Intro: DEmDEmA Verse 1:
DEm Sitting by the window of this broken-down hotel,
DEm Trying to write a letter just to show you that I'm well,
DEm But I've been watching all the people as they cross the marketplace,
DEm And though there really is no reason, I've been looking for your face.
 Chorus: 
DBmEmA It's such a long way home,
DBmEmA It's such a long way home,
DBmEmA It's such a long way...
 Verse 2:
DEm Standing by the aeroplane she held me in her arms,
DEm And then she whispered "oh dear lord don't let him come to any harm"
DEm And as we turned to fly away I saw her standing on her own,
DEm It seemed her hand was waving not goodbye but "please come home".
 Chorus:
DBmEmA It's such a long way home,
DBmEmA It's such a long way home,
DBmEmA It's such a long way...
 Bridge:
GF#m Oh so many people have to travel away,
EmD From the ones that they love and they need,
GF#m But I want to tell you that all your life,
EmA You can depend on me.
 Verse 3:
DEm Far away a saxophone lingers on a tune,
DEm And it's the kind of song that someone wrote for lovers and a moon,
DEm And as the band begins to play it, with a shock I realize,
DEm That it's a song we sang together and it nearly makes me cry.
 Chorus:
DBmEmA It's such a long way home,
DBmEmA It's such a long way home,
DBmEmAGD