Intro
| Dmaj7 | Amaj7 | D/E | A E |
[Verse 1]
A Bm E A E
Everybody's wanting to be my friend when I want to be alone.
A Bm E A E/G#
Everybody’s looking inside my heart, but I want it for my own.
[Chorus]
F#m A/E D D/E A E/G#
Taking the long road home, baby, I'm taking it slow.
F#m A/E D D/E
Taking the long road home, I'm tired of fakin’it.
[Verse 2]
A Bm E A E
Everybody's talking behind my back pretending to be my friend.
A Bm E A E/G#
Sometimes I'm crazy and sometimes not; will I make it until the end?
[Chorus]
F#m A/E D D/E A E/G#
Taking the long road home, baby, I'm taking it slow.
F#m A/E D D/E D/E
Taking the long road home, I'm tired of fakin'it, oh oh.
[Interlude]
| G | A |
| D | C#m | D Bm | D/E |
[Verse 3]
A Bm E A E
I don't wanna die of a broken heart as dreamers often will.
A Bm E A E/G#
Heaven help the people who try so hard when living is all uphill.
[Chorus]
F#m A/E D D/E A E/G#
Taking the long road home, baby, I'm taking it slow.
F#m A/E D D/E
Taking the long road home, I'm tired of fakin'it.
[Outro] (Repeat and Fade Out)
F#m A/E D D/E A E/G#
Long road home, baby, I wanna go home.