The Long Way Round

[D]I stood and [Bm]looked across the [A]water
[D]I had to [Bm]get to the other [A]side
[G]Because I [D]knew that you'd be waitin
[G]I didn't [Bm]want to take the [A]long way [D]round.

The captain said the ship was leavin
And that we'd better get on board
I settled down to watch the sunrise
And wondered if I'd see the sun go down.

[Gm]The sea was [F]rough and the wind was [Eb]howlin
[Gm]But I was [F]laughing all the [C]way
[Gm]I didn't [F]care about the [Eb]weather
[G]Because I [D]knew that you'd be waitin
[D]I didn't [Bm]want to take the [A]long way [D]round

Then a stranger sat beside me
It was my brother in disguise
He said he knew where I was goin
He asked me why I took the long way round.

(SOLO)

The sea was rough and the wind was howlin
But I was laughing all the way
I didn't listen to the stranger
Because I knew that you'd be waitin
I didn't want to take the long way round

At last, I came to my destination
The stranger turned and walked away
He didn't know where he was goin
He said he had to take the long way round.

I stood and looked across the water
I thought of what I'd left behind
Because I knew that you'd be waitin
I didn't want to take the long way round.

Because I knew that you'd be waitin
I didn't want to take the long way round.