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
