Jackson Browne - The long way around
tabsver. 1
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Capo: 5
Tuning: E A D G B E
Some of the tabs here may not be exactly correct as Jackson does tend to play variations of the main
riff throughout, but they do provide an accurate foundation for the song.
CAPO 5
F X32010
Cadd11 X2001X
Dm7 X02010
Csus4 3X001X
Bbmaj7 133210
A7 020100
[Intro Tab]
F Cadd11 Dm7 Csus4 Bbmaj7
e|-0---------------|-0----------------|----------------|-0-------------|
B|------------1----|-------------1----|-1---------1----|---------------|
G|-----0-----------|------0--------0--|-----2----------|----2----------|
D|--------------0--|------------------|-------------3--|-------3-------|
A|-3-------2-------|-0----------------|--------3-------|-----------0h2-|
E|-----------------|----------3-------|-1--------------|-1-------------|
[Verse Tab]
F Cadd11 Dm7 Csus4 Bbmaj7
e|-0---------------|-0----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
B|------------1----|-------------1----|------------1----|------------1----|
G|-----0-----------|------0--------0--|-1---------------|------2----------|
D|--------------0--|------------------|------3-------3--|----3---------3--|
A|-3-------2-------|-0----------------|----3------------|----------3------|
E|-----------------|----------3-------|-1-------1-------|-1---------------|
[Verse 1]
I Fdon't know Cadd11what to Dm7say about Csus4these Bbmaj7days
I'm Fseeing Cadd11people Dm7changing Csus4in the Bbmaj7strangest ways
EvFen in the Cadd11richer Dm7neighborCsus4hoods
Bbmaj7People don't know when they've got it good
They've Fgot the Cadd11envy, Dm7and they've Csus4got it Bbmaj7bad
[Instrumental Fill]
Here's one way to play that little fill that comes after some verses:
F Cadd11 Dm7 Csus4 Bbmaj7
e|------0----------|-0-------3-------|-----0---------|---------------|
B|------------3----|-----------------|-----1---------|---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----2---------|---------------|
D|----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-3----3-----2----|-0---------------|---------------|-----------0h2-|
E|-----------------|---------3-------|-1-------------|---------------|
And another way:
F Cadd11 Dm7 Csus4 Bbmaj7
e|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
B|--------5-----3----|-5-------8-------|-----1---------|--------------|
G|-------------------|-----------------|-----0---------|--------------|
D|--------7-----5----|-7-------10------|--3------------|--------------|
A|-(3)----7-----5----|-7-------10------|-(3)-----------|--------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
The normal verse chords continue underneath, so you can also just continue to play those instead.
F Cadd11 Dm7 Csus4 Bbmaj7
e|-0---------------|-0----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
B|------------1----|-------------1----|------------1----|------------1----|
G|-----0-----------|------0--------0--|-1---------------|------2----------|
D|--------------0--|------------------|------3-------3--|----3---------3--|
A|-3-------2-------|-0----------------|----3------------|----------3------|
E|-----------------|----------3-------|-1-------1-------|-1---------------|
[Verse 2]
FWhen I was a Cadd11kid everDm7ything I Csus4did was Bbmaj7trying to be free
FRunning up and Cadd11down Dm7Tinsel Csus4Town with the Bbmaj7fire inside of me
My Fplanet's Cadd11all in Dm7retroCsus4grade, the Bbmaj7best of all my plans got laid
I Fmade my Cadd11breaks, and Dm7some misCsus4takes
Bbmaj7Just not the ones people think I made
[Chorus Tab]
F Cadd11 Dm7 Csus4 Bbmaj7
e|-0---------------|-0----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
B|------------1----|-------------1----|------------1----|------------1----|
G|-----0-----------|------0--------0--|-1---------------|------2----------|
D|--------------0--|------------------|------3-------3--|----3---------3--|
A|-3-------2-------|-0----------------|----3------------|----------3------|
E|-----------------|----------3-------|-1-------1-------|-1---------------|
[Chorus]
Now I'm a FlongCadd11 Dm7 wayCsus4 goneBbmaj7
Down this FwildCadd11 Dm7road Csus4I'm oBbmaj7n
It's going to Ftake me Cadd11 Dm7where I'Csus4m bouBbmaj7nd
But it's the FlongCadd11 Dm7way Csus4a- Bbmaj7round
[Instrumental Fill] x2
[Verse 3]
It's Fso hard Cadd11keeping Dm7track of what's Csus4gone wrong Bbmaj7
The FcoveCadd11nant unDm7ravelCsus4s, and the Bbmaj7news just rolls along
I could Ffeel my Cadd11memory Dm7letting Csus4go some Bbmaj7two or three disasters ago
It's Fhard to Cadd11say which Dm7did more Csus4ill
Bbmaj7Citizens United or the Gulf oil spill Bbmaj7
[Chorus]
And I'm a FlongCadd11 Dm7 wayCsus4 goneBbmaj7
Down this FwildCadd11 Dm7road Csus4I'm oBbmaj7n
It's going to Ftake me Cadd11 Dm7where I'Csus4m bouBbmaj7nd
But it's the FlongCadd11 Dm7way Csus4a- Bbmaj7round
[Instrumental Fill] x2
[Verse 4]
It's Fnever Cadd11been that Dm7hard to Csus4buy a gun Bbmaj7
Now they'll Fsell a Cadd11Glock 1Dm79 to Csus4just about Bbmaj7anyone
The Fseeds of Cadd11trage- Dm7dy are Csus4there
In Bbmaj7what we feel we have the right to bear
To Fwatch our Cadd11children Dm7come to Csus4harm
Bbmaj7There in the safety of our arms
With Fall we disagree about
The Bbmaj7passions burn, the A7heart goes out F
[Chorus]
And we're a lFong Cadd11 Dm7 way Csus4 gone Bbmaj7
Down this FwildCadd11 Dm7road Csus4we're oBbmaj7n
It's going to Ftake us Cadd11 Dm7where weCsus4're bBbmaj7ound
But it's the FlongCadd11 Dm7way Csus4a- roBbmaj7und
[Instrumental Fill] x4
[~Outro~] x 8+
F Cadd11 Dm7 Csus4 Bbmaj7
e|-0---------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
B|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------1--|--------------|
G|--------------0--|--------------0--|-2------------|--------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|--------3-----|--0-----------|
A|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|--------------|--------------|
E|-----------------|---------3-------|-1------------|--------------|
F Cadd11 Dm7 Csus4 Bbmaj7 x8
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| h = hammer-on
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