The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home easy guitar chords by Mary Chapin Carpenter

N/A
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

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Capo
  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Bm

    2
  • F#m

    2
  • Am

  • Asus4

  • Em

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Bm

    2
  • F#m

    2
  • Am

  • Asus4

  • Em

  • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    You could 
    be 

    this 
    man; he's 
    got 
    it 
    all 
    worked 
    out 

    To 
    the 
    nth 
    degree, 
    no 
    fears, 

    no 
    doubts 

    He'll 
    retire 
    at thirty 
    to 

    his 
    big-ass 
    house 

    house

    Next 
    to 
    the putting 
    green 


    Verse 2
    Now he's 
    got 
    a picture 
    in 
    his 

    head 
    of the 
    perfect 
    wife 

    Their 
    perfect 
    children, 

    their 
    perfect 
    life 

    Nothing 
    wrong 
    with 
    that 

    Coming 
    home 
    each 
    night 
    to 
    his 
    cul-de-sac 

    of 
    of 
    of dream

    Verse 3
    Funny 
    now 
    how 
    it 
    all 

    went 
    by 
    so 
    fast 

    One 
    day 
    he's 
    looking 
    over 
    his shoulder 

    at 
    the 
    pas

    When 
    every
    body 
    had 
    to 
    go, 
    had 
    to 
    be, 

    had 
    to get 
    some
    where 

    How 
    did 
    he 
    forget 
    about 
    what 

    got 
    him 
    there? 

    Verse 4

    Now 
    you could 
    be 
    this 

    woman; she's 
    the 
    CEO 

    She's 
    got 
    her power 
    suits 

    and 
    her 
    IPOs 

    She 
    punched 
    hole 

    in the ceil
    ing 
    years 
    ago 

    And she 
    hasn't 
    pulled 

    back 
    since 

    Now there's 
    Verse 5
    gardener 

    for 
    the 
    flower

    A cook 
    for 
    the meals, 
    maid 
    for 
    the laundry 

    An 
    account
    ant for 
    the 
    bills, 

    walker 
    for 
    the dog 

    And a trainer 
    when she 
    feels 
    the 

    need 
    to 
    lose 
    an inch 

    Verse 6

    Funny 
    now 
    how 
    it 
    all 

    went 
    by 
    so 
    fast 

    One 
    day 
    she's 
    looking 
    over 
    her 

    shoulder 
    at 
    the past 

    When 
    every
    body 
    had 
    to 
    go, 
    had 
    to 
    be, 

    had 
    to get 
    some
    where 

    Somehow 
    she 
    forgot 
    about 

    what 
    got 
    her 
    there 


    Verse 7
    Accidents 
    and 
    in
    spiration 
    lead 
    you 
    to 
    your 
    des
    tin
    a
    tion 






    Or 
    you 
    could 
    be 
    the 
    one 
    who 

    takes 
    the 
    long 
    way 
    home 

    Roll 
    down 
    your window, 

    turn 
    off 
    your 
    phone 

    See 
    your life 
    as 
    a gift 
    from 

    the great 
    unknown 

    And 
    your task 
    is 
    to 
    receive 
    it 

    Tell 
    your 
    kid 
    a story, 
    Verse 8
    hold 
    your 
    lover 
    tight 

    Make 
    joyful 
    noise, 
    swim 
    naked 
    at 
    night 

    Read 
    poem 
    a day, 

    call 
    in 
    well 
    some
    times 
    and 

    Laugh 
    when 
    they 
    believe 
    it 

    Verse 9
    Funny 
    now 
    how 
    it 
    all 

    goes 
    by 
    so 
    fast 

    One 
    day 
    I'm 
    looking 
    over 
    my 

    shoulder 
    at 
    the 
    past 

    Now 
    every
    body's 
    got 
    to go, 
    got 
    to 
    be, 

    got 
    to get 
    some
    where 

    Baby, 
    don't 
    forget 
    about 

    You 
    really 
    should
    n't 
    forget 
    about 

    Baby, 
    don't 
    forget 
    what 

    got 
    you 
    there 

    I think 
    it's 
    what 
    got 
    you there 

    Yeah, 
    it's 
    really 
    what 
    got 

    you there 

    You 
    know 
    what 
    got 
    you 
    there 
    Outro 1





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