The Long Way Home

D                     Bm7
 They ask why I take so long to get 
home
     G                        A
 I know that I live close but I took
 the long road
D                         Bm7
 There's no screaming or falling out
 of love
     G                      A
 No fighting for control if I take 
the long road

D
 I'ma take the long way home
Bm7
 'Cause walking through that door's 
not easy
G
 I don't walk fast for a reason
A
 And I don't care if anyone sees me
D
 I was happy until this shit 
happened
Bm7
 They all laugh 'cause they don't 
understand it
G
 I get violent at school when I've 
had it
A
 I never get anything that I'm 
asking
  D
 Four o'clock when I open up the 
door
  Bm7
 Half their stuff is laying on the 
floor
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  G
 Yeah, here we go back inside of the
 hail storm
  A
 Mama at the table telling me she 
can't take more
               D
 Sayin' "I'll leave soon" but you're
 lying
                   Bm7
 I don't see your bags packed you're
 not trying
              G
 What do you see in him and his 
demons?
                A
 If I call the cops you can't keep 
secrets

D                     Bm7
 They ask why I take so long to get 
home
     G                        A
 I know that I live close but I took
 the long road
D                         Bm7
 There's no screaming or falling out
 of love
     G                      A
 No fighting for control if I take 
the long road

D Bm7 G A

D
 It's been a pretty bad day
Bm7
 Rain filling up my bag
G
 Good thing I don't care about 
homework
A
 My teacher needs to go and get a 
soul first
D
 My life at home been a mess
Bm7
 Feels like I been put to the test
G
 Parents never shut up with 
complaining
 A
 I know life is hard just learn to 
take it
D                              Bm7
 If I left I wonder if they'd notice
 I'd take the cat and not the path 
          G
they've chosen
                              A
 I'll start a new life once again
                                D
 Sleep in a bag on an old park bench

                      Bm7
 They ask why I take so long to get 
home
     G                        A
 I know that I live close but I took
 the long road
D                         Bm7
 There's no screaming or falling out
 of love
     G                      A
 No fighting for control if I take 
the long road