Key of G
Intro: G, D, Em, C, DGDEmCD
Take the long way home, she won't wait up tonight
GDEmCD
I can take the long way home and there won't be any fight
EmG
Tonight I can stay out late with the boys,
CGDCDG
Play cards and come in at dawn
GDEmCDG
Since she left me I've got a choice, I can take the long way home
CDGDEmCD
No pictures on the wall, no carpet on the floor
GDEmCD
Noone ever calls, noone knocks on my door
EmG
It's just a place where I sleep at night
CDGDG
But I can't sleep alone
DEmCDG
Think I'll stop off and have a bite, and take the long way home.
CGDG
What makes a house a home is sometimes hard to say
CGCD
You never know all the riches you own til someone takes them away
EmGCDCDG
The night is clear and my work is through, it's a shame to be alone
GDEmCDGEm
Think I'll go have a beer or two, I'll take the long way home
CDG
I'll just take the long way home.