Intro
| Amaj7 | Emaj7 | A/B | E B |
[Verse 1]
E F#m B E B
Everybody's wanting to be my friend when I want to be alone.
E F#m B E B/D#
Everybody’s looking inside my heart, but I want it for my own.
[Chorus]
C#m E/B A A/B E B/D#
Taking the long road home, baby, I'm taking it slow.
C#m E/B A A/B
Taking the long road home, I'm tired of fakin’it.
[Verse 2]
E F#m B E B
Everybody's talking behind my back pretending to be my friend.
E F#m B E B/D#
Sometimes I'm crazy and sometimes not; will I make it until the end?
[Chorus]
C#m E/B A A/B E B/D#
Taking the long road home, baby, I'm taking it slow.
C#m E/B A A/B A/B
Taking the long road home, I'm tired of fakin'it, oh oh.
[Interlude]
| D | E |
| A | G#m | A F#m | A/B |
[Verse 3]
E F#m B E B
I don't wanna die of a broken heart as dreamers often will.
E F#m B E B/D#
Heaven help the people who try so hard when living is all uphill.
[Chorus]
C#m E/B A A/B E B/D#
Taking the long road home, baby, I'm taking it slow.
C#m E/B A A/B
Taking the long road home, I'm tired of fakin'it.
[Outro] (Repeat and Fade Out)
C#m E/B A A/B E B/D#
Long road home, baby, I wanna go home.