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Long Way Around

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                      Long Way Around - Eagle Eye Cherry
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Tabbed by:Adam Shiltz
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: STD 
capo 4
[Verse 1]
DYou sCay whaGt you sayD  
And you pCray that onGe dayD  
You'll Cbe GsEmeen between the shCadows
DNow that's a wasCte of Gyour painD  
Living your Clife lGike a sainDt
When it dCon't...Gno 
It Emdon't even maCtter
DEven saints make tCheir mGistakesD  
Letting their dCreams fGall and breaDk
All it feCels liGke
EmLiving in sunshine with the shaCdes pulled downD  
DNow I wCant you Gto seDe
How gCood life cGan beD  
You can tCurn arouGnd
And beEmtter your life
With the gCood times fouDnd
[Chorus]
DPeople will always take the lCong way aroGund
DBefore you know it you'll be Clost and foGund
DLiving in sunshine with the sChades pulleGd down
EmPeople will always take the lCong way aroDund
DPeople will always take the loCng way arGound
DBefore you know it you'll be lCost and fGound
DLiving in sunshine with the shCades pulled Gdown
EmPeople will always take the loCng way arounDd
[Verse 2]
DI'm not afrCaid oGf prDide
DWhen it's foCr the rGight sDide
Don't betrCay GwhEmat I belCieve inD  
DStand where you waCnt Gto stanDd
And I'll beliCeve wGhen I cDan
Cause I'm tCelling you nGow
I Embeen where you're lCiving iDn
[Chorus]
DPeople will always take the loCng way arGound
DBefore you know it you'll be lCost and fGound
DLiving in sunshine with the shCades pulled Gdown
EmPeople will always take the loCng way aroDund
DPeople will always take the loCng way aroGund
DBefore you know it you'll be lCost and foGund
DLiving in sunshine with the shCades pulled Gdown
EmPeople will always take the loCng way aroDund
[Bridge]
DWill tomorrow kCeep itG's proDmiseC  G  
DNo one herCe caGn DsayC  G  
The paDst is all CbGehind DusC  G  
And aEmll we hCave is todDayC  G  
And aEmll we hCave is todDayC  G  
[Chorus]
DPeople will always take the loCng way arGound
DBefore you know it you'll be lCost and foGund
DLiving in sunshine with the shCades pulled Gdown
EmPeople will always take the loCng way aroDund
DPeople will always take the loCng way aroGund
DBefore you know it you'll be lCost and foGund
DLiving in sunshine with the shCades pulled Gdown
EmPeople will always take the loCng way aroDund             

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Long Way Around

by Eagle-Eye Cherry

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Long Way Around - Eagle Eye Cherry

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Tabbed by:Adam Shiltz

E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning: STD

capo 4

[Verse 1]

D C G D

You say what you say

C G D

And you pray that one day

C G Em C

You'll be seen between the shadows

D C G D

Now that's a waste of your pain

C G D

Living your life like a saint

C G

When it don't...no

Em C

It don't even matter

D C G D

Even saints make their mistakes

C G D

Letting their dreams fall and break

C G

All it feels like

Em C D

Living in sunshine with the shades pulled down

D C G D

Now I want you to see

C G D

How good life can be

C G

You can turn around

And better your life

C D

With the good times found

[Chorus]

D C G

People will always take the long way around

D C G

Before you know it you'll be lost and found

D C G

Living in sunshine with the shades pulled down

Em C D

People will always take the long way around

D C G

People will always take the long way around

D C G

Before you know it you'll be lost and found

D C G

Living in sunshine with the shades pulled down

Em C D

People will always take the long way around

[Verse 2]

D C G D

I'm not afraid of pride

D C G D

When it's for the right side

C G Em C D

Don't betray what I believe in

D C G D

Stand where you want to stand

C G D

And I'll believe when I can

C G

Cause I'm telling you now

Em C D

I been where you're living in

[Chorus]

D C G

People will always take the long way around

D C G

Before you know it you'll be lost and found

D C G

Living in sunshine with the shades pulled down

Em C D

People will always take the long way around

D C G

People will always take the long way around

D C G

Before you know it you'll be lost and found

D C G

Living in sunshine with the shades pulled down

Em C D

People will always take the long way around

[Bridge]

D C G D C G

Will tomorrow keep it's promise

D C G D C G

No one here can say

D C G D C G

The past is all behind us

Em C D C G

And all we have is today

Em C D C G

And all we have is today

[Chorus]

D C G

People will always take the long way around

D C G

Before you know it you'll be lost and found

D C G

Living in sunshine with the shades pulled down

Em C D

People will always take the long way around

D C G

People will always take the long way around

D C G

Before you know it you'll be lost and found

D C G

Living in sunshine with the shades pulled down

Em C D

People will always take the long way around

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