Long Way Home Chords
Long Way Home by Goo Goo Dolls is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, F#m, E, D and A/G#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: A A (2x)
verse 1
A
I see the darkness and it's following me here
A
To all the cracks and all the edges of your fear
F#m E
I know where you go
A
You try to run away, but really you are falling
F#m
Through endless shadows made of everything you thought it was
E
Till you woke up
D A
When your hope is sinking like a stone
F#m E
I will take your hand, I will walk you home
D A
If you never try, you're never gonna know
F#m E
I will take you there, but you can't let go
A
'Cause it's a long way home
F#m
It's a long way
E
It's a long way
A A/G#
It's a long wa______y
verse 2
A
I've seen the lights of countless dreamers burned from nothing
F#m
You have to hurt to know if anything means something more
E
Yeah, you're so much more
D A
When your hope is sinking like a stone
F#m E
I will take your hand, I will walk you home
D A
If you never try, you're never gonna know
F#m E
I will take you there, but you can't let go
A
'Cause it's a long way home
F#m
It's a long way
E
It's a long way
A A/G#
It's a long wa______y
Bridge
A
Light up the darkness
A
Take what you're given
F#m
Sometimes it's frightening
F#m
But it's amazing
E
Live for the moment
E
We're only human
A
We're only human
A/G# A
We're only human
Refrain
F#m
It's a long way
E
It's a long way
A A/G#
It's a long wa______y
D A
When your hope is sinking like a stone
F#m E
I will take your hand, I will walk you home
D A
If you never try, you're never gonna know
F#m E
I will take you there, but you can't let go
A
'Cause it's a long way home
F#m
It's a long way
E
It's a long way
A A/G#
It's a long wa______y
N.C.
Home
Ending
A F#m E