Long Way Back Home chords by
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot

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Key: E major
Intro 1
E
E

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Verse 1
E
E

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From the railhead to the boatyard
A
A

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From the factory to the farm
B
B

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From the mine to the mill yard
I've weathered the storm
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E

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Verse 2
From the bar room to the bedpost
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A

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I've wasted my days,
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all I have is my drink
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B

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And the time left to think
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While time slips away
Verse 3
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F#m
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B
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Just look at my face
E
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When you tell me goodbye
G#m
G#m

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You'll see what I'm after
F#m
F#m

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By the look in my eye
Verse 4
G#m
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A
A

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B
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Just walk away and leave me alone
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E

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It's a long way back home
Verse 5
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E

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Now in case you should ask me
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What it is that I've done
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B

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I'd say I'm a soldier
Who once had a son
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E

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Verse 6
But my son doesn't know me
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A

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That's his right to choose
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Oh say, can you see?
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My best friend is me
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I'm a friend I could use
Verse 7
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F#m
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B
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Just look at my face
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When you tell me goodbye
G#m
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You'll see what I'm after
F#m
F#m

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By the look in my eye
Verse 8
G#m
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A
A

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B
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Just walk away and leave me alone
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E

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It's a long way back home
Verse 9
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E

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Now the pages have faded
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The story grows cold
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And the plot falls to ashes
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Like the ruins of old
Verse 10
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Those rats in my rafters
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They're after my shoes
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And anything else they can
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B

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find on the shelf
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I've said they could use
Verse 11
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F#m
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B
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And just look at my face
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When you tell me goodbye
G#m
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You'll see what I'm after
F#m
F#m

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G#m
G#m

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By the look in my eye
Verse 12
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B
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Just walk away and leave me alone
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It's a long way back home
It's a long way back home

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