Take the Long Way Home — Supertramp

Chords and lyrics for Take the Long Way Home by Supertramp (key of F).

Intro

[Eb] [Bb] [F] [C] [Bb] [F] [C]

Verse 1

[Eb]So you think you're a [Bb]Romeo,
[F]Playing a part in a [C]picture-show.
Take the [Bb]long way home, [F]take the [C]long way home.
[Eb]'Cause you're the joke of the [Bb]neighborhood,
[F]Why should you care if you're [C]feeling good.
Take the [Bb]long way home, [F]take the [C]long way home.

Bridge 1

[Em]But there are times that you [Em7]feel you're part of the [Am]scenery,[Am7]
All the [F]greenery, [Dm]is comin' [Bb]down, [F]boy.
[G]And then your wife seems to [Em7]think you're part of the [Am]furniture,[Am7]
Oh, it's [F]peculiar, [Dm]she used to [Bb]be [F]so [G]nice.

Verse 2

[Eb]When lonely days turn to [Bb]lonely nights,
[F]You take a trip to the [C]city lights.
And take the [Bb]long way home, [F]take the [C]long way home.
[Eb]You never see what you [Bb]want to see,
[F]Forever playing to the [C]gallery.
You take the [Bb]long way home, [F]take the [C]long way home.

Bridge 2

[Em]And when you're up on the [Em7]stage, it's so [Am]unbelievable,[Am7]
[F]Unforgettable, [Dm]how they [Bb]adore [F]you,
[G]But then your wife seems to [Em7]think you're losing your [Am]sanity,[Am7]
Oh, [F]calamity, is there [Bb]no [F]way [G]out?

Solo

[Eb] [Bb] [F] [C] [Bb] [F] [C]

Bridge 3

[Em]Does it feel that your [Em7]life's become a [Am]catastrophe?[Am7]
Oh, it [F]has to be, [Dm]for you to [Bb]grow, [F]boy.
[G]When you look through the [Em7]years and see what you [Am]could have been,[Am7]
Oh, what you [F] might have been, [Dm]if you'd [Bb]had [F]more [G]time.

Verse 3

[Eb]So, when the day comes to [Bb]settle down,
[F]Who's to blame if you're [C]not around?
You took the [Bb]long way home, [F]you took the [C]long way home,
You took the [Bb]long way home, [F]you took the [C]long way home. (repeat & fade)
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