Take The Long Way Home by Supertramp, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Take The Long Way Home

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Supertramp are a British group playing a mix of progressive rock and pop rock that notably had a series of top-selling albums in the 70s, producing several hit singles. The band was formed in the United Kingdom in 1969. All the group's members were musicians capable of playing multiple types of instruments, including brass and woodwinds. Co-founder, composer and lead singer, Roger Hodgson left the band in 1983 to bring up his children. In 1988, Supertramp re-formed with some former members plus several new ones, and they continue to tour.

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Artist: Supertramp
Song: Take the long way home

[Intro] x2
Cm7 Bb F C Bb Bb C C

[Verse 1]
Cm7 Bb F C
So you think you're a Romeo Playing a part in a picture-show
Bb C
Well, take the long way home Take the long way home

[Verse 2]
Cm7 Bb
'Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood
F C
Why should you care if you're feeling good
Bb C
Well, take the long way home Take the long way home

[Chorus]
Em Em11 Am G6
But there are times that you feel you're part of the scenery
F F Bb F
All the greenery is comin' do--wn, boy
G Em Am G6
And then your wife seems to think you're part of the furniture
F F Bb F G G
Oh, it's peculiar, she used to be--- so--- nice

[Verse 3]
Cm7 Bb
When lonely days turn to lonely nights
F C
You take a trip to the city lights
Bb C
And take the long way home Take the long way home

[Verse 4]
Cm7 Bb
You never see what you want to see
F C
Forever playing to the gallery
Bb C
You take the long way home Take the long way home

[Chorus]
Em Em11 Am G6
And when you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievable
F F Bb F
Oh, unforgettable, how they ado---re you
G Em Am G6
But then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity
F F Bb F G G
Oh, calamity, oh is there no--- way-- out

[Solo]x2
D# Bb F C Bb Bb C C

[Chorus]
Em Em11 Am G6
Does it feel that your life's become a catastrophy
F F Bb F
Oh, it has to be, for you to gro---w, boy
G Em Am G6
When you look through the years and see what you could have been
F F Bb F G G
Oh, what you might have been, if you had ha--d mo--re time

[Verse 5]
Cm7 Bb
So, when the day comes to settle down
F C
Who's to blame if you're not around
You took the long way home (8x: Bb Ab F Bb Ab F Bb F )
Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ah-ah

[Outro]
Long way home (7x: Bb Ab F Bb Ab F Bb )