It's A Long Way Back chords by John Illsley

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Dm

Intro:

Dm  G (4x)

Dm

Verse:
Bb                   Gm
City of Angels was burning bright
C                         Dm
Setting the scene for an L.A. night
Bb                Gm        C       Csus4   C
standing on the edge of tranquility.
Bb                      Gm
This was the moment to take in the view
C                         Dm
shimmering with the red and blue
Bb              F                  C
Sun going down at the Sunset Marquee
Bb                              Gm
There were people you knew but never met
C                         Dm
Masters and maidens that slipped through the net
Bb                   Gm            C
friends of friends of a certain kind
Bb                   Gm
Talk of the town, a line in the news
           C           Dm
In the gallery with a touch of the blues
Bb                               A
All you need is a six blade knife

Chorus:
Dm
It's a long way back
                  F       G
It's a long way back to Deptford Town
Dm
Such a long way back.
                 F          G
It's a long way back to Deptford Town.

Verse:
Bb                            Gm
If she asks you to go, you can't decline
C                    Dm
putting it down a line at a time
Bb                     Gm              C    Csus4  C
Don't move too fast better taking it slow
Bb                            Gm
Time didn't start with the ticking of the clock
C                        Dm
can't get by without a few knocks
Bb          F          C
One by one; blow by blow
       Bb                      Gm
There was smoke and heat in a hotel room
C                         Dm
Songs from the bard like rare perfume
Bb                   Gm           C
Fresh off the shelf, now they're gone
Bb                      Gm
nothing now will ever be the same
C                       Dm
Could this be heaven by another name
Bb                            A
It depends whose side you're on

Chorus:
Dm
It's a long way back
                F              G
It's a long way back to Deptford Town
Dm                     F
Such a long way back.
G
to Deptford Town.

Verse:
Bb                      Gm
From New York City to Monterey
C                Dm
From New Orleans to Frisco Bay
Bb               Gm        C
On every street in every town
Bb                    Gm
Out on the highway; on with the show
C               Dm
so much I just didn't know
Bb                                A
So I breathed it in, took it down

Solo:
Bb  Gm  C  Dm
Bb  Gm  C
Bb  Gm  C  Dm
Bb  F   C

Verse:
Bb                     Gm
Once there was a river now it's a stream
C                       Dm
Looking back it feels like a dream
Bb              Gm        C
memories linger in your heart
Bb              Gm
Life is short 'cause time flies
C                         Dm
Take a look through the child's eyes
Bb                             A
now's the time to make a new start

Chorus:
Dm
It's a long way back
                 F          G           Dm
It's a long way back to Deptford Town
                 F          G           Dm
Such a long way back to Deptford Town
                 F          G           Dm
Such a long way back to Deptford Town
Dm
It's a long way back