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These are the chords for the song It's Such a Long Way Home from Chris de Burgh.
These chords match the original song from the album Crusader.
For the acoustic chords of the song from the album Home see It's Such A Long Way Home Acoustic.
Intro: 
D Em D Em A
SDitting by the window of this brEmoken-down hotel,
TrDying to write a letter just to shEmow you that I'm wAell,
But I've been wDatching all the people as they crEmoss the marketplace,
And though there rDeally is no reason, I've been lEmooking for your fAace.
It's such a lDong way     Bm     EmhAome,
It's such a lDong way     Bm     EmhAome,
It's such a lDong way.Bm..Em  A  
StDanding by the aeroplane she hEmeld me in her arms,
And then she whDispered "oh dear lord don't let him cEmome to any hAarm"
And as we tDurned to fly away I saw her stEmanding on her own,
It seemed her hDand was waving not goodbye but Em"please come hAome".
It's such a lDong way     Bm     EmhAome,
It's such a lDong way     Bm     EmhAome,
It's such a lDong way.Bm..Em  A  
Oh sGo many people have to trF#mavel away,
From the Emones that they love and they nDeed,
But GI want to tell you that F#mall your life,
YEmou can depend on mAe.
FDar away a saxophone lEmingers on a tune,
And it's the kDind of song that someone wrote for lEmovers and a moAon,
And as the bDand begins to play it, with a shEmock I realize,
That it's a sDong we sang together and it nEmearly makes me crAy.
It's such a lDong way     Bm     EmhAome,
It's such a lDong way     Bm     EmhAome,
It's such a lDong way     Bm     EmhAome,
It's such a lDong way,   BmyEmes, such a lAong way hGome.D  

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Its Such A Long Way Home

by Chris de Burgh

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F#m

These are the chords for the song It's Such a Long Way Home from Chris de Burgh.

These chords match the original song from the album Crusader.

For the acoustic chords of the song from the album Home see It's Such A Long Way Home Acoustic.

Intro:

D Em D Em A

D Em

Sitting by the window of this broken-down hotel,

D Em A

Trying to write a letter just to show you that I'm well,

D Em

But I've been watching all the people as they cross the marketplace,

D Em A

And though there really is no reason, I've been looking for your face.

D Bm Em A

It's such a long way home,

D Bm Em A

It's such a long way home,

D Bm Em A

It's such a long way...

D Em

Standing by the aeroplane she held me in her arms,

D Em A

And then she whispered "oh dear lord don't let him come to any harm"

D Em

And as we turned to fly away I saw her standing on her own,

D Em A

It seemed her hand was waving not goodbye but "please come home".

D Bm Em A

It's such a long way home,

D Bm Em A

It's such a long way home,

D Bm Em A

It's such a long way...

G F#m

Oh so many people have to travel away,

Em D

From the ones that they love and they need,

G F#m

But I want to tell you that all your life,

Em A

You can depend on me.

D Em

Far away a saxophone lingers on a tune,

D Em A

And it's the kind of song that someone wrote for lovers and a moon,

D Em

And as the band begins to play it, with a shock I realize,

D Em A

That it's a song we sang together and it nearly makes me cry.

D Bm Em A

It's such a long way home,

D Bm Em A

It's such a long way home,

D Bm Em A

It's such a long way home,

D Bm Em A G D

It's such a long way, yes, such a long way home.

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