E   B7

     E              A7
This mornin' when I woke,
      E               A7
You'd gone and left a note.
     E                               B7
Said you'd be at your mother's for a while.
E           A7
 I finished work,
    E                 A7
And called you on the phone,
F#m             B7       E    A7  E          
Then I took the long way home.

  E                 A7
I read your list of jobs,
         E                A7
Wash the dishes, walk the dog.
E                             B7
 I'll get around to them real soon.
    E              A7
You said we needed bread,
          E             A7
I hit the tackle shop instead.
F#m             B7       E    A7  E
Then I took the long way home.

               A7
I'm taking the long way home,
E
I ain't in no hurry.
    A7 
The fish is out, the cat's been fed,
    B7      C7      B7
And I don't have to worry
      A7                      E            A7
'Bout bein' on a promise that I've already blown,
         F#m                  B7       E    A7  E
'Cause tonight I'm takin' the long way home.

       E             A7
Called in to my mate Stu,
   E               A7
To sample his home brew.
  E                                 B7
Before too long we started rambling on.
     E           A7
Well I got up to leave,
        E                A7
But his wife she took my keys.
F#m        B7       E    A7  E
Sure was a long way home.

               A7
I'm taking the long way home,
E
I ain't in no hurry.
    A7           
The bird is out, the cat's been fed,
    B7      C7      B7
And I don't have to worry
      A7                      E            A7
'Bout bein' on a promise that I've already blown,
         F#m                  B7       E    A7  E
'Cause tonight I'm takin' the long way home.

A7   E   Db7   C7   B7   E   A7   E

       E                 A7
Well I checked my answer phone,
         E              A7
You said you was comin' home.
  E                              B7
I thought I had till Sunday afternoon.
  E              A7
I haven't done a thing,
          E                 A7
And I can feel that rolling pin.
F#m               B7       E    A7  E
 I might take the long way home.

               A7
I'm taking the long way home,
E
I ain't in no hurry.
    A7 
The dog is out, the cat's been fed,
    B7      C7      B7
And I don't have to worry
      A7                      E            A7
'Bout bein' on a promise that I've already blown,
         F#m                  B7
'Cause tonight I'm takin' the long way,
Dbm               A7
Might just be the wrong way,
  F#m                  B7       E    A7  E  A7  B7  E
Tonight I'm takin' the long way home.