Long Way Home chords by New Messiahs

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
G 
Dm 
Daydreams of Saturdays
C 
Grazed knees and roller skates
At 3 o'clock I'll run as fast
F 
as my legs will carry me
Fm 
C 
Dm 
Spend my money up the old parade
F 
Dm 
On candy cigarettes and lemonade

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
C 
My mother said
No one will take it off you
Son put your coat on
Or you'll catch your death
Dm 
from the cold
Why don't you do as you're told?
C 

Verse 3
Dm 
And when I see you there
G 
at the disco
F 
Am 
A 
Am 
There's no dance for me
G 
So I take the long way home

Verse 4
And I'll just live in hope she'll follow
C 
A 
Take the long way home
G 
Sure to pass your house again
F 
I'll never make it in for ten
C 
A 
G 
Take the long way home
Tiptoe up the stairs
F 
To brush my teeth and say a prayer
Dm 
G 
C 
And contemplate the long way home

Verse 5
C 
The bell rings
Am 
And the charge begins
C 
G 
C 
It's feeding time at the zoo
Dm 
And then I'm gone
C 
King of the playground
Plastic soldiers, paper planes
F 
Skipping ropes and daisy chains
C 
Dm 
F 
Get off the bus at your stop

Verse 6
C 
A 
G 
Take the long way home
Sure to pass your house again
F 
I'll never make it in for ten
C 
Am 
G 
Take the long way home
Tiptoe up the stairs
F 
To brush my teeth and say a prayer
Dm 
G 
C 
And contemplate the long way home
G 
Dm 
A 
Dm 

Interlude 2

Verse 7
C 
G 
A 
Am 
G 
Take the long way home
Sure to pass your house again
F 
I'll never make it in for ten
C 
Am 
G 
Take the long way home
Tiptoe up the stairs
F 
To brush my teeth and say a prayer
Dm 
G 
And contemplate the long
C 
way home
Am 
A 
G 
A 
G 

Verse 8
C 
It's late so let me out
Am 
A 
G 
No time to hang about
F 
So I'll just take the long
C 
way home
Am 
G 
F 

Verse 9
C 
If you've come to say hello
Am 
G 
Looking through your bathroom window
F 
So I'll just take the long
C 
Am 
G 
F 
way home
C 
Am 
Take the long way home
G 
Take the long way home
F 
C 
Take the long way home