Preface:
In the intro and verse, Steven hammers on on the 1st D chord, high E string, from 0 to 2.
Also on the Bm chord on the A string, from 0 to 2.
In the first line of the verse, he plays a 3/4 measure of Bm, basically, he goes
to the A slightly early
Intro
A Amaj7 F#m E D D/C# Bm Bm (A)
1st Verse
A Amaj7
I set out on a great adventure,
F#m E
The day my Father started leading me home,
D D/C#
Said there’s gonna be mountains to climb,
Bm A
And valleys we’re gonna go through.
A Amaj7
But I had no way of knowing,
F#m E
Just how hard this journey could be,
D
Cause the valleys are deeper
D/C# Bm Bm slide to C#m momentarily
And the mountains are steeper than I ever would have dreamed
Chorus
D F#m
But I know we’re gonna make it,
D F#m E
And I know we’re gonna get there soon
D F#m Esus2 Emaj9
And I know sometimes it seems like we’re going the wrong way
D Dm (strum Dm once)
But it’s just the long way home
Turn around
A Amaj7 F#m D
2nd Verse
A Amaj7 F#m E D D/C# Bm Bm (A)
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.
There’s a bag of regret,
Should’ve beens and not yets,
That keep on dragging around,
And I can hardly wait till the day I get to lay them all down.
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Chorus
D F#m D F#m E D F#m Esus2 Emaj9 D Dm
Well I know that day is coming
And I know it’s gonna be here soon
And I know I won’t turn back even if the whole world
Says I’m doing the wrong way
Cause it’s just a long way home
Bridge
Bm C#m C#m
When we can’t take another step,
F#m E D
The Father will pick us up and carry us in His arms,
Bm C#m
And even on the best days, He says to remember we’re not home yet,
Esus2 Emaj9
So don’t get too comfortable,
D Dm (strum once)
Cause really all we’re is just pilgrims passing through.
Interlude
A Amaj7 F#m E D D/C# Bm Bm
Alternative Chorus
D F#m
Well I know that day is coming,
D F#m E
And I know it’s gonna be here soon,
D F#m Esus2 Emaj9
I’ll keep on singing and believing what all of my songs say,
D F#m
Cause our God has made a promise,
D F#m E
And I know that everything He says is true,
D F#m Esus2 Emaj9
And he promised He would never ever leave us
D Dm Esus2 Emaj9
He’s gonna lead us, He’ll lead us home,
D Dm (Strum Dm once) A Amaj7
Every single step of the long way home,
F#m E
So keep on, we’re gonna make it,
D Dm
We’re just taking the long way home,
A Amaj7
Keep on we’re gonna make it,
F#m E
I know we’re gonna make it,
D Dm (strum Dm once)
It’s just a long way home.
A Amaj7=A (strum A once)
