(Scott Emerick, Sammy Kershaw, John Sherrill)
[E]There's a place at the edge of town>
Where everybody hangs a[A]round
Watchin' the sun go [B7]down until it's [E]gone
[E]Sometimes I drop in
In fact more than now and [A]then
Lately I've been [B7]takin' the long way [E]home
[E]Sometimes she still holds me tight
And tells me everything's al[A]right
Even though I know she's [B7]already moved [E]on
[E]Here I am my friend
Where I seem to wind up in the [A]end
And once again I'm [B7]takin' the long way [E]home
It's a [A]long way, long way from [E]here to there
Gettin' longer [A]everyday but she don't [B7]care
Break
[E]There's really nothin' for me here
But I guess I'll have another [A]beer
And walk on over [B7]there and play one more [E]song
[E]And when it's time for me to go
Where I'm going I don't [A]know
I just know I'm [B7]takin' the long way [E]home
It's a [A]long way, long way from [E]here to there
Gettin' longer [A]everyday but she don't [B7]care
[E]Still sittin' here my friend
I knew I'd be here till the [A]end
'Cause once again I'm [B7]takin' the long way [E]home
'Cause [A]once again I'm [B7]takin' the long way [A]home[E]
[E]There's a place at the edge of town>
Where everybody hangs a[A]round
Watchin' the sun go [B7]down until it's [E]gone
[E]Sometimes I drop in
In fact more than now and [A]then
Lately I've been [B7]takin' the long way [E]home
[E]Sometimes she still holds me tight
And tells me everything's al[A]right
Even though I know she's [B7]already moved [E]on
[E]Here I am my friend
Where I seem to wind up in the [A]end
And once again I'm [B7]takin' the long way [E]home
It's a [A]long way, long way from [E]here to there
Gettin' longer [A]everyday but she don't [B7]care
Break
[E]There's really nothin' for me here
But I guess I'll have another [A]beer
And walk on over [B7]there and play one more [E]song
[E]And when it's time for me to go
Where I'm going I don't [A]know
I just know I'm [B7]takin' the long way [E]home
It's a [A]long way, long way from [E]here to there
Gettin' longer [A]everyday but she don't [B7]care
[E]Still sittin' here my friend
I knew I'd be here till the [A]end
'Cause once again I'm [B7]takin' the long way [E]home
'Cause [A]once again I'm [B7]takin' the long way [A]home[E]