The Long Way Home Chords by Mary Chapin Carpenter

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_ _ [Eb] You could be this man.
[Gm] He's got it all worked out to the nth degree [Bb] no fears no [Eb] downs
He'll retire at 30 to his big-ass [F] house
next to the [Bb] putting green
_ He's got a picture in his head [Gm] of the perfect wife.
They're perfect [Bb] children.
They're perfect life
[Eb] Nothing wrong with that
[Gm] Coming home each [Eb] night to his cul-de-sac [Bb] of dreams
_ _ [Cm] _ Funny now [Gm] how it all went by [Ab] so fast
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One [Cm] day he's looking over [Gm] his shoulder and [Ab] passed
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When [C] everybody had to go [Gm] had to be had to get [Ab] somewhere
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How did [Fm] he forget about
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What got him [Eb] there? _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Eb] Now you could be this woman.
She's the CEO
_ She's got her power [Bb] suits and her IPOs
She punched a hole in the ceiling years ago, [Eb] and she hasn't pulled [Bb] back since
_ [Eb] But there's a gardener for the [Gm] flowers a cook for the [F] meals a maid for the laundry and a count for the bills [Eb] a
Walker for the [Gm] dog and a trainer when she [Ab] feels the need to lose an [Bb] inch
_ _ [Cm] _ Funny now [Gm] how it all went by [Ab] so _ [Eb] fast _
One [Cm] day she's looking over [Gm] shoulder
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] When _ _ [Cm] everybody had to go [Gm] had to be had to get [Ab] somewhere
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Somehow [Fm] she forgot [Bb] about what got her [Eb] there _ _ _ _
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Accidents [Eb] and _ _ _ _ _
Inspiration [Ab] _ lead you [Eb] to _ [Bb] your destiny _ _
destination
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_ Or you could be the one who takes the long way home
Roll down your window turn off your [Eb] phone
See your life [Gm] as a gift from the great [Ab] unknown [Eb] and your tasks [Bb] to receive it
_ [Eb] Tell your kid a story hold your lover tight [Ab] make a joyful noise
[Eb] Swim naked at night read a poem a day call and well [Ab] sometimes and laugh when they [Bb]
believe
_ [Cm] _ Fun now how [Gm] it all goes [Bb] by so fast
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One day I'm looking over [Gm] my shoulder _ at [Ab] the past
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Now [Cm] everybody's gotta go [Gm] gotta be gotta get [F] somewhere
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_ [Fm] Baby don't forget about
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_ [Cm] Relation forget
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Baby [Ab] don't forget about
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What got [Eb] you there? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Think it's got you [Eb] there _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ Yeah
_ [Bb] Really what got you [Eb] there? _ _ _ _
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No _ [Eb] Yeah _ _ _ _
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