E B7 INTRO 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 GUITAR SOLO 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. ******************************************************************************** / = slide up h = hammer-on \ = slide down p = pulloff ******************************************************************************** INTROhide this tabE B7 E------0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-----------------------| B-----3--3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5-3h5-3-------------------0---| G--2/4---4-------4------------4-4\2-0------------2---| D------------------------------------2-0h2p0-----1---| A--------------------------------------------0-1-2---| E-------------------------------------------4--------| VERSE E A7 E A7 E B7 E A E-----------3-2-----------3-2---------------------0---------------0---- B---0----2--------0----2--------0----0-----0---0-----0----0----2----2-- G---1-1----0------1-1----0------1-1--1-1---2-2---2--2--0h1--1----0----- D---2--2--2----2--2--2--2----2--2--2-2--2--1--1-1---------2--2--2----2- A----2---0---0-----2---0---0-----2----2---2----2-----------2---0---0--- E--0-------------0-------------0----0-------2------2---0--------------- E A F#m B7 E A7 E E-----------0-------------------------------0-------0------| B---0----2----2-----------------------0--0h2-2----0---0----| G---1-1----0-----------------------0h1-1-------0h1-1-------| D---2--2--2----2-------------------2-----------2-------2---| A----2---0---0--------0-1-2-2-0----------0-----------2-----| E--0-------------2-2-4---------4-2-0-----------0-----------| CHORUS A7 E A7 B7 C7 B7 E----------3-2---------------------------------------------- B---2---2--------0---0--0---0--2---2--2-----0---1--0--0----- G-----0---0------1-1---1---1-----0---0---0--2---3--2-2--2--- D---2--2-2----2--2--2-2---2----2--2-2---2---1----2--1----1-- A--0-0--0---0-----2------2----0-0--0---0---2---3---2---2---- E---------------0----0-------------------------------------- A7 E A7 F#m B7 E E----------3-2-----------------------------------------0-------0------| B---2---2--------0-----2-------------------------0--0h2-2----0---0----| G-----0---0------1-1-----0--------------------0h1-1-------0h1-1-------| D---2--2-2----2--2--2--2--2-------------------2-----------2-------2---| A--0-0--0---0-----2---0-0--------0-1-2-2-0----------0-----------2-----| E---------------0-----------2-2-4---------4-2-0-----------0-----------| GUITAR SOLO A7 E Db7 C7 B7 E A7 E E-----0---3--2-0--------------------------------------------0-------0-----| B--0h2--2---3--------0--------2----1--1----0--0-------0--0h2-2----0---0---| G-----0--0-0------0h1-1-----4---4----3--3----2--2--0h1-1-------0h1-1------| D------2--------2------------3---3--2----2--1----1-2-----------2-------2--| A--0------0---0--------2-3-4-------3-------2-------------0-----------2----| E-----------------0------------4-------3-------2---0-----------0----------| ENDING LICK A7 B7 E E--2/3-2-0-----0--------------------| B---------2-0--0--------------------| G--2/3-2-0---2-0h1------------------| D--------------2----0h2-0-----------| A-----------2--2---------2-0--------| E--------------0------------3/4-0---|