Lets Take The Long Way Around The World Chords

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Lets Take The Long Way Around The World by Ronnie Milsap is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, C7, F, Am, C/G, D7, G7sus4, G7, G7/B, Em/G, C/E, Dm7, G, G/B, Dm7/G, Cmaj7 and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			C  
In the daily rush of things  

C maj7   
If we stop to think it seems  

C7                  F  
We never have time alone  

Am  
Doing things we have to do  

C/G  
Not much time for me and you  

  F               D7             G7sus4 G7  
Before we know it it will all be gone  

   
               C    G7/B  Am         Em/G 
LetÂ’s take the long way   around the world  

F              C/E       Dm7 
Sharing each other as we go  

G             C    G/B   Am       C/G 
LetÂ’s take the long way around the world  

F                Dm7/G   C  
And letÂ’s take it real    slow  

   
C  
I get hungry just to talk  

Cmaj7   
Take your hand and take a walk  

C7                         F  
I never have you to myself enough  

Am  
The two of us are really one  

C/G  
And when itÂ’s all said and done  

F                   D7              G7sus4 G7  
The only thing that really lasts is love  

   
               C    G7  Am         Em  
LetÂ’s take the long way around the world  

F              C/E       Dm7 G7 
Sharing each other as we go  

G7             C   G/B  Am        C/G 
LetÂ’s take the long way around the world  

F        Dm7     G    C  
And letÂ’s take it real slow  

    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante