5 Seconds of Summer - Long Way Home: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Long Way Home" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F#
Take me back to the middle of nowhere
B
Back to the place only you and I share
D#m               C#
Remember all the memories
B
The fireflies and make believe

F#
Kicking back at the old school yard
B
Singing songs on our guitars
D#m          C#
This is our reality
B
Crazy, stupid you and me

   D#m               C#                    B
We know this is the way it's supposed to be

Chorus:
         F#          C#       B
So we're taking the long way home
(taking the long way)
                        F#          C#       B
'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone
            F#               C#
I wanna get lost and drive forever with you
              D#m              B
Talkin' 'bout nothing yeah whatever baby
          F#         C#       B
So we're taking the long way home
(taking the long way)
F#    C#
Tonight

B                          F#  C#
We're taking the long way home
B
We're taking the long way home

Now we're stuck in the middle of nowhere
Yeah, you know we took our time to get there
We're hiding out in a dream
Catching fire like kerosene (Kerosene)
And you know I'd never let you down
Till the Sun comes up, we can own this town
Something like make-believe
Living in a movie scene

We know this is the way it's supposed to be

Chorus:
So we're taking the long way home (Taking the long way—)
'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone
I wanna get lost and drive forever with you
Talking 'bout nothing, yeah, whatever, baby
So we're taking the long way home (Taking the long way—)

D#m            A#m
Hitting every red light
B               F#
Kissing at the stop signs darling
D#m         A#m        B
Green Day's on the radio
D#m                A#m
And everything is alright
B                          F#
Now we're turning off the headlights darling
D#m         A#m        B
We're just taking it slow

So we're taking the long way home
'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone

Chorus:
I wanna get lost and drive forever with you
Talking 'bout nothing, yeah, whatever, baby
So we're taking the long way home

Hittin' every red light (Red light)
Kissing at the stop signs, darling
Green Day's on the radio (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
And everything is alright (Alright)
Now we're turning off the headlights, darling
We're just taking it slow

We're taking the long way home (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
We're taking the long way home (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
We're taking the long way home


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Long Way Home" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Long Way Home" by 5 Seconds of Summer.