TAKE A LONG WAY HOME (Supertramp)

Cm7 Bb/C F/C C

So you think you're a Romeo Playing a part in a picture-show
Bb/C C
Well, take the long way home Take the long way home

Verse 2:
@Cm7 Bb/C
'Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood
F/C C
Why should you care if you're feeling good
Bb/C 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 Dm/F Bb F/A
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 Dm/F Bb F/A G G7
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: (2x)
Eb Bb F C Bb/C Bb/C 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
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