Long Way To Go
Alan Jackson
CountryEasy for beginners3 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G
A
D
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 2nd fret Intro: G A D A G D G A D (2x) D Verse 1: G A D Well I drove down to the ocean A G D Left my heartache way behind G A D But the rain won't leave and the pain won't ease G A And the sun don't wanna shine Verse 2: G A D So I ordered me up a killer A G D Found a view out across the sea G A I sat down in the sand D A drink in my hand G A And in the glass looking back at me G A D I got a bug in my margarita A G D Seems bad luck won't leave me alone G A D I got a woman I'm tryin' to drink away G D And I got a long, long way to go G A D Yeah, I got a long, long way to go Verse 3: G A D Well I met an old boy from Georgia A G D Yeah, his woman done knocked him down G A I asked him how's he doing D He stared at me confused G A And said, "Hey, ain't you looked around?" Verse 4: G A He said the rain won't leave D And the pain won't ease A D And the sun don't wanna shine G A D G And there's something in the bottom of this drink I just got A D And it don't look like a worm to me G A D I got a bug in my margarita A G D Seems bad luck won't leave me alone G A D I got a woman I'm tryin' to drink away G D And I got a long, long way to go G A D Yeah, I got a long, long way to go G A D A G D (2x) Bridge: A So we put our drinks together G And toasted rainy weather A D And the women that had done us wrong A Then we threw back margaritas G The bug just made it sweeter A D And we both sang a happy song G A D I got a bug in my margarita A G D Seems bad luck won't leave me alone G A D I got a woman I'm tryin' to drink away G D And I got a long, long way to go G A D Yeah, I got a bug in my margarita A G D Seems bad luck won't leave me alone G A D I got a woman I'm tryin' to drink away G D And I got a long, long way to go G A D Yeah, I got a bug in my margarita A G D Seems bad luck won't leave me alone G A D I got a woman I'm tryin' to drink away G D And I got a long, long way to go G A D Yeah, I got a long, long way to go
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Chord set
G · A · D
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.