Verse 1
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I remember the moment that my dreams were broken
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I wrote them down on a postcard and then threw it away
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I slipped into some trousers and rolled out my window
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Then went out into the wilderness where I'm going to stay
Chorus
[C]
And it’s a long, long, long journey
[G] [D]
That we've been on
[C]
And it's a long, long, long story
[G] [D]
That can be told
[C]
And it’s a long, long day
[B7] [Em]
And we've come a long, long way
[C] [D] [G]
And it's a long, long, long way back
Verse 2
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Looking around this museum for paintings I relate to
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Even though most of them were painted by somebody else
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Then we went to the movies and watched lots of films there, yeah
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Now I'm going down to Hollywood to make them myself
Chorus
[C]
And it’s a long, long, long journey
[G] [D]
That we've been on
[C]
And it's a long, long, long story
[G] [D]
That will be told
[C]
And it’s a long, long day
[B7] [Em]
And we've come a long, long way
[C] [D] [G]
And it's a long, long, long way back
[Post-Chorus]
[C] [G] [D]
And it's a big, big vehicle that we’re driving in
[C] [G] [D]
And I've been following this roadway since it began
[C] [B7] [Em]
And if I came here to lose then I still might win
[C] [D] [G]
When I go down that road again
Bridge
[Cm] [G]
And the road doesn't end
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It's a long, long road and we follow it again and again
[Cm] [G] [D]
And the road don’t pretend
Verse 3
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I went down to the Coast Guard to see what they're guarding
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See what the sign says, you idiot, we're guarding the coast
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Now I'm going on a podcast to talk about my memories
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Even though I can't remember anything from before the show
Pre-Chorus
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I've made some long, long phone calls to my friends at home
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And I told them where I've been and the places I'm going
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And they said, "Wow, that's incredible, but we already know"
[C] [D] [G]
"Because of that long, long song you wrote." About how it's a-
Chorus
[C]
And it’s a long, long, long journey
[G] [D]
That we've been on
[C]
And it's a long, long, long story
[G] [D]
That shall be told
[C]
And it’s a long, long day
[B7] [Em]
And we've come a long, long way
Outro
[Am] [D] [Em]
But there's still a long way to go
[C] [D]
It's a long, long, long way
[B7] [E]
It's a long, long strong way
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It's a long, long, long way forward
