Long Way Home (acoustic)
5 Seconds of Summer
PopMedium for beginners4 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
D
G
Bm
A
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 2nd fret The acoustic version is two half steps lower from the original studio version. Intro D G Bm A G So we're taking the long way home verse 1 D Take me back to the middle of nowhere G Back to the place only you and I share Bm A Remember all the memories G The fireflies and make believe D Kicking back at the old school yard G Singing songs on our guitars Bm A This is our reality G Crazy, stupid you and me Bm A G We know this is the way it's supposed to be Chorus D A G So we're taking the long way home D A G 'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone D G I wanna get lost and drive forever with you Bm A Talkin' 'bout nothing yeah whatever baby D A G So we're taking the long way home D (Tonight) D A Ohhh oooo oooo G D We're taking the long way (home) D A Ohhh oooo oooo verse 2 D Now we're stuck in the middle of nowhere G Yeah you know we took our time to get there Bm A We're hiding out in a dream G Catching fire like kerosene D And you know I'd never let you down G 'Til the sun comes up We can own this town Bm A Something like make believe G Living in a movie scene Bm A G We know this is the way it's supposed to be Chorus D A G So we're taking the long way home D A G 'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone D G I wanna get lost and drive forever with you Bm A Talkin' 'bout nothing yeah whatever baby D A G So we're taking the long way home BRIDGE Bm A Hitting every red light G D Kissing at the stop signs darling Bm A G Green Day's on the radio Bm A And everything is alright G D Now we're turning off the headlights darling Bm A G We're just taking it slow (* = STRUM ONLY ONCE) D * A * G * So we're taking the long way home D * A * G * 'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone D G I wanna get lost and drive forever with you Bm A Talkin' 'bout nothing yeah whatever baby D A G So we're taking the long way home BRIDGE Bm A Hitting every red light G D Kissing at the stop signs darling Bm A G Green Day's on the radio Bm A And everything is alright G D Now we're turning off the headlights darling Bm A G We're just taking it slow G D We're taking the long way (home) D A Ohhh oooo oooo G D We're taking the long way (home) D A Ohhh oooo oooo G D We're taking the long way home ( End on D )
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Chord set
D · G · Bm · A
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.