Gerry Rafferty – The Long Way Round (Guitar)

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D6 = x00202 D7 = x00213 Gsus = 3x0013 Cm = x35543 Bb = x1333x Ab = 466544 Intro G Em |D D6 D7 |G Em |D Dsus D || Verse 1
G             Em            D       G          Em            D
 I stood and looked across the water, I had to get to the other side

C          G                       C           Em              D       G Gsus
Because I knew that you'd be waitin I didn't want to take the long way round.

G             Em                 D   G                  Em          D
 The captain said the ship was leavin and that we'd better get on board

C             G                     C                   Em        D      G
 I settled down to watch the sunrise and wondered if I'd see the sun go down.
Chorus
Cm             Bb                  Ab Bb Cm           Bb               F
 The sea was rough and the wind was howlin but I was laughing all the way

Cm           Bb            Ab                  
 I didn't care about the weather 

C          G                       C           Em              D       G Gsus
Because I knew that you'd be waitin I didn't want to take the long way round.
Verse 2
G          Em             D    G           Em             D
 Then a stranger sat beside me; it was my brother in disguise

C              G                  C               Em           D        G
 He said he knew where I was goin, he asked me why I took the long way round.
Solo C Am |G |C Am |G |F C |F C G |C || Chorus
Cm             Bb                  Ab Bb Cm           Bb               F
 The sea was rough and the wind was howlin but I was laughing all the way

Cm           Bb            Ab                  
 I didn't listen to the stranger

C          G                       C           Em              D       G Gsus
Because I knew that you'd be waitin I didn't want to take the long way round.
Vesre 3
G            Em             D      G               Em                D
 At last, I came to my destination, the stranger turned and walked away

C            G                    C             Em             D       G Gsus
 He didn't know where he was goin, he said he had to take the long way round.

G             Em                D    G              Em             D
 I stood and looked across the water, I thought of what I'd left behind

C          G                       C           Em              D       G Gsus
Because I knew that you'd be waitin I didn't want to take the long way round.

C          G                       C           Em              D       G Gsus
Because I knew that you'd be waitin I didn't want to take the long way round.
Outro solo C Am |G |C Am |G |F C |F C G |C ||(rpt&fade)