Capo: 5

The Long Way Around by The Dixie Chicks Capo on 5 (Natalie plays with it on 5; backing guitar plays with it on 3 as one of the other versions shows) I use an asterisk (*) to indicate timing when the same chord continues INTRO: Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G VERSE:

^Gsus2My friends from ^Ghigh school ^Gsus2 ^G ^Gsus2Married their ^Ghigh school ^Gsus2boyfri^Gends ^Gsus2Moved into ^Ghouses ^Gsus2 ^G In the ^Gsus2same ZIP ^Gcodes where their ^Gsus2parents l^Give

PRE-CHORUS: Em * * * Csus2 G Gsus2 G But I, I could never follow Em * * * Csus2 G Gsus2 G No I, I could never follow VERSE:

^Gsus2I hit the ^Ghighway ^Gsus2 ^G In a ^Gsus2pink R^GV with ^Gsus2stars on the ^Gceiling ^Gsus2Lived like a ^Ggypsy ^Gsus2 ^G ^Gsus2Six strong ^Ghands on the ^Gsus2steering ^Gwheel

CHORUS:

I've been a ^Emlong ^Dtime ^Cgone ^Gnow Maybe ^Emsomeday, some^Dday I'm gonna^Csus2 settle ^Gdown But I've ^Emalways ^Dfound my ^Cway some^Ghow

By ^Emtaking the ^Dlong way ^C ^G ^EmTaking the ^Dlong way aro^Csus2und ^G ^EmTaking the ^Dlong w^Cay ^G Em D Csus2 * Taking the long way around

INTERLUDE: Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G VERSE:

I met the q^Gsus2ueen of ^Gwhat^Gsus2ever ^G ^Gsus2Drank with the ^GIrish and ^Gsus2smoked with the ^Ghippies ^Gsus2Moved with the ^Gshakers ^Gsus2 ^G Wouldn't ^Gsus2kiss all the ^Gasses that they ^Gsus2told me ^Gto

PRE-CHORUS: Em * * * Csus2 G Gsus2 G No I, I could never follow Em * * * D * * * No I, I could never follow CHORUS:

It's been ^Emtwo ^Dlong ^Cyears ^Gnow Since the ^Emtop of the ^Dworld came ^Csus2crashing ^Gdown And I'm ^Emgettin' it ^Dback on the ^Croad ^Gnow

But I?m ^Emtaking the ^Dlong way ^C ^G ^EmTaking the ^Dlong way arou^Csus2nd ^G I?m ^Emtaking the ^Dlong wa^Cy ^G Em D Csus2 * * * I?m taking the long way around

BRIDGE: D/F# * * * (and on, and on, and on, and on) Csus2 * * * D/F# Oh, I just take my time I won't lay down * * * (and on, and on, and on, and on) Csus2 * Em And take the long way 'round VIOLIN SOLO: D Csus2 G Em D Csus2 G Em D Csus2 G Em D Csus2 * * * VERSE:

Well, I ^Gsus2fought with a ^Gstranger and I ^Gsus2met myse^Glf I ^Gsus2opened my ^Gmouth and I ^Gsus2heard my^Gself It can ^Gsus2get pretty ^Glonely when you ^Gsus2show your^Gself Guess I ^Gsus2could have made it ^Geasier ^Gsus2on my^Gself

PRE-CHORUS: Em * * * Csus2 G Gsus2 G But I, I could never follow Em * * * D * * * No I, I could never follow CHORUS:

Well, I ^Emnever seem to ^Ddo it like ^Canybody ^Gelse Maybe ^Emsomeday, ^Dsomeday I'm gonna^Csus2 settle ^Gdown If you ^Emever want to ^Dfind me I can ^Cstill be ^Gfound

^EmTaking the ^Dlong way ^C ^G ^EmTaking the ^Dlong way aro^Csus2und ^G

[Repeat a few more times until end]

Dixie Chicks - Long way around