Long Way Home Chords

KeyE Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays356

Long Way Home by 5 Seconds Of Summer is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords E, A, C# and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: E, A 
      C#         B          A 
We're taking the long way home 
(Taking the long way home) 

E 
Take me back to the middle of nowhere 
A 
Back to the place only you and I share 
C#               B 
Remember all the memories 
A 
The fireflies and make believe 

E 
Kicking back at the old school yard 
A 
Singing songs on our guitars 
C#          B 
This is our reality 
A 
Crazy, stupid you and me 

   C#               B                    A 
We know this is the way it's supposed to be 

         E          B          A 
So we're taking the long way home (taking the long way) 
                        E          B          A 
'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone 
            E             A              
I wanna get lost and drive forever with you 
              C#           A 
Talkin' 'bout nothing yeah whatever baby 
         E         B         A 
So we're taking the long way home (taking the long way) 
E      B 
Tonight 

A                            E     B 
We're taking the long way home 
A 
We're taking the long way home 

E                       
Now we're stuck in the middle of nowhere 
A                              
Yeah you know we took our time to get there 
C#         B 
Hiding out in a tree 
A 
Catching fire like kerosene (kerosene) 

E                      
And you know I'd never let you down 
         A 
'Til the sun comes up 
        
We can own this town 
C#             B 
Something like make believe 
A 
Living in a movie scene 

C#                B                    A 
Know this is the way it's supposed to be 

         E           B         A 
So we're taking the long way home (taking the long way) 
                        E          B        A 
'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone 
            E               A  
I wanna get lost and drive forever with you 
              C#            A 
Talkin' 'bout nothing yeah whatever baby 
         E          B          A 
So we're taking the long way home (taking the long way) 

C#             B 
Hitting every red light 
A             E 
Kissing at the stop signs darling 
C#           B         A      
Green Day's on the radio 
C#                 B 
And everything is alright 
A                       E 
Now we're turning up the headlights darling 
C#          B         A 
We're just taking it slow 


         E           B         A 
So we're taking the long way home (taking the long way) 
                        E          B        A 
'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone 
            E               A  
I wanna get lost and drive forever with you 
              C#            A 
Talkin' 'bout nothing yeah whatever baby 
         E          B          A 
So we're taking the long way home (taking the long way) 


C#             B 
Hitting every red light 
A             E 
Kissing at the stop signs darling 
C#           B         A      
Green Day's on the radio 
C#                 B 
And everything is alright 
A                       E 
Now we're turning up the headlights darling 
C#          B         A 
We're just taking it slow 


E, B 

A 
We're taking the long way home  

E, B 

A                         E 
We're taking the long way home 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante