If the chords are too awkward, I'd suggest downtuning and transposing the tab +1 to play it in G major.
Since Bill doesn't usually use guitar in his songs, I tried my best to get the implied chords.
For the transition from A#7 to D#m in the chorus, you get can away with just playing the open D string
between the chords. I like playing it like this:
e|-1-------6-|
B|-3-------7-|
G|-1-------8-|
D|-3---0---8-|
A|-1-------6-|
E|-x-------x-|
Intro
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
Verse 1
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
I remember the moment that my dreams were broken
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
I wrote them down on a post card and then threw it away
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
I slipped into some trousers and rolled out my window
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
Then went out into the wilderness where I'm going to stay
[F#] [B] [C#]
Chorus
[B] [F#] [C#]
And it's a long, long, long journey that we've been on
[B] [F#] [C#]
And it's a long, long, long story that can be told
[B] [A#7] [A#7/D] [D#m7]
And it's a long, long day and we've come a long, long way
[G#m7] [B/C#] [F#]
And it's a long, long, long way back
N.C. [F#]
Verse 2
[F#] [Badd9] [C#] [F#]
I'm looking around this museum for paintings I relate to
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
[F#] [Badd9] [C#] [F#]
Even though most of them were painted by somebody else
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
[F#] [Badd9] [C#] [F#]
Then we went to the movies and watched lots of films there, yeah
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
[F#] [Badd9]* [C#] [F#]
Now I'm going down to Hollywood to make them myself
[F#] [B] [C#]
Chorus
[B] [F#] [C#]
And it's a long, long, long journey that we've been on
[B] [F#] [C#]
And it's a long, long, long story that will be told
[B] [A#7] [A#7/D] [D#m7]
And it's a long, long day and we've come a long, long way
[G#m7] [B/C#] [F#]
And it's a long, long, long way back
[F#add9] [B] [F#] [C#]
And it's a big, big vehicle that we're driving in
[B] [F#] [C#]
And I've been following this roadway since it began
[B] [A#7] [D#m7]
And if I came here to lose then I still might win
[G#m7] [B/C#] [F#]
When I go down that road again
Bridge
[Bm] [D] [E]
And the road doesn't end
[Bm] [D] [E] [Bm] [D] [E]
It's a long, long road and we follow it again and again
[Bm] [D]
And the road don't pretend
[D/E]
(hiye)
Verse 3
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
I went down to the Coast Guard to see what they're guarding
[F#] [Badd9] [C#] [F#]
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
"See what the sign says, you idiot, we're guarding the coast"
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
Now I'm going on a podcast to talk about my memories
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#]
Even though I can't remember anything from before the show
(Bassline descends through F#6 chord)
Pre-Chorus
[B] [F#] [C#]
I've made some long, long phone calls to my friends at home
[B] [F#] [C#]
And I told them where I've been and the places I'm going
[B] [F#] [A#m7]
And they said, "Wow, that's incredible, but we already know
[G#m7] [B/C#] [F#]
Because of that long, long song you wrote"
Chorus
[B] [F#] [C#]
About how it's a long, long, long journey that we've been on
[B] [F#] [C#]
And it's a long, long, long story that shall be told
[B] [A#7] [A#7/D] [D#m7]
And it's a long, long day and we've come a long, long way
Outro
[G#m7] [B/C#] [D#m7] [G#7]
But there's still a long way to go-o-o-o
[G#m7] [C#]
It's a long, long, long way
[A#m7] [D#7]
It's a long, long, strong way
[G#m7] [B/C#]
It's a long, long, long way
[F#]
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