Gaelic Storm - The Long Way Home

play this for the different chords . . . or strum them . . . or do pretty much do whatever you
wanna do :

( G ) ( D ) ( C ) ( Em )

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intro : G D 4

xg
i’ve got a job down at the brewery , so i don’t mind taking my work home with me .
C D
G
you live , you love , you laugh , you cry , life just slides on by
Em C
Em D
but in my mind i’m playing football in the rain you’re standing on the line , calling out
my name
C D G
i close my eyes nothing ever feels the same

chorus :

C D Em C
sometimes i take the long way home i walk down to the sea
Em D C
G
i look out across the water and remember how it used to be oh

i’ve got a car but i walk most everywhere so i can feel the earth , feel the sun and
breathe the air
i stop and say hello , no one answers back .
well i’m doing o . k . i’ve got friends and family
people to love and people who love me
but i still wish i could see my old town once again

chorus :
C D Em C
sometimes i take the long way home i walk down to the sea
Em D C
G
i look out across the water and remember how it used to be oh

instrumental break : C D C D C ( listen for changes during violin solo )
end with : Dsus D Dsus D

G
we bar – B – que on sundays watch the game on channel nine
G
the it’s down to the pub for a pint a glass of wine
C D C G
sing karaoke to each other “he ain’t heavy . . . he’s my brother”

chorus : 2
x C D Em C
sometimes i take the long way home i walk down to the sea
Em D C
G
i look out across the water and remember how it used to be oh

end with intro