Chords for Take the Long Way Home Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) composer & songwriter
Tempo:
82.6 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Cm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I love you.
Alright, let's have some fun.
[C]
Alright now.
[Cm] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Cm] [Bb] [F]
[C]
[Cm] So you [Bb] think you're a Romeo
[F]
You're playing the [C] part in a picture show
Well take the long way home
Take the long way home Yeah!
[Cm] But you're the joke of [Bb] the neighbourhood
[F]
Or should [C] you care if you're feeling good
Well take the long way home
Take the long way home
But [Em] there are times
that you feel you're [Am] part of the scenery
[C] All [F] the greenery
[Bb] is coming [F] down boy
[G] But then [Em] you once
seem to think you're [Am] part of the [C] furniture Always [F] peculiar
[Dm] She [Bb] used to be [F] so [G] nice
[Cm]
On lonely days
turn [Bb] to lonely [F] nights
You take [C] a trip to the city lights
[F] And take the long way home
[C] Take the long way home
[Cm]
You never see what you [Bb] want to [F] see
Forever [C] playing to the gallery
[Fm] You take the long way home
[C] Take the long way home
[Em]
And when you're [D] up on stage
It's [Am] so unbelievable
[C] Oh [F] unforgettable
[Dm] How [Bb] they adore [F] you
[G]
But then you [Em] once
seem to think you're [Am] losing your sanity
[C] Oh [F] calamity [Dm] Oh calamity
Oh is [Bb] there no
[F] way [G] out
Or [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[C]
chink [Eb] chink it off
[Bb] Or [F]
[C]
[Em] does it feel
that your life's become [Am] a catastrophe
[C] Oh [F] it has to [Dm] be
for [Bb] you to grow [F] grow grow
[G] When you [Em] look through the years and [Am] see
what you could have [C] been
Oh what you [F] might have been
[Dm] If [Bb] you had
[F] [G] more time
[Cm] So when the day
comes to [F] settle down
Well who's to [C] blame if you're not around
[Fm] You took the long way home
[Ab] Took the long way home
[F] Took the long way home
Took the long way home
Took [Ab] the long way home
Took [F] the long way home
Took
the long way home
Took the long way
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C]
[Ab] [F]
[C] [Ab]
[F]
[C]
[Gb]
Alright, let's have some fun.
[C]
Alright now.
[Cm] [Bb] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Cm] [Bb] [F]
[C]
[Cm] So you [Bb] think you're a Romeo
[F]
You're playing the [C] part in a picture show
Well take the long way home
Take the long way home Yeah!
[Cm] But you're the joke of [Bb] the neighbourhood
[F]
Or should [C] you care if you're feeling good
Well take the long way home
Take the long way home
But [Em] there are times
that you feel you're [Am] part of the scenery
[C] All [F] the greenery
[Bb] is coming [F] down boy
[G] But then [Em] you once
seem to think you're [Am] part of the [C] furniture Always [F] peculiar
[Dm] She [Bb] used to be [F] so [G] nice
[Cm]
On lonely days
turn [Bb] to lonely [F] nights
You take [C] a trip to the city lights
[F] And take the long way home
[C] Take the long way home
[Cm]
You never see what you [Bb] want to [F] see
Forever [C] playing to the gallery
[Fm] You take the long way home
[C] Take the long way home
[Em]
And when you're [D] up on stage
It's [Am] so unbelievable
[C] Oh [F] unforgettable
[Dm] How [Bb] they adore [F] you
[G]
But then you [Em] once
seem to think you're [Am] losing your sanity
[C] Oh [F] calamity [Dm] Oh calamity
Oh is [Bb] there no
[F] way [G] out
Or [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[C]
chink [Eb] chink it off
[Bb] Or [F]
[C]
[Em] does it feel
that your life's become [Am] a catastrophe
[C] Oh [F] it has to [Dm] be
for [Bb] you to grow [F] grow grow
[G] When you [Em] look through the years and [Am] see
what you could have [C] been
Oh what you [F] might have been
[Dm] If [Bb] you had
[F] [G] more time
[Cm] So when the day
comes to [F] settle down
Well who's to [C] blame if you're not around
[Fm] You took the long way home
[Ab] Took the long way home
[F] Took the long way home
Took the long way home
Took [Ab] the long way home
Took [F] the long way home
Took
the long way home
Took the long way
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C]
[Ab] [F]
[C] [Ab]
[F]
[C]
[Gb]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Cm
Em
F
C
Bb
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_ _ _ I love you.
Alright, let's have some fun.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Alright now.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] So you [Bb] think you're a Romeo
[F]
You're playing the [C] part in a picture show
Well take the long way home
Take the long way home Yeah!
[Cm] But you're the joke of [Bb] the neighbourhood
[F]
Or should [C] you care if you're feeling good
Well take the long way home
Take the long way home
But [Em] there are times
that you feel you're [Am] part of the scenery
[C] All [F] the greenery
[Bb] is coming [F] down boy
[G] But then [Em] you once
seem to think you're [Am] part of the [C] furniture Always [F] peculiar
[Dm] She [Bb] used to be [F] so [G] nice
_ _ [Cm]
On lonely days
turn [Bb] to lonely [F] nights
You take [C] a trip to the city lights
[F] And take the long way home
[C] Take the long way home
_ [Cm]
You never see what you [Bb] want to [F] see
Forever [C] playing to the gallery
[Fm] You take the long way home
[C] Take the long way home
_ [Em]
And when you're [D] up on stage
It's [Am] so unbelievable
[C] Oh [F] unforgettable
[Dm] How [Bb] they adore [F] you
[G]
But then you [Em] once
seem to think you're [Am] losing your sanity
[C] Oh [F] calamity [Dm] Oh calamity
Oh is [Bb] there no
[F] way [G] out
Or _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ chink [Eb] chink it off
[Bb] Or _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] does it feel
that your life's become [Am] a catastrophe
[C] Oh [F] it has to [Dm] be
for [Bb] you to grow [F] grow grow
[G] When you [Em] look through the years and [Am] see
what you could have [C] been
Oh what you [F] might have been
[Dm] If [Bb] you had
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ more time
[Cm] So when the day
comes to [F] settle down
Well who's to [C] blame if you're not around
[Fm] You took the long way home
[Ab] Took the long way home
[F] Took the long way home
Took the long way home
Took [Ab] the long way home
Took [F] the long way home
Took
the long way home
Took the long way _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I love you.
Alright, let's have some fun.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Alright now.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] So you [Bb] think you're a Romeo
[F]
You're playing the [C] part in a picture show
Well take the long way home
Take the long way home Yeah!
[Cm] But you're the joke of [Bb] the neighbourhood
[F]
Or should [C] you care if you're feeling good
Well take the long way home
Take the long way home
But [Em] there are times
that you feel you're [Am] part of the scenery
[C] All [F] the greenery
[Bb] is coming [F] down boy
[G] But then [Em] you once
seem to think you're [Am] part of the [C] furniture Always [F] peculiar
[Dm] She [Bb] used to be [F] so [G] nice
_ _ [Cm]
On lonely days
turn [Bb] to lonely [F] nights
You take [C] a trip to the city lights
[F] And take the long way home
[C] Take the long way home
_ [Cm]
You never see what you [Bb] want to [F] see
Forever [C] playing to the gallery
[Fm] You take the long way home
[C] Take the long way home
_ [Em]
And when you're [D] up on stage
It's [Am] so unbelievable
[C] Oh [F] unforgettable
[Dm] How [Bb] they adore [F] you
[G]
But then you [Em] once
seem to think you're [Am] losing your sanity
[C] Oh [F] calamity [Dm] Oh calamity
Oh is [Bb] there no
[F] way [G] out
Or _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ chink [Eb] chink it off
[Bb] Or _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] does it feel
that your life's become [Am] a catastrophe
[C] Oh [F] it has to [Dm] be
for [Bb] you to grow [F] grow grow
[G] When you [Em] look through the years and [Am] see
what you could have [C] been
Oh what you [F] might have been
[Dm] If [Bb] you had
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ more time
[Cm] So when the day
comes to [F] settle down
Well who's to [C] blame if you're not around
[Fm] You took the long way home
[Ab] Took the long way home
[F] Took the long way home
Took the long way home
Took [Ab] the long way home
Took [F] the long way home
Took
the long way home
Took the long way _ _ _ _ _ _
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