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            [Intro]
Eb Bb F C Bb F C  x2
[Verse 1]
Eb                    Bb
So you think you're a Romeo,
F                   C
Playing a part in a picture-show.
         Bb             F        C
Take the long way home, take the long way home.
Eb                            Bb
'Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood,
F                             C
Why should you care if you're feeling good.
         Bb             F        C
Take the long way home, take the long way home.
[Bridge 1]
Em                           Em7                     Am       Am7
But there are times that you feel you're part of the scenery,
        F         Dm        Bb    F
All the greenery, is comin' down, boy.
G                           Em7                      Am         Am7
And then your wife seems to think you're part of the furniture,
           F       Dm          Bb F  G
Oh, it's peculiar, she used to be so nice.
[Verse 2]
Eb                       Bb
When lonely days turn to lonely nights,
F                      C
You take a trip to the city lights.
             Bb             F        C
And take the long way home, take the long way home.
Eb                     Bb
You never see what you want to see,
F                      C
Forever playing to the gallery.
             Bb             F        C
You take the long way home, take the long way home.
[Bridge 2]
Em                        Em7              Am          Am7
And when you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievable,
     F         Dm        Bb   F
Unforgettable, how they adore you,
G                           Em7                      Am      Am7
But then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity,
       F               Bb F   G
Oh, calamity, is there no way out?
[Solo]
Eb Bb F C Bb F C  x2
[Bridge 3]
Em                     Em7                Am        Am7
Does it feel that your life's become a catastrophe?
       F          Dm         Bb    F
Oh, it has to be, for you to grow, boy.
G                         Em7                    Am               Am7
When you look through the years and see what you could have been,
             F                 Dm       Bb  F    G
Oh, what you  might have been, if you'd had more time.
[Verse 3]
Eb                        Bb
So, when the day comes to settle down,
F                        C
Who's to blame if you're not around?
             Bb             F            C
You took the long way home, you took the long way home,
             Bb             F            C
You took the long way home, you took the long way home. (repeat & fade) 
        
                