] [D] Take a long [A] way home. [E] [D] Take a [A] long way home. [E] Make this night [B] last. [A] [G] [A] [B] [A]
[G] [A] [B] [A]
[G] [A] [B] [A] [G]
[A] [Bm] [B] [A] [G]
[A] [B] [A] [Bm]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
B
12341112
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
B
12341112
G
2131
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To start learning J.J. Cale - Long Way Home chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, B, A, B, A, G, E, D and A in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 55 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 111 BPM. With A Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ Early in the [A] morning, about a quarter to [G] four, me and my [A] girlfriend walking out [E] the door.
We head for [D] the car and look out right [Bm] in.
And that's when I [A] notice the shape she was in.
She [F#] turned to me and said,
[B] flat out, staring [A] bottom, staring top,
[D] take a long, [A] long way home.
_ [E] _
_ _ [D] Take a [A] long, long way home.
[E] _
_ Make this [B] night last.
[A] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ [B] Well, we drove [A] downtown in a poppin' [G] wood.
We drove around and [A] around until I understood.
[E] I was holding the [D] wheel and she was making [B] out.
And all this [A] time I was driving [F#] around and she was holding me near and hugging my [B] neck.
And all I [A] was thinking was, what the heck?
[D] Take a long, long [A] way home.
[E] _
_ _ [D] Take a long, [A] long way home.
[E] Drive away.
Make this night [B] last.
[A] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ _
[Em] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] I was looking [A] in the mirror and to my surprise,
[G] wasn't two [E] big red lights shining in my eyes.
I looked.
[D] He looked alongside [B] me, out of [A] his car, and up in [F#] my ride.
He looked [F#m] at her, she looked at [Bm] him.
The next thing [A] I noticed, he died right [D] in me.
Take a long, [A] long way home.
[E] _
_ _ [D] Take a long, [A] long way home. _
[E] _ _ _ [B] Take a long way home.inda.ind [A] drugs. _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [D] Take a long [A] way home. [E] _ _ _ [D] Take a [A] long way home. _ [E] _ _ _ [D] Take a long [A] way home. _ [E] _ _ _ [D] Take a [A] long way home. [E] _ _ Make this night [B] last. [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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