The Long Way Round Cifras

Gerry Rafferty - The Long Way Round
 
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)
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