C    G

[Verse 1]
              Em         C               Am
Emma worked a lifetime toward her better life
          G/B    C              Am                 G
She built up her shelter in the prayers of younger nights
Em            D            G              C
She made hard choices, she measured every one
    Am              G/B           C               G
Somehow she carried with her what she was running from

[Chorus]
       C                    G
It's a long road that has no turn
    Em            D         C
You need a little rest to accept what you have learned
            G
Then you will turn

[Verse 2]
              Em             C                 Am
Emma gave him everything and vowed to leave no scars
          G/B       C               Am              G
Still the child she loved chose the darkness of the bars
Em            D             G               C
Where did she go wrong? She tries hard to recall
Am               G/B             C             G
She has seen her love not make a difference at all

[Chorus]
       C                    G
It's a long road that has no turn
    Em            D         C
You need a little rest to accept what you have learned
            G
Then you will turn

[Bridge]
  Em          Bm                 C            Am
Believe those dreams down on the side of that road
        Em             Bm            C                          Am   Em
You can stand there forever, but you can't make them get up and go
             G
Believe me, I know

[Instrumental]
G   Bm   Em   G   C   G   C   G   C   G

[Verse 3]
              Em            C             Am
Emma walked a lifetime down that almighty road
        G/B     C                  Am                G
Missing all the signposts, looking out for holes and stones
Em             D          G                 C
Sometimes life leaves you threadbare to the bone
Am          G/B                 C                G
Strips away every voice but the one that is your own

[Chorus]
       C                    G
It's a long road that has no turn
    Em            D         C
You need a little rest to accept what you have learned
            G
Then you will turn
        C
You will turn
        G
You will turn