Why Does It Take So Long chords by Abandon

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

Capo 3

Intro: D

Verse 1:
D
Why does it take so long for me
   Bm                       F#m
To know who I want to be, yeah
     A
Am I missing something here
             D
I've been an orphan down and out
      Bm                       F#m
And a king with a calloused heart, yeah
    A
But who am I supposed to be

Chorus 1:
                  D
I've carried this cross
                   Bm
I've been lost and lonely
                   F#m
I had to walk this world to see
     A
That You are where I want to be
                D
And why does it take so long
                   Bm
And why does it take so long
   F#m         A
To find my way home, yeah

Interlude: D Bm F#m A G

Verse 2:
D
Why can't I just let it go
          Bm                         F#m
I've been fighting with my own soul, yeah
       A         G
It's a fight I'm losing
    D
But something's gonna turn around
           Bm                           F#m
I'm on the ropes but don't count me out yet
                   A  G
No, don't count me out

Chorus 1

Bridge (x2):
Bm                 D
Am I looking for a sign
            Em                       F#m
Looking for something written in the sky
           Bm                      D
To show me how to get what's in my heart
      Em      F#m
To my head now

Chorus 2:
                  Bm
I've carried this cross
                   (let it ring)
I've been lost and lonely
                   F#m
I had to walk this world to see
     A
That You are where I want to be

Chorus 3:
                   D
You've carried the cross
                 Bm
For the lost and lonely
                     F#m
You had to walk this world so I could see
     A                       G
That you are where I want to be
               D
Why did it take so long?
               Bm
Why did it take so long?
   F#m         A   G
To find my way home
               D
Why did it take so long?
               Bm
Why did it take so long?
   F#m         A   G
To find my way home

Outro: D