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 ******************************************************************************** INTRO