Chris de Burgh - Its Such A Long Way Home

chris de burgh – it’s such a long way home
from his album : crusader ( 1979 ) and home ( 2012 )
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the chords i wrote here are for the acoustic version of
it’s such a long way home of the album home ,
though you can also play them along with the original .

intro : D Em D Em A

verse 1 :
D Em
sitting by the window of this broken – down hotel ,
D Em
trying to write a letter just to show you that i’m well ,
D Em
but i’ve been watching all the people as they cross the marketplace ,
D Em
and though there really is no reason , i’ve been looking for your face .

chorus :
D Bm Em A
it’s such a long way home ,
D Bm Em A
it’s such a long way home ,
D Bm Em A
it’s such a long way . . .

verse 2 :
D Em
standing by the aeroplane she held me in her arms ,
D Em
and then she whispered “oh dear lord don’t let him come to any harm”
D Em
and as we turned to fly away i saw her standing on her own ,
D Em
it seemed her hand was waving not goodbye but “please come home” .

chorus :
D Bm Em A
it’s such a long way home ,
D Bm Em A
it’s such a long way home ,
D Bm Em A
it’s such a long way . . .

bridge :
G F#m
oh so many people have to travel away ,
Em D
from the ones that they love and they need ,
G F#m
but i want to tell you that all your life ,
Em A
you can depend on me .

verse 3 :
D Em
far away a saxophone lingers on a tune ,
D Em
and it’s the kind of song that someone wrote for lovers and a moon ,
D Em
and as the band begins to play it , with a shock i realize ,
D Em
that it’s a song we sang together and it nearly makes me cry .

chorus :
D Bm Em A
it’s such a long way home ,
D Bm Em A
it’s such a long way home ,
D Bm Em A G D
it’s such a long way such a long way home .