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The Long Way Home

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          (G)              (D)         (C)            (Em)
e|-------3--------------2----------------0-------------0-----------|
B|-----------3--------------3----------------1------------0--------|
G|---------------0-------------0----------------0-----------0------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro:          G      D4x
GI've got a job down at the brewery, so I don't mind taking my work home with me.
C                                                            D
You live, you love, yoGu laugh, you cry,   life just slides on by
                 Em                        C
But in my miEmnd I'm playing football in thDe rain you're standing on the line, calling out 
my name
CI close my eyes   nothiDng ever feels the sameG  
Chorus:
SoCmetimes I take the loDng way home I   Emwalk down to the seCa
       Em                        D                      C
I looGk out across the water and remember how it used to be        oh
I've got a car but I walk most everywhere so I can feel the earth, feel the sun and 
breathe the air
I stop and say hello, no one answers back.
Well I'm doing o.k. I've got friends and family
People to love and people who love me
But I still wish I could see my old town once again
Chorus:
SCometimes I take the lDong way home I    Emwalk down to the sCea
       Em                       D                       C
I lGook out across the water and remember how it used to be      oh
Instrumental Break:              C    D     C    D        C(listen for changes during violin solo)
End with:      Dsus     D    Dsus  D  
GWe bar-b-que on Sundays watch the game on channel nine
Gthe it's down to the pub for a pint a glass of wine
sing karCaoke to each other   "He ain't hDeavy... he's my bCrotheGr"
Chorus: 2x
SoCmetimes I take the lDong way home I  Emwalk down to the seCa
        Em                       D                       C
I Glook out across the water and remember how it used to be     oh
End with intro

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The Long Way Home

by Gaelic Storm

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus

Play this for the different chords... or strum them... or do pretty much do whatever you

wanna do:

G D C Em

() () () ()

e|-------3--------------2----------------0-------------0-----------|

B|-----------3--------------3----------------1------------0--------|

G|---------------0-------------0----------------0-----------0------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G D

Intro: 4x

I've got a job down at the brewery, so I don't mind taking my work home with me.

C D

You live, you love, you laugh, you cry, life just slides on by

Em C

Em D

But in my mind I'm playing football in the rain you're standing on the line, calling out

my name

C D G

I close my eyes nothing ever feels the same

Chorus:

C D Em C

Sometimes I take the long way home I walk down to the sea

Em D C

I look out across the water and remember how it used to be oh

I've got a car but I walk most everywhere so I can feel the earth, feel the sun and

breathe the air

I stop and say hello, no one answers back.

Well I'm doing o.k. I've got friends and family

People to love and people who love me

But I still wish I could see my old town once again

Chorus:

C D Em C

Sometimes I take the long way home I walk down to the sea

Em D C

I look out across the water and remember how it used to be oh

C D C D C

Instrumental Break: (listen for changes during violin solo)

Dsus D Dsus D

End with:

We bar-b-que on Sundays watch the game on channel nine

the it's down to the pub for a pint a glass of wine

C D C G

sing karaoke to each other "He ain't heavy... he's my brother"

Chorus: 2x

C D Em C

Sometimes I take the long way home I walk down to the sea

Em D C

I look out across the water and remember how it used to be oh

End with intro

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