{"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":1855416,"song":"Long Way Back Home","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1855416-long-way-back-home-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1855416?type=chord","rating":4.88612,"votes":12,"content":"Gordon Lightfoot - Long Way Back Home\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 4th Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTRO:] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1:]\r\n[tab]                                                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFrom the railhead to the boatyard, from the factory to the farm [/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFrom the mine to the mill-yard, I've weathered the storm [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFrom the bar room to the bedpost, I've wasted my days [/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAll I have is my drink and the time left to think [/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhile the time slips away[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust look at my face___ when you tell me goodbye [/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou'll see what I'm after, by the look in my eye[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust walk away and leave me alone [/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's a long way back home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2:]\r\n[tab]                                                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNow in case you should ask me, what it is that I've done [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI say I'm a soldier who once had a son [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut my son doesn't know me, that's his right to choose [/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, say can you see, my best friend is me [/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm a friend I could use[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust look at my face___ when you tell me goodbye [/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou'll see what I'm after, by the look in my eye[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust walk away and leave me alone [/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's a long way back home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3:]\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNow the pages have faded, the story grows cold [/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the plot falls to ashes like the ruins of old [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThose rats in my rafters, they're after my shoes [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd anything else they can find on the shelf [/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI've said they could use[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust look at my face___ when you tell me goodbye [/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou'll see what I'm after, by the look in my eye[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust walk away and leave me alone [/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's a long way back home[/tab]\r\n                     \r\nIt's a long way back home","plain_text":"Gordon Lightfoot - Long Way Back Home\n\n\nCAPO: 4th Fret\n\n\n\n[INTRO:] C\n\n[VERSE 1:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 3:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n                     \nIt's a long way back home","chords":["C","F","G","Dm","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"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]}}}