Chords for A Long Way Home by Tom Chapin
Tempo:
69.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Am
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C] I was coming home [G] in a yellow bus, but the bus broke down and stranded us.
[F] Coming home in a yellow [G] bus, but the bus [Am] broke down and stranded us.
[C] It was a long, long, [G] long, long, long [C] way home.
So I hopped a train coming down the line.
The caboose came loose, [F#] I got [G] left behind.
[F] Hopped a train coming down the line.
The caboose came loose, I got left behind.
[C] It was a long, long, long, [G] long, long way [C] home.
So I found a boat by the river bank, but we hit a rock and [G] it promptly sank.
[F] Found a boat by the river bank, but [G] we hit a rock and it promptly [C] sank.
It was a long, long, [G] long, long, [C] long way home.
So I got picked up by a submarine, but they left me off [G] in the Philippines.
[F] Got picked up by a submarine, [C] but they left me [Am] off in the Philippines.
It was a long, long, long, long, [C] long way home.
Then I took a jet, but I couldn't pay.
So they threw me out [G] of the cargo bay.
[F] Took a jet, but I couldn't pay.
So they threw me out of the [C] cargo bay.
It was a long, long, long, long, long way home.
Oh, my parachute kept me safe from harm.
But I landed in a tree [G] on the neighbor's farm.
[F] Parachute kept me safe from harm, but I landed in [Am] a tree on the neighbor's farm.
[C] It was a long, long, [G] long, long, long [C] way home.
So I jumped on a horse, but it threw a shoe.
And I had to walk back home [G] to you.
[F] Jumped a horse, but it threw a shoe.
And I had [G] to walk back home to you.
[C] It was a long, long, [G] long, long, long [C] way home.
So I'm sorry, Mom, that I'm home so late.
And the dinner's cold, and [G] I made you wait.
[F] Sorry, Mom, that I'm home so late.
And the dinner's cold, and I made you [C] wait.
It's just a long, long, long, [G] long, long
[F] Coming home in a yellow [G] bus, but the bus [Am] broke down and stranded us.
[C] It was a long, long, [G] long, long, long [C] way home.
So I hopped a train coming down the line.
The caboose came loose, [F#] I got [G] left behind.
[F] Hopped a train coming down the line.
The caboose came loose, I got left behind.
[C] It was a long, long, long, [G] long, long way [C] home.
So I found a boat by the river bank, but we hit a rock and [G] it promptly sank.
[F] Found a boat by the river bank, but [G] we hit a rock and it promptly [C] sank.
It was a long, long, [G] long, long, [C] long way home.
So I got picked up by a submarine, but they left me off [G] in the Philippines.
[F] Got picked up by a submarine, [C] but they left me [Am] off in the Philippines.
It was a long, long, long, long, [C] long way home.
Then I took a jet, but I couldn't pay.
So they threw me out [G] of the cargo bay.
[F] Took a jet, but I couldn't pay.
So they threw me out of the [C] cargo bay.
It was a long, long, long, long, long way home.
Oh, my parachute kept me safe from harm.
But I landed in a tree [G] on the neighbor's farm.
[F] Parachute kept me safe from harm, but I landed in [Am] a tree on the neighbor's farm.
[C] It was a long, long, [G] long, long, long [C] way home.
So I jumped on a horse, but it threw a shoe.
And I had to walk back home [G] to you.
[F] Jumped a horse, but it threw a shoe.
And I had [G] to walk back home to you.
[C] It was a long, long, [G] long, long, long [C] way home.
So I'm sorry, Mom, that I'm home so late.
And the dinner's cold, and [G] I made you wait.
[F] Sorry, Mom, that I'm home so late.
And the dinner's cold, and I made you [C] wait.
It's just a long, long, long, [G] long, long
Key:
G
C
F
Am
F#
G
C
F
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ I was coming home [G] in a yellow bus, but the bus broke down and stranded us.
[F] Coming home in a yellow [G] bus, but the bus [Am] broke down and stranded us.
[C] It was a long, long, [G] long, long, long [C] way home.
So I hopped a train coming down the line.
The caboose came loose, [F#] I got [G] left behind.
[F] Hopped a train coming down the line.
The caboose came loose, I got left behind.
[C] It was a long, long, long, [G] long, long way [C] home.
So I found a boat by the river bank, but we hit a rock and [G] it promptly sank.
[F] Found a boat by the river bank, but [G] we hit a rock and it promptly [C] sank.
It was a long, long, [G] long, long, [C] long way home.
So I got picked up by a submarine, but they left me off [G] in the Philippines.
[F] Got picked up by a submarine, [C] but they left me [Am] off in the Philippines.
It was a long, long, long, long, [C] long way home.
Then I took a jet, but I couldn't pay.
So they threw me out [G] of the cargo bay.
[F] Took a jet, but I couldn't pay.
So they threw me out of the [C] cargo bay.
It was a long, long, long, long, long way home.
Oh, my parachute kept me safe from harm.
But I landed in a tree [G] on the neighbor's farm.
[F] Parachute kept me safe from harm, but I landed in [Am] a tree on the neighbor's farm.
[C] It was a long, long, [G] long, long, long [C] way home.
So I jumped on a horse, but it threw a shoe.
And I had to walk back home [G] to you.
[F] Jumped a horse, but it threw a shoe.
And I had [G] to walk back home to you.
[C] It was a long, long, [G] long, long, long [C] way home.
So I'm sorry, Mom, that I'm home so late.
And the dinner's cold, and [G] I made you wait.
[F] Sorry, Mom, that I'm home so late.
And the dinner's cold, and I made you [C] wait.
It's just a long, long, long, [G] long, long
[F] Coming home in a yellow [G] bus, but the bus [Am] broke down and stranded us.
[C] It was a long, long, [G] long, long, long [C] way home.
So I hopped a train coming down the line.
The caboose came loose, [F#] I got [G] left behind.
[F] Hopped a train coming down the line.
The caboose came loose, I got left behind.
[C] It was a long, long, long, [G] long, long way [C] home.
So I found a boat by the river bank, but we hit a rock and [G] it promptly sank.
[F] Found a boat by the river bank, but [G] we hit a rock and it promptly [C] sank.
It was a long, long, [G] long, long, [C] long way home.
So I got picked up by a submarine, but they left me off [G] in the Philippines.
[F] Got picked up by a submarine, [C] but they left me [Am] off in the Philippines.
It was a long, long, long, long, [C] long way home.
Then I took a jet, but I couldn't pay.
So they threw me out [G] of the cargo bay.
[F] Took a jet, but I couldn't pay.
So they threw me out of the [C] cargo bay.
It was a long, long, long, long, long way home.
Oh, my parachute kept me safe from harm.
But I landed in a tree [G] on the neighbor's farm.
[F] Parachute kept me safe from harm, but I landed in [Am] a tree on the neighbor's farm.
[C] It was a long, long, [G] long, long, long [C] way home.
So I jumped on a horse, but it threw a shoe.
And I had to walk back home [G] to you.
[F] Jumped a horse, but it threw a shoe.
And I had [G] to walk back home to you.
[C] It was a long, long, [G] long, long, long [C] way home.
So I'm sorry, Mom, that I'm home so late.
And the dinner's cold, and [G] I made you wait.
[F] Sorry, Mom, that I'm home so late.
And the dinner's cold, and I made you [C] wait.
It's just a long, long, long, [G] long, long