It Takes A Long Time

[Em]   [G]   [C]  [Am7] 2x

They dra[Em]gged me from the party kicking and screamin[G]g         [C]
Clawing at t[Am7]he carpet and chewing [Em]up the scenery
[G]Talking to[C] my friends with no regard[Am7] for decency    [Em]                [G]                   [C]                      [Am7]
[Em]I couldn't tell you what I did, or[G] what it [C]meant to me            [Am7]
But I keep findi[Em]ng all these pieces
[G]Soon they star[C]t to form a picture  [Am7]
And I [Em]can understand what I've done        [G]                 [C]
But it t[Am7]akes a long tim[Em]e     [G]         [C]
to u[Am7]nderstand why[Em]     [G]         [C]            [Am7]

[Em]   [G]   [C]

[Am7]You made it ho[Em]me, but I was left on the road
To s[G]ing songs, drink[C] hard to fight fatigue and th[Am7]e cold
[Em]Sleep walking through the days
Just waiting until the[G] clock s[C]ays it's time to le[Am7]t go        [Em]             [G]                 [C]                    [Am7]
Until it's time to give [Em]up again and pretend        [G]
[C]I'm not bound by habit, I[Am7]'m not a slave to my[Em] needs
I choose to let g[G]o so I m[C]ust be in control [Am7]
This mu[Em]st be who I want to be         [G]               [C]
But it ta[Am7]kes a long tim[Em]e     [G]         [C]
to u[Am7]nderstand why[Em]     [G]         [C]
It t[Am7]akes a long ti[Em]me    [G]        [C]
to u[Am7]nderstand why[Bm]      [C]        [Cmaj7]

[Bm]  [C] [Cmaj7]

[Bm]Constant effort, constant concentr[C]ation      [Cmaj7]
[Bm]Constant concern, constant contemplati[C]on        [Cmaj7]
[Bm]Constantly checking my tone for accuracy     [C]              [Cmaj7]
[Bm]Constantly defining my inability   [C]       [Cmaj7]

It takes a long time  [Em]        [G]            [C]
to u[Am7]nderstand why[Em]        [G]            [C]
It ta[Am7]kes a long ti[Em]me     [G]         [C]
to u[Am7]nderstand why [Em]      [G]          [C]
 It [Am7]takes a long ti[Em]me