The Long Way Home chords by Powfu

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

D MajorD           Bm7Bm7
 They ask why I take so long to get home
   G+G            A augmentedA
 I know that I live close but I took the long road
D MajorD             Bm7Bm7
 There's no screaming or falling out of love
   G+G           A augmentedA
 No fighting for control if I take the long road


D MajorD
 I'ma take the long way home
Bm7Bm7
 'Cause walking through that door's not easy
G+G
 I don't walk fast for a reason
A augmentedA
 And I don't care if anyone sees me
D MajorD
 I was happy until this shit happened
Bm7Bm7
 They all laugh 'cause they don't understand it
G+G
 I get violent at school when I've had it
A augmentedA
 I never get anything that I'm asking
 D MajorD
 Four o'clock when I open up the door
 Bm7Bm7
 Half their stuff is laying on the floor
 G+G
 Yeah, here we go back inside of the hail storm
 A augmentedA
 Mama at the table telling me she can't take more
        D MajorD
 Sayin' "I'll leave soon" but you're lying
          Bm7Bm7
 I don't see your bags packed you're not trying
       G+G
 What do you see in him and his demons?
        A augmentedA
 If I call the cops you can't keep secrets

D MajorD           Bm7Bm7
 They ask why I take so long to get home
   G+G            A augmentedA
 I know that I live close but I took the long road
D MajorD             Bm7Bm7
 There's no screaming or falling out of love
   G+G           A augmentedA
 No fighting for control if I take the long road

D MajorD Bm7Bm7 G+G A augmentedA

D MajorD
 It's been a pretty bad day
Bm7Bm7
 Rain filling up my bag
G+G
 Good thing I don't care about homework
A augmentedA
 My teacher needs to go and get a soul first
D MajorD
 My life at home been a mess
Bm7Bm7
 Feels like I been put to the test
G+G
 Parents never shut up with complaining
 A augmentedA
 I know life is hard just learn to take it
D MajorD               Bm7Bm7
 If I left I wonder if they'd notice
                       G+G
 I'd take the cat and not the path they've chosen
               A augmentedA
 I'll start a new life once again
                D MajorD
 Sleep in a bag on an old park bench

           Bm7Bm7
 They ask why I take so long to get home
   G+G            A augmentedA
 I know that I live close but I took the long road
D MajorD             Bm7Bm7
 There's no screaming or falling out of love
   G+G           A augmentedA
 No fighting for control if I take the long road

D MajorD Bm7Bm7 G+G A augmentedA