Jason Mraz – Long Drive (Guitar)

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~ The first verse play the intro riff throughout until the Em. ~ In the chorus, Jason plays a G to a Gmaj7, I play a D in place of the Gmaj7. That's why I have it labelled as a (D). You play what sounds better to you. Gmaj7: 320002

==INTRO==
e|----------------------|
B|---------0------------|
G|-----------2-2----2---|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|---3--3--------33-----|

==VERSE==

G  
Long drive, long night, the best night of my life 

G
With you riding your hand on my hand. 

Em                  C
The thought of arriving, kind of feels like dying.

G                                 G 
I don't want to go home and be alone.

                   G
Could we, stay out? Could you...

==PRE-CHOURUS==

                Em
Drive a little slower, don't matter where we're going

                 C                             G  
As long as I'm with you, we can take the long way.

==VERSE==

G
Chevy Nova front seat sofa 

G
Getting closer to you.

==PRE-CHORUS==

                Em
Drive a little slower, don't matter where we're going

                 C                              G
As long as I'm with you, we could take the long way.

                Em
Drive a little slower, not ready to go home,

                 C         
I'd rather stay with you... *STOP*

==CHORUS==

                     G    Gmaj7  (D)    
We can take the long way out

        Em
To the country out of town.

          C
Let's get lost; I don't wanna be found.

          G     Gmaj7  (D) 
Let's get away, now 

         Em
And be careful not to crash.

            C
There's no defrost and we're steaming the glass.

            Am
You and the road have a generous shoulder

             D    
We can pull over and say we took the long way.

==BRIDGE==

Em    C      D
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

     Em
Headlights (headlights), strobe lights (strobe lights)

      C
I can see you (see you), but not quite (not quite) 

      D
I can feel you (feel you) inside (inside)

      G
The timing (timing) is just right (just right)

         C
For the moment (moment) I don't want (don't want)

    D
to go home (go home) - *STOP*

==CHORUS==

              G     Gmaj7 (D)    Em   C
Take the long way out (whoa)

              G     Gmaj7 (D)    Em   C
Take the long way now (whoa)

==PRE-CHORUS==

                Em                                           C
Drive a little slower; don't matter where we're going, going now.

                Em                                           C
Drive a little slower; don't matter where we're going, going now.

                Em                                           C      
Drive a little slower; I'm not ready to go home, I'd rather stay with you

                     G
We can take the long way.

==OUTRO==

G
Long drive, long night, the best night of my life.