Intro
| Cmaj7 | Gmaj7 | C/D | G D |
[Verse 1]
G Am D G D
Everybody's wanting to be my friend when I want to be alone.
G Am D G D/F#
Everybody’s looking inside my heart, but I want it for my own.
[Chorus]
Em G/D C C/D G D/F#
Taking the long road home, baby, I'm taking it slow.
Em G/D C C/D
Taking the long road home, I'm tired of fakin’it.
[Verse 2]
G Am D G D
Everybody's talking behind my back pretending to be my friend.
G Am D G D/F#
Sometimes I'm crazy and sometimes not; will I make it until the end?
[Chorus]
Em G/D C C/D G D/F#
Taking the long road home, baby, I'm taking it slow.
Em G/D C C/D C/D
Taking the long road home, I'm tired of fakin'it, oh oh.
[Interlude]
| F | G |
| C | Bm | C Am | C/D |
[Verse 3]
G Am D G D
I don't wanna die of a broken heart as dreamers often will.
G Am D G D/F#
Heaven help the people who try so hard when living is all uphill.
[Chorus]
Em G/D C C/D G D/F#
Taking the long road home, baby, I'm taking it slow.
Em G/D C C/D
Taking the long road home, I'm tired of fakin'it.
[Outro] (Repeat and Fade Out)
Em G/D C C/D G D/F#
Long road home, baby, I wanna go home.