[Chords]
Cmaj7 8x998x
Bm7 7x777x
B7 7x787x
B7b13 7x788x
E7/B 7x675x
Am7 5x555x
D9sus4 x5555x
[Note] Sounds best by playing the bass with the thumb, alongside the chords, as in the original track.
[Intro]
Cmaj7 Bm7 (x2)
B7
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7
Didn't I say
Bm7
that you and I would go the distance?
Cmaj7
And didn't I tell you that
Bm7 B7
together we would conquer the world
Cmaj7
All of the plans we made
Bm7
have filled all the days and the nights
Cmaj7
though we didn't have it all our way
Bm7
there's not a thing I would change or put right
E7/B (x3)
[Chorus]
Am7 D9sus4
Cos It’s a long way back
Am7 B7
it’s a long way back
Cmaj7
from where we are
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7
N.C Cmaj7 Bm7
to turn around
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7 Bm7
There’s nothing I could say that will ever make a difference
Cmaj7 Bm7 B7
there's nothing I wouldn't do to alter out the circumstance
Cmaj7 Bm7
but that's just how it goes and we already know it's much too late
(It’s a long way back to the stars)
Cmaj7 Bm7
As I'm holding you close, I'm letting you know it’s okay
E7/B (x3)
[Chorus]
Am7 D9sus4
But It’s a long way back
Am7 B7
it’s a long way back
Cmaj7
from where we are
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7
N.C B7b13
to turn around
[Outro]
Cmaj7
Because you know
Am7
Yes
B7
To turn around, yeah
Cmaj7
Because you know
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7
N.C Cmaj7 Bm7
To turn around
N.C
(It's a long way back to the stars)
Cmaj7 Bm7
Oooh it's a long way back into the stars
Cmaj7 Bm7
N.C Cmaj7
(It’s a long way back to the Stars)
Bm7 B7
(Ooh ooooh)
Cmaj7 Bm7 (ad lib)