Chords
Long Way Back Home

Key: C

Introduction:  C  

                                                                                                                       F 
From the railhead to the boatyard, from the factory to the farm
                                           G                                                         C 
From the mine to the mill-yard, I've weathered the storm
                                                                                                   F 
From the bar room to the bedpost, I've wasted my days
                                   C                                                   G 
All I have is my drink and the time left to think
                                             C 
While the time slips away
                                 Dm       G                                           C 
Just look at my face___ when you tell me goodbye
                                         Em                                             Dm     Em 
You'll see what I'm after, by the look in my eye
                       F                                 G 
Just walk away and leave me alone
                                           C 
It's a long way back home
                                                                                                         F 
Now in case you should ask me, what it is that I've done
                         G                                           C 
I say I'm a soldier who once had a son
                                                                                                 F 
But my son doesn't know me, that's his right to choose
                                 C                                           G 
Oh, say can you see, my best friend is me
                                           C 
I'm a friend I could use
                                 Dm       G                                           C 
Just look at my face___ when you tell me goodbye
                                         Em                                             Dm     Em 
You'll see what I'm after, by the look in my eye
                       F                                 G 
Just walk away and leave me alone
                                           C 
It's a long way back home
                                                                                     F 
Now the pages have faded, the story grows cold
                                             G                                             C 
And the plot falls to ashes like the ruins of old
                                                                                       F 
Those rats in my rafters, they're after my shoes
                           C                                                 G 
And anything else they can find on the shelf
                                           C 
I've said they could use
                                 Dm       G                                           C 
Just look at my face___ when you tell me goodbye
                                         Em                                             Dm     Em 
You'll see what I'm after, by the look in my eye
                       F                                 G 
Just walk away and leave me alone
                                           C 
It's a long way back home
It's a long way back home