Verse 1:
E
Well I stumbled in the darkness
E
I'm lost and alone
E
Though I said I'd go before us
E		      Dbm
And show the way back home
Dbm	A	  E
There a light up ahead
E		     A	  
I can't hold on very long
E			     B  		      E
Forgive me pretty baby but I always take the long way home

Verse 2:
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Money's just something you throw
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Off the back of a train
E
Got a head full of lightning
E	      Dbm
a hat full of rain
Dbm    A	  E
And I know that I said
E		A	
I'd never do it again
E				 B			  E
And I love you pretty baby but I always take the long way home

Verse 3:
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I put food on the table
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And roof overhead
E
But I'd trade it all tomorrow
E		  Dbm
For the highway instead
Dbm	   A			     B			
Watch your back, keep your eyes shut tight
E				     A
Your love's the only thing I've ever known
A	      E		         B			  E
One thing for sure pretty baby I always take the long way home

Bridge:
B	E     A     B
mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm

Verse 4:
B		    E
You know I love you baby
E
More than the whole wide world
E
You are my woman
E		  Dbm
I know you are my pearl
Dbm	 A		    B
Let's go out past the party lights
      E		         A
Where we can finally be alone
A         E	   B			    E
Come with me...and we can take the long way home
E     A	             E		  B 			   E
Mm mm mmm, come with me, together we can take the long way home
E     A	             E		  B			   E
Mm mm mmm, come with me, together we can take the long way home