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 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#m C# D#m F# 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.