Mary Chapin Carpenter - The long way home

^CYou could be this man; he's got it ^Emall worked out To the ^Fnth degree, no f^Gears, no doubts ^CHe'll retire at t^Emhirty to his big-ass house ^FNext to the putting ^Ggreen Now ^Che's got a picture in his head of the ^Emperfect wife Their p^Ferfect children, their ^Gperfect life ^CNothing wrong with that, coming ^Emhome each night To his ^Fcul-de-sac of ^Gdreams

^AmFunny now how it ^Emall went by so f^Fast ^{C C}One day he's looking over his ^Emshoulder at the ^Fpast ^{C C}When every^Ambody had to go, had to ^Embe, had to get some^Fwhere^{C C}How did he for^Dmget about ^Fwhat got him t^Chere?

Now ^Cyou could be this woman; she's the ^EmCEO ^FShe's got her power suits and her I^GPOs She ^Cpunched a hole in the ceiling ^Emyears ago And she ^Fhasn't pulled back ^Gsince Now t^Chere's a gardener for the flowers, a ^Emcook for the meals, A ^Fmaid for the laundry, an a^Gccountant for the bills, A ^Cwalker for the dog, and a t^Emrainer when she feels ^FThe need to lose an ^Ginch

^AmFunny now how it ^Emall went by so f^Fast ^{C C}One day she's looking over her s^Emhoulder at the p^Fast ^{C C}When every^Ambody had to go, had to ^Embe, had to get some^Fwhere^{C C}Somehow she fo^Dmrgot about ^Fwhat got her t^Chere

^DmAccidents and ^Cinspiration l^Fead you to your d^Gestination C C F G x3 Am Em F C C

Or ^Cyou could be the one who takes the ^Emlong way home Roll down your ^Fwindow, turn off your ^Gphone ^CSee your life as a gift from the ^Emgreat unknown And yo^Fur task is to re^Gceive it ^CTell your kid a story, hold your lo^Emver tight Make a j^Foyful noise, swim ^Gnaked at night ^CRead a poem a day, c^Emall in well sometimes And l^Faugh when they b^Gelieve it

^AmFunny now how it ^Emall goes by so f^Fast ^{C C}One day I'm looking over my shou^Emlder at the past^{F C C}Now everyb^Amody's got to go, got to^Em be, got to get som^Fewhere^{C C}Baby, don't f^Forget abou^Amt ^AmYou really shouldn't f^Forget about^{C C}Baby, don't f^Forget about ^Gwhat got you there C Em F G ^GI think it's what got you ^Cther^Eme ^{F G G}Yeah, it's really what got you ^Cther^Eme ^{F G G}You know what got you the^Cre ^{Em F G C}