Preface:
In the intro and verse, Steven hammers on on the 1st D chord, high E string, from 0 to 2.
Also on the chord on the A string, from 0 to 2.
In the first line of the verse, he plays a 3/4 measure of , basically, he goes
to the slightly early
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
I set out on a great adventure,
The day my Father started leading me home,
Said thereâs gonna be mountains to climb,
And valleys weâre gonna go through.
But I had no way of knowing,
Just how hard this journey could be,
Cause the valleys are deeper
slide to momentarily
And the mountains are steeper than I ever would have dreamed
[Chorus]
But I know weâre gonna make it,
And I know weâre gonna get there soon
And I know sometimes it seems like weâre going the wrong way
(strum once)
But itâs just the long way home
[Turnaround]
[Verse 2]
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Some rocks on my shoes,
Fears I wish I could lose,
That make the mountains so hard to climb,
And my heart gets so heavy with the weight of the world sometimes.
Thereâs a bag of regret,
Shouldâve beens and not yets,
That keep on dragging around,
And I can hardly wait till the day I get to lay them all down.
[Chorus]
Well I know that day is coming
And I know itâs gonna be here soon
And I know I wonât turn back even if the whole world
Says Iâm doing the wrong way
Cause itâs just a long way home
[Bridge]
When we canât take another step,
The Father will pick us up and carry us in His arms,
And even on the best days, He says to remember weâre not home yet,
So donât get too comfortable,
(strum once)
Cause really all weâre is just pilgrims passing through.
[Interlude]
[Alternative Chorus]
Well I know that day is coming,
And I know itâs gonna be here soon,
Iâll keep on singing and believing what all of my songs say,
Cause our God has made a promise,
And I know that everything He says is true,
And he promised He would never ever leave us
Heâs gonna lead us, Heâll lead us home,
(Strum once)
Every single step of the long way home,
[Outro]
So keep on, weâre gonna make it,
Weâre just taking the long way home,
Keep on weâre gonna make it,
I know weâre gonna make it,
(strum once)
Itâs just a long way home.
= (strum once)