The Long Way Round chords by
Gerry Rafferty

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Key: G major

Intro 1

G

Em

D

G

Em

D

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

Verse 2
D D 
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G G 
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leavin'
Em Em 
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D D 
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And that we'd better get on board
C C 
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G G 
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I settled down to watch
C C 
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the sunrise
Em Em 
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And wondered if  I'd see the
D D 
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G G 
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Cm Cm 3
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sun go down.
Bb Bb 
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The sea was rough and the wind was

Verse 3
Ab Ab 4
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howlin'
Cm Cm 3
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Bb Bb 
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F F 
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Cm Cm 3
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But I was laughing all the way
Bb Bb 
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Ab Ab 4
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I didn't care about the weather
C C 
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G G 
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Because I knew that
C C 
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you'd be waitin'
Em Em 
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D D 
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I didn't want to  take the long
G G 
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way ‘round
Em Em 
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Then a stranger sat be

Verse 4
D D 
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G G 
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side me
Em Em 
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D D 
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C C 
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It was my brother in disguise
G G 
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He said he knew where
C C 
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I was goin'
Em Em 
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D D 
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G G 
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C C 
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Am Am 
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G G 
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He asked me why I   took the long way
C C 
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Am Am 
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G G 
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F F 
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C C 
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F F 
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Am Am 
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G G 
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C C 
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Cm Cm 3
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‘round.
Bb Bb 
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The sea was rough and the wind was howlin'

Verse 5
Ab Ab 4
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Cm Cm 3
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Bb Bb 
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F F 
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Cm Cm 3
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But I was laughing all the way
Bb Bb 
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Ab Ab 4
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C C 
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I didn't listen to the stranger
G G 
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Because I knew that you'd be waitin'
C C 
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Em Em 
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I didn't want to  take
D D 
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G G 
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the long way ‘round

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

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

Verse 8

G

C

Because I knew that you'd be waitin'

Em

D

I didn't want to take the long way ‘round.

Outro 1
G G 
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C C 
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Am Am 
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G G 
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C C 
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Am Am 
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G G 
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F F 
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C C 
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F F 
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Am Am 
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G G 
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C C 
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Am Am 
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G G 
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C C 
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Am Am 
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G G 
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F F 
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C C 
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F F 
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