Long Way Home

 
Capo on 2nd fret
               
 
 
Intro: E, A 
      C#         B          A 
We're taking the long way home 
(Taking the long way home) 
 
E 
Take me back to the middle of nowhere 
A 
Back to the place only you and I share 
C#               B 
Remember all the memories 
A 
The fireflies and make believe 
 
E 
Kicking back at the old school yard 
A 
Singing songs on our guitars 
C#          B 
This is our reality 
A 
Crazy, stupid you and me 
 
   C#               B                    A 
We know this is the way it's supposed to be 
 
         E          B          A 
So we're taking the long way home (taking the long way) 
                        E          B          A 
'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone 
            E             A              
I wanna get lost and drive forever with you 
              C#           A 
Talkin' 'bout nothing yeah whatever baby 
         E         B         A 
So we're taking the long way home (taking the long way) 
E      B 
Tonight 
 
A                            E     B 
We're taking the long way home 
A 
We're taking the long way home 
 
E                       
Now we're stuck in the middle of nowhere 
A                              
Yeah you know we took our time to get there 
C#         B 
Hiding out in a tree 
A 
Catching fire like kerosene (kerosene) 
 
E                      
And you know I'd never let you down 
         A 
'Til the sun comes up 
        
We can own this town 
C#             B 
Something like make believe 
A 
Living in a movie scene 
 
C#                B                    A 
Know this is the way it's supposed to be 
 
         E           B         A 
So we're taking the long way home (taking the long way) 
                        E          B        A 
'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone 
            E               A  
I wanna get lost and drive forever with you 
              C#            A 
Talkin' 'bout nothing yeah whatever baby 
         E          B          A 
So we're taking the long way home (taking the long way) 
 
C#             B 
Hitting every red light 
A             E 
Kissing at the stop signs darling 
C#           B         A      
Green Day's on the radio 
C#                 B 
And everything is alright 
A                       E 
Now we're turning up the headlights darling 
C#          B         A 
We're just taking it slow 
 
 
         E           B         A 
So we're taking the long way home (taking the long way) 
                        E          B        A 
'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone 
            E               A  
I wanna get lost and drive forever with you 
              C#            A 
Talkin' 'bout nothing yeah whatever baby 
         E          B          A 
So we're taking the long way home (taking the long way) 
 
 
C#             B 
Hitting every red light 
A             E 
Kissing at the stop signs darling 
C#           B         A      
Green Day's on the radio 
C#                 B 
And everything is alright 
A                       E 
Now we're turning up the headlights darling 
C#          B         A 
We're just taking it slow 
 
 
E, B 
 
A 
We're taking the long way home  
 
E, B 
 
A                         E 
We're taking the long way home