The Long Way Round

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D           Bm                A
I stood and looked across the water
D        Bm               A
I had to get to the other side
G         D
Because I knew that you'd be waitin
G        Bm               A      
I didn't want to take the 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          F                     
The sea was rough and the wind was
 Eb
 howlin
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Gm        F                C
But I was laughing all the way
Gm       F              Eb
I didn't care about the weather
G         D
Because I knew that you'd be waitin
D        Bm               A      
I didn't want to take the 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.

(G  O)

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.