Intro: F#0 B1 0 Fm2 D#3 C#4 1We're taking the long way home 2-Taking the long way home- 3 4 G#5 5Take me back to the middle of nowhere C#6 6Back to the place only you and I share Fm7 D#8 7Remember all the memories C#9 8The fireflies and make believe 9 10 G#10 11Kicking back at the old school yard C#11 12Singing songs on our guitars Fm12 D#13 13This is our reality C#14 14Crazy, stupid you and me 15 16 Fm15 D#16 C#17 17We know this is the way it's supposed to be 18 G#18 D#19 C#20 19So we're taking the long way home -taking the long way- G#21 D#22 C#23 20'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone G#24 D#25 21I wanna get lost and drive forever with you Fm26 C#27 22Talkin' 'bout nothing yeah whatever baby G#28 D#29 C#30 23So we're taking the long way home -taking the long way- G#31 D#32 24Tonight 25 26 C#33 G#34 D#35 27We're taking the long way home C#36 28We're taking the long way home 29 30 G#37 31Now we're stuck in the middle of nowhere C#38 32Yeah you know we took our time to get there Fm39 D#40 33We're hiding out in a dream C#41 34Catching fire like kerosene -kerosene- 35 36 G#42 37And you know I'd never let you down C#43 38'Til the sun comes up 39 40We can own this town Fm44 D#45 41Something like make believe C#46 42Living in a movie scene 43 44 Fm47 D#48 C#49 45Know this is the way it's supposed to be 46 47 G#50 D#51 C#52 48So we're taking the long way home -taking the long way- G#53 D#54 C#55 49'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone G#56 D#57 50I wanna get lost and drive forever with you Fm58 C#59 51Talkin' 'bout nothing yeah whatever baby G#60 D#61 C#62 52So we're taking the long way home -taking the long way- 53 54 Fm63 D#64 55Hitting every red light C#65 G#66 56Kissing at the stop signs darling Fm67 D#68 C#69 57Green Day's on the radio Fm70 D#71 58And everything is alright C#72 G#73 59Now we're turning off the headlights darling Fm74 D#75 C#76 60We're just taking it slow 61 62 G#77 D#78 C#79 63So we're taking the long way home -taking the long way- G#80 D#81 C#82 64'Cause I don't wanna be wasting my time alone G#83 D#84 65I wanna get lost and drive forever with you Fm85 C#86 66Talkin' 'bout nothing yeah whatever baby G#87 D#88 C#89 67So we're taking the long way home -taking the long way- 68 69 Fm90 D#91 70Hitting every red light C#92 G#93 71Kissing at the stop signs darling Fm94 D#95 C#96 72Green Day's on the radio Fm97 D#98 73And everything is alright C#99 G#100 74Now we're turning up the headlights darling Fm101 D#102 C#103 75We're just taking it slow 76 77 78Outro -2x-: F#104 C#105 C#106 G#107 79We're taking the long way home 80