{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1139595,"song":"Long Way Home","artist":"Steven Curtis Chapman","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11253436-long-way-home-chords-by-steven-curtis-chapman/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1139595?type=chord","rating":4.42845,"votes":40,"content":"Preface: \r\nIn the intro and verse, Steven hammers on on the 1st D chord, high E string, from 0 to 2.\r\nAlso on the [ch]Bm[/ch] chord on the A string, from 0 to 2.\r\nIn the first line of the verse, he plays a 3/4 measure of [ch]Bm[/ch], basically, he goes \r\nto the [ch]A[/ch] slightly early\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Amaj7[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D/C#[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch] ([ch]A[/ch])\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]Amaj7[/ch] \r\nI set out on a great adventure,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]F#m[/ch]                                       [ch]E[/ch] \r\nThe day my Father started leading me home,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]                                                 [ch]D/C#[/ch] \r\nSaid there’s gonna be mountains to climb,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]Bm[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd valleys we’re gonna go through.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nBut I had no way of knowing,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]                                   [ch]E[/ch] \r\nJust how hard this journey could be,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]                                                 \r\nCause the valleys are deeper[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D/C#[/ch]                                    [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch] slide to [ch]C#m[/ch] momentarily\r\nAnd the mountains are steeper than I ever would have dreamed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n    But I know we’re gonna make it,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    And I know we’re gonna get there soon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]F#m[/ch]                                        [ch]Esus2[/ch]      [ch]Emaj9[/ch]\r\n    And I know sometimes it seems like we’re going the wrong way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]Dm[/ch] (strum [ch]Dm[/ch] once)\r\n    But it’s just the long way home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Turnaround]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Amaj7[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Amaj7[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D/C#[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch] ([ch]A[/ch])\r\nSome rocks on my shoes,[/tab]\r\nFears I wish I could lose,\r\nThat make the mountains so hard to climb,\r\nAnd my heart gets so heavy with the weight of the world sometimes.\r\nThere’s a bag of regret,\r\nShould’ve beens and not yets,\r\nThat keep on dragging around,\r\nAnd I can hardly wait till the day I get to lay them all down.\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]Esus2[/ch]   [ch]Emaj9[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWell I know that day is coming[/tab]\r\nAnd I know it’s gonna be here soon\r\nAnd I know I won’t turn back even if the whole world \r\nSays I’m doing the wrong way\r\nCause it’s just a long way home\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]                            [ch]C#m[/ch] \r\n       When we can’t take another step,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]F#m[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe Father will pick us up and carry us in His arms,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]Bm[/ch]                                  [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n        And even on the best days, He says to remember we’re not home yet,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Esus2[/ch]                    [ch]Emaj9[/ch]\r\nSo don’t get too comfortable,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]Dm[/ch] (strum once)\r\nCause really all we’re is just pilgrims passing through.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Amaj7[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D/C#[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Alternative Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n    Well I know that day is coming,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch] \r\n    And I know it’s gonna be here soon,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]F#m[/ch]                              [ch]Esus2[/ch]                           [ch]Emaj9[/ch]\r\n   I’ll keep on singing and believing what all of my songs say,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n   Cause our God has made a promise,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch] \r\n   And I know that everything He says is true,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]F#m[/ch]                                [ch]Esus2[/ch] [ch]Emaj9[/ch] \r\n  And he promised He would never ever leave us[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]                      [ch]Esus2[/ch]   [ch]Emaj9[/ch]   \r\nHe’s gonna lead us,     He’ll lead us home,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Dm[/ch] (Strum [ch]Dm[/ch] once)   [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nEvery single step of the long way       home,[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch] \r\n   So keep on, we’re gonna make it,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n   We’re just taking the long way home,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\n    Keep on we’re gonna make it,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    I know we’re gonna make it,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Dm[/ch] (strum [ch]Dm[/ch] once)\r\n    It’s just a long way home.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Amaj7[/ch]=[ch]A[/ch] (strum [ch]A[/ch] once)","plain_text":"Preface: \nIn the intro and verse, Steven hammers on on the 1st D chord, high E string, from 0 to 2.\nAlso on the Bm chord on the A string, from 0 to 2.\nIn the first line of the verse, he plays a 3/4 measure of Bm, basically, he goes \nto the A slightly early\n\n[Intro]\nA   Amaj7   F#m   E   D   D/C#   Bm   Bm (A)\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Turnaround]\nA   Amaj7   F#m   D\n\n[Verse 2]\n\nFears I wish I could lose,\nThat make the mountains so hard to climb,\nAnd my heart gets so heavy with the weight of the world sometimes.\nThere’s a bag of regret,\nShould’ve beens and not yets,\nThat keep on dragging around,\nAnd I can hardly wait till the day I get to lay them all down.\n\n[Chorus]\n\nAnd I know it’s gonna be here soon\nAnd I know I won’t turn back even if the whole world \nSays I’m doing the wrong way\nCause it’s just a long way home\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nA   Amaj7   F#m   E   D   D/C#   Bm   Bm\n\n[Alternative Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA   Amaj7=A (strum A once)","chords":["D","E","Bm","A","Amaj7","F#m","D/C#","C#m","Esus2","Emaj9","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Amaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,1,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,1,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}