Jason Mraz - Long Drive: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Long Drive" 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.

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G
Long drive, long night, the best night of my life
With you riding your hand on my hand.
Em                  C
The thought of arriving, kind of feels like dying.
G
I don't want to go home and be alone.
Could we, stay out? Could you...

                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.

G
Chevy Nova front seat sofa
Getting closer to you.

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.

                      G  Gmaj7
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
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.

     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*


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

Drive a little slower;
don’t matter where we’re going
Take the long way
Drive a little slower;
don’t matter where we going now
Take the long way
Drive a little slower; not ready to go home
I’d rather stay with you
We can take the long way

Long drive, long night
The best night of my life


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Gmaj7

Guitar chord Gmaj7

Gmaj

Guitar chord Gmaj

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 Drive" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Long Drive" by Jason Mraz.