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[Intro]
F Am Bb C# C
F Am Bb C# C
FWould you be discouraged, if I wanted to slow down
And take me Dm7sweet time
BbWould you be alarmed, if I didn't take you in my arms
And kiss you Fgood Cbye
FI think what we got, is somethin' we should not rush Dm7into
If it's Bball right with you, GmI'd just as Csoon
Take the Flong way
To your Amheart, baby
Need a Bbback road
A Sunday drive
A Gmscenic route
So that I
Can Fget to know just who you Dm7are
Gonna take the Gmlong Cway
To your FheartAm  Bb  C#  C  
Sit be Fside me in the swing, and confess all the things
That you Dm7dream about
BbBaby do tell, where do you see yourself
20 Fyears from Cnow
Do you Flook like your mother, what's your favorite color of Dm7the rainbow
BbI wanna know, every Gmthing about you
CSo, I'll take the Flong way
To your Amheart, baby
Need a Bbback road
A Sunday drive
A Gmscenic route
So that I
Can Fget to know just who you Dm7are
Gonna take the Gmlong Cway
To your FheartAm  Bb  C#  C  
I'll take the Flong way
To your Amheart, baby
Need a Bbback road
A Sunday drive
A Gmscenic route
So that I
Can Fget to know just who you Dm7are
Gonna take the Gmlong Cway
I'll take the Flong Amway
Gonna take the Gmlong Cway
To your FheartAm  Bb  C#  C  

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The Long Way

by Doug Stone

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

[Intro]

F Am Bb C# C

Would you be discouraged, if I wanted to slow down

Dm7

And take me sweet time

Would you be alarmed, if I didn't take you in my arms

F C

And kiss you good bye

F Dm7

I think what we got, is somethin' we should not rush into

Bb Gm C

If it's all right with you, I'd just as soon

Take the long way

To your heart, baby

Need a back road

A Sunday drive

A scenic route

So that I

F Dm7

Can get to know just who you are

Gm C

Gonna take the long way

F Am Bb C# C

To your heart

Sit be side me in the swing, and confess all the things

Dm7

That you dream about

Baby do tell, where do you see yourself

F C

20 years from now

F Dm7

Do you look like your mother, what's your favorite color of the rainbow

Bb Gm

I wanna know, every thing about you

C F

So, I'll take the long way

To your heart, baby

Need a back road

A Sunday drive

A scenic route

So that I

F Dm7

Can get to know just who you are

Gm C

Gonna take the long way

F Am Bb C# C

To your heart

I'll take the long way

To your heart, baby

Need a back road

A Sunday drive

A scenic route

So that I

F Dm7

Can get to know just who you are

Gm C

Gonna take the long way

F Am

I'll take the long way

Gm C

Gonna take the long way

F Am Bb C# C

To your heart

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