The Long Way Round Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Em][D][G][Em][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]I stood and
[Em]looked across [D]the [G]water
I had to get [Em]to the othe[D]r si[C]de
Because I [G]knew that you'd be
[C]waitin'
I didn't want [Em]to take the
[D]long [G]way ‘round.
The captain said [Em]the ship was

[Verse 2]
[D]
[G]leavin'
And that we'd bet[Em]ter get o[D]n board
[C]I settled down to [G]watch
the sun[C]rise
And wondered [Em]if I'd see the
[D]sun go [G]down.[Cm]
The sea was [Bb]rough and the wind was

[Verse 3]
[Ab]
howlin'
[Cm]But I was laughing a[Bb]ll the way[F][Cm]
I didn't [Bb]care about [Ab]the weather
[C]Because I kne[G]w that
you'd be [C]waitin'
I didn't want [Em]to take the lo[D]ng
[G]way ‘round
[Em]Then a stranger sat be

[Verse 4]
[D]side [G]me
It was my [Em]brother in dis[D]guise[C]
He said he knew [G]where
I was [C]goin'
He asked me why [Em]I took the lon[D]g wa[G]y[C][Am][G]
[C][Am][G][F][C]
[F]‘ro[Am]und.[G][C][Cm]
The sea was [Bb]rough and the wind was howlin'

[Verse 5]
[Ab]
[Cm]But I was laughing a[Bb]ll the w[F]ay[Cm]
I didn't [Bb]listen to [Ab]the stranger[C]
Because I [G]knew that you'd be waitin'
[C]I didn't want to [Em]take
the [D]long way [G]‘round

[Verse 6]
[G]At last, I [Em]came to my destin
[D]ati[G]on
The stranger [Em]turned and walked [D]away[C]
He didn't [G]know where
he was [C]goin'
He said he [Em]had to take the
[D]long [G]way ‘round.

[Verse 7]
I stood and [Em]looked [D]across [G]the water
I thought of [Em]what I'd [D]left [C]behind
Because I [G]knew that you'd be [C]waitin'
I didn't [Em]want to take the [D]long
[G]way [C]‘round.

[Verse 8]
Because I [G]knew that you'd be [C]waitin'
I didn't [Em]want to take the [D]long way ‘round.

[Outro 1]
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[G]
[C][Am]
[G][F][C]
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