3/4 stroke
Intro G
G C Em G
Take me back to Singapore and leave me there,
C D G
a long way from home
G C Em G
Lie down in an easy- chair and forget about,
C D G C D G
a long time ago, a long way from home
G C Em G
You shout my name into your darkest night,
C D G
as if it takes me back to you
G C
You made a choice, it turned out wrong,
Em G C D G
now live with it, it was your choice all along,
C D G
and that's how life goes
D G C G C D G
I tried to meet you halfway, a long time ago
D G C G C D G
I lost my place in your world, a long time ago,
C D G
oh a long way from home
G C Em G
Calling me a million times: I won't pick up,
G C G
cause I know what you gonna say
G C Em G
You tell me now that I don't fit your ways,
C D G C D G
but you fit all along, and I'm far from home
G C Em G
Wreck my dreams like they were fishing boats,
C D G
that got hit by the ocean's tides
G C Em G
Cry for help, cause the night is getting cold,
C D G
I'm not gonna share my coat,
C D G
once again you're on your own
D G C G C D G
I tried to meet you halfway, a long time ago
D G C G C D G
I lost my place in your world, a long time ago,
C D G
oh a long way from home
G C Em G
Take me back to Singapore and leave me there,
C D G
a long way from home
G C Em G
It was time to leave, time to say goodbye,
C D G C D G
a long time ago, oh a long way from home
G (long strumming)
(cause I loved you!)
(if you want:)
D G C G C D G
I tried to meet you halfway, a long time ago
D G C G C D G
I lost my place in your world, a long time ago,
C D G
oh a long way from home