The Long Way Around
Dixie ChicksVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
My friends from high school
Married their high school boyfriends
Moved into houses
In the same ZIP codes where their parents live
But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow
I hit the highway
In a pink RV with stars on the ceiling
Lived like a gypsy
Six strong hands on the steering wheel
I've been a long time gone now
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
But I've always found my way somehow
By taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
I met the queen of whatever
Drank with the Irish and smoked with the hippies
Moved with the shakers
Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to
No I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow
It's been two long years now
Since the top of the world came crashing down
And I'm gettin' it back on the road now
But Im taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Im taking the long way
Im taking the long way around
Oh, I just take my time I won't lay down
And take the long way 'round
Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made it easier on myself
But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow
Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Repeat a few more times
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Readable chord sheet for The Long Way Around by Dixie Chicks
[Asus2] [A] [Asus2] [A] [Asus2] [A] [Asus2]My friends from [A]high school [Asus2] [A] [Asus2]Married their [A]high school [Asus2]boyfri[A]ends [Asus2]Moved into [A]houses [Asus2] [A] In the [Asus2]same ZIP [A]codes where their [Asus2]parents l[A]ive But [F#m]I, I could never [Asus2]follow [A] [Asus2] [A] No [F#m]I, I could never [Asus2]follow [A] [Asus2] [A] [Asus2]I hit the [A]highway [Asus2] [A] In a [Asus2]pink R[A]V with [Asus2]stars on the [A]ceiling [Asus2]Lived like a [A]gypsy [Asus2] [A] [Asus2]Six strong [A]hands on the [Asus2]steering [A]wheel I've been a [F#m]long [E]time [Dsus2]gone [A]now Maybe [F#m]someday, [E]someday I'm gonna[Dsus2] settle [A]down But I've [F#m]always [E]found my [Dsus2]way some[A]how By [F#m]taking the [E]long way [Dsus2] [A] [F#m]Taking the [E]long way aro[Dsus2]und [A] [F#m]Taking the [E]long w[Dsus2]ay [A] [F#m]Taking the [E]long way ar[Dsus2]ound [Asus2] [A] [Asus2] [A] [Asus2] [A] [Asus2] [A] I met the q[Asus2]ueen of [A]what[Asus2]ever [A] [Asus2]Drank with the [A]Irish and [Asus2]smoked with the [A]hippies [Asus2]Moved with the [A]shakers [Asus2] [A] Wouldn't [Asus2]kiss all the [A]asses that they [Asus2]told me [A]to No [F#m]I, I could never [Asus2]follow [Asus2] [A] No I, [F#m]I could never [E]follow It's been [F#]two [E]long [Dsus2]years [A]now Since the [F#m]top of the [E]world came [Dsus2]crashing [A]down And I'm [F#m]gettin' it [E]back on the [Dsus2]road [A]now But Im [F#m]taking the [E]long way [Dsus2] [A] [F#m]Taking the [E]long way arou[Dsus2]nd [A] Im [F#m]taking the [E]long wa[Dsus2]y [A] Im [F#m]taking the [E]long way aro[Dsus2]und [E] Oh, [Dsus2]I just take my time I won't lay [E]down And [Dsus2]take the long way '[F#m]round [E] [Dsus2] [A] [F#m] [E] [Dsus2] [A] [F#m] [E] [Dsus2] Well, I [Asus2]fought with a [A]stranger and I [Asus2]met myse[A]lf I [Asus2]opened my [A]mouth and I [Asus2]heard my[A]self It can [Asus2]get pretty [A]lonely when you [Asus2]show your[A]self Guess I [Asus2]could have made it [A]easier [Asus2]on my[A]self But [F#m]I, I could never [Asus2]follow [A] [Asus2] [A] No [F#m]I, I could never [E]follow Well, I [F#m]never seem to [E]do it like [Dsus2]anybody [A]else Maybe [F#m]someday, [E]someday I'm gonna[Dsus2] settle [A]down If you [F#m]ever want to [E]find me I can [Dsus2]still be [A]found [F#m]Taking the [E]long way [Dsus2] [A] [F#m]Taking the [E]long way aro[Dsus2]und [A] [F#m]Taking the [E]long way [Dsus2] [A] Repeat a few more times End on: [F#m] [E] [Dsus2] [A]