Long Way Home Steven Curtis Chapman
Preface:
In the intro and verse, Steven hammers on on the 1st D chord, high E string, from 0 to 2.
Also on the Bm chord on the A string, from 0 to 2.
In the first line of the verse, he plays a 3/4 measure of Bm, basically, he goes
to the A slightly early
Intro
[A] [Amaj7] [F#m] [E] [D] [D/C#] [Bm] [Bm] [(A)]
1st Verse
I set o[A]ut on a great adventure,[Amaj7]
The day my Father star[F#m]ted leading me home,[E]
Said there?s gonna be m[D]ountains to climb,[D/C#]
And valleys we?re gonna go through[Bm].[A]
But I had n[A]o way of knowing,[Amaj7]
Just how hard thi[F#m]s journey could be,[E]
Cause the valleys [D]are deeper
D/C# Bm Bm slide to C#m momentarily
And the mountains are steeper than I ever would have dreamed
Chorus
[D] But I know we?re gonna make it[F#m],
[D] And I know we?re gonna get ther[F#m]e soon[E]
[D] And I know sometimes it se[F#m]ems like we?re going the wrong way[Esus2] [Emaj9]
D Dm (strum Dm once)
But it?s just the long way home
Turn around
[A] [Amaj7] [F#m] [D]
2nd Verse
[A]Some[Amaj7] rocks o[F#m]n my s[E]hoes[D],[D/C#] [Bm] [Bm] [(A)]
Fears I wish I could lose,
That make the mountains so hard to climb,
And my heart gets so heavy with the weight of the world sometimes.
There?s a bag of regret,
Should?ve beens and not yets,
That keep on dragging around,
And I can hardly wait till the day I get to lay them all down.
Chorus
[D]Wel[F#m]l I k[D]now [F#m]that d[E]ay i[D]s [F#m]coming[Esus2] [Emaj9] [D] [Dm]
And I know it?s gonna be here soon
And I know I won?t turn back even if the whole world
Says I?m doing the wrong way
Cause it?s just a long way home
Bridge
[Bm] When we ca[C#m]n?t take another step,[C#m]
The Father will pick us up [F#m]and carry us in His arm[E]s,[D]
And even on the best days, He [Bm]says to remember we?re not home yet,[C#m]
So don?t get too comfor[Esus2]table,[Emaj9]
D Dm (strum once)
Cause really all we?re is just pilgrims passing through.
Interlude
[A] [Amaj7] [F#m] [E] [D] [D/C#] [Bm] [Bm]
Alternative Chorus
[D] Well I know that day is comin[F#m]g,
[D] And I know it?s gonna be he[F#m]re soon,[E]
[D] I?ll keep on singing[F#m] and believing what all of my son[Esus2]gs say,[Emaj9]
[D] Cause our God has made a promise,[F#m]
[D] And I know that everything He say[F#m]s is true,[E]
[D] And he promised He would neve[F#m]r ever leave us[Esus2] [Emaj9]
He?s gonna lead us, [D] He?ll lea[Dm]d us home,[Esus2] [Emaj9]
D Dm (Strum Dm once) A Amaj7
Every single step of the long way home,
[F#m] So keep on, we?re gonna [E]make it,
[D] We?re just taking the [Dm]long way home,
[A] Keep on we?re gonn[Amaj7]a make it,
[F#m] I know we?re go[E]nna make it,
D Dm (strum Dm once)
It?s just a long way home.
A Amaj7=A (strum A once)
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