Artist: Supertramp
Song: Take the long way home
[Intro] x2
Cm7 Bb F C Bb Bb C C
[Verse 1]
Cm7 Bb F C
So you think you're a Romeo Playing a part in a picture-show
Bb C
Well, take the long way home Take the long way home
[Verse 2]
Cm7 Bb
'Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood
F C
Why should you care if you're feeling good
Bb C
Well, take the long way home Take the long way home
[Chorus]
Em Em11 Am G6
But there are times that you feel you're part of the scenery
F F Bb F
All the greenery is comin' do--wn, boy
G Em Am G6
And then your wife seems to think you're part of the furniture
F F Bb F G G
Oh, it's peculiar, she used to be--- so--- nice
[Verse 3]
Cm7 Bb
When lonely days turn to lonely nights
F C
You take a trip to the city lights
Bb C
And take the long way home Take the long way home
[Verse 4]
Cm7 Bb
You never see what you want to see
F C
Forever playing to the gallery
Bb C
You take the long way home Take the long way home
[Chorus]
Em Em11 Am G6
And when you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievable
F F Bb F
Oh, unforgettable, how they ado---re you
G Em Am G6
But then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity
F F Bb F G G
Oh, calamity, oh is there no--- way-- out
[Solo]x2
D# Bb F C Bb Bb C C
[Chorus]
Em Em11 Am G6
Does it feel that your life's become a catastrophy
F F Bb F
Oh, it has to be, for you to gro---w, boy
G Em Am G6
When you look through the years and see what you could have been
F F Bb F G G
Oh, what you might have been, if you had ha--d mo--re time
[Verse 5]
Cm7 Bb
So, when the day comes to settle down
F C
Who's to blame if you're not around
You took the long way home (8x: Bb Ab F Bb Ab F Bb F )
Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ah-ah
[Outro]
Long way home (7x: Bb Ab F Bb Ab F Bb )