Dixie Chicks - Long way around

^FMy friends from ^Chigh school ^{F C F}Married their ^Chigh school ^Fboyfriends ^{C F}Moved into ^Chouses ^{F C} In the ^Fsame ZIP ^Ccodes where their ^Fparents ^Clive

But^Am I, I could never ^Ffollow ^{C F C} No ^AmI, I could never ^Ffollow ^{C F C}

^FI hit the ^Chighway ^{F C} In a ^Fpink R^CV with ^Fstars on the ^Cceiling ^FLived like a ^Cgypsy ^{F C F}Six strong ^Chands on the ^Fsteering ^Cwheel

I've been a ^Amlong ^Gtime ^Fgone ^Cnow Maybe ^Amsomeday, ^Gsomeday I'm gonna ^Fsettle ^Cdown But I've ^Amalways ^Gfound my ^Fway some^Chow

By ^Amtaking the ^Glong way ^{F C Am}Taking the ^Glong way a^Fround ^{C Am}Taking the ^Glong way ^{F C Am}Taking the ^Glong way a^Fround

I met the ^Fqueen of ^Cwhatever ^{F C F}Drank with the ^CIrish and ^Fsmoked with the ^Chippies ^FMoved with the ^Cshakers ^{F C} Wouldn't ^Fkiss all the ^Casses that they ^Ftold me ^Cto

No ^AmI, I could never ^Ffollow ^{C F C} No ^AmI, I could never ^Gfollow

It's been ^Amtwo ^Glong ^Fyears ^Cnow Since the ^Amtop of the ^Gworld came ^Fcrashing ^Cdown And I'm ^Amgettin' it ^Gback on the ^Froad ^Cnow

But I'm ^Amtaking the ^Glong way ^{F C Am}Taking the ^Glong way ^Faround ^C I'm ^Amtaking the ^Glong way ^{F C} I'm ^Amtaking the ^Glong way ^Faround

^GOh, ^FI just take my time I won't lay ^Gdown And ^Ftake the long way 'round

Well, I ^Ffought with a ^Cstranger and I ^Fmet my^Cself I ^Fopened my ^Cmouth and I ^Fheard my^Cself It can ^Fget pretty ^Clonely when you ^Fshow your^Cself ^FGuess I could have ^Cmade it easier ^Fon my^Cself

But^Am I, I could never ^Ffollow ^{C F C} No ^AmI, I could never ^Gfollow

Well, I ^Amnever seem to ^Gdo it like ^Fanybody ^Celse Maybe ^Amsomeday, ^Gsomeday I'm gonna ^Fsettle ^Cdown If you ^Amever want to ^Gfind me I can ^Fstill be ^Cfound

^AmTaking the ^Glong way ^{F C Am}Taking the ^Glong way ^Faround ^{C Am}Taking the ^Glong way ^{F C}