{"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":1483797,"song":"The Long Way Round","artist":"Gerry Rafferty","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11269957-the-long-way-round-chords-by-gerry-rafferty/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1483797?type=chord","rating":4.88359,"votes":14,"content":"Gerry Rafferty - The Long Way Round\r\n\r\n[ch]D6[/ch] = x00202 [ch]D7[/ch] = x00213 [ch]Gsus[/ch] = 3x0013 [ch]Cm[/ch] = x35543  [ch]Bb[/ch] = x1333x  [ch]Ab[/ch] = 466544\r\n\r\nIntro  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D6[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] |[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   ||\r\n\r\nVerse 1\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\n I stood and looked across the water, I had to get to the other side[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gsus[/ch]\r\nBecause I knew that you'd be waitin I didn't want to take the long way round.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n The captain said the ship was leavin and that we'd better get on board[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n I settled down to watch the sunrise and wondered if I'd see the sun go down.[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]                  [ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\n The sea was rough and the wind was howlin but I was laughing all the way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]Ab[/ch]                  \r\n I didn't care about the weather [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gsus[/ch]\r\nBecause I knew that you'd be waitin I didn't want to take the long way round.[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 2\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Then a stranger sat beside me; it was my brother in disguise[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n He said he knew where I was goin, he asked me why I took the long way round.[/tab]\r\n\r\nSolo  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]     |[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]     |[ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  |[ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] |[ch]C[/ch]     ||\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]                  [ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\n The sea was rough and the wind was howlin but I was laughing all the way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]Ab[/ch]                  \r\n I didn't listen to the stranger[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gsus[/ch]\r\nBecause I knew that you'd be waitin I didn't want to take the long way round.[/tab]\r\n\r\nVesre 3\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\n At last, I came to my destination, the stranger turned and walked away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gsus[/ch]\r\n He didn't know where he was goin, he said he had to take the long way round.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n I stood and looked across the water, I thought of what I'd left behind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gsus[/ch]\r\nBecause I knew that you'd be waitin I didn't want to take the long way round.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Gsus[/ch]\r\nBecause I knew that you'd be waitin I didn't want to take the long way round.[/tab]\r\n\r\nOutro solo [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]     |[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]     |[ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  |[ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] |[ch]C[/ch]     ||(rpt&fade)","plain_text":"Gerry Rafferty - The Long Way Round\n\nD6 = x00202 D7 = x00213 Gsus = 3x0013 Cm = x35543  Bb = x1333x  Ab = 466544\n\nIntro  G    Em   |D    D6 D7 |G   Em   |D Dsus D   ||\n\nVerse 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2\n\n\n\nSolo  C  Am  |G     |C  Am  |G     |F   C  |F   C G |C     ||\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\nVesre 3\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutro solo C  Am  |G     |C  Am  |G     |F   C  |F   C G |C     ||(rpt&fade)","chords":["D6","D7","Gsus","Cm","Bb","Ab","G","Em","D","Dsus","C","F","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}