INTRO: G  D  Em  
 
VERSE 1:  
G             D                 Em  
 The smartest men, they built a rocket,  
G               D       Em       C   
 Aimed it at a target, far, far, far away 
G           D                   Em            
 But by the time they knew they lost it,  
       G               D           Em   
It was a long way, was a long way, was a long way 
      G                 D                 Em    
We’re a long way, we’re a long way, we’re a long way off  
 
TRANSITION: G  D  Em (x2)  
  
VERSE 2:  
G             D               Em   
 The smartest men, they saw a world with 
G            D         Em       C         
 Corners and endings, far, far, far away 
G          D               Em    
 When they drew it out and searched it 
          G                D                Em                        
They were a long way, were a long way, were a long way 
      G                 D                 Em     
We’re a long way, we’re a long way, we’re a long way  
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TRANSITION:  
G         D              Em  
Hmmm - mmmmmm, hm - mm - mmmmmmm - mmmm - mm  
       G         D              Em  
Hmmm - mmmm - mmmmmm, hm - mm - mmmmmmm - mmmm - mm  
 
CHORUS:  
      G                 D                 Em   
We’re a long way, we’re a long way, we’re a long way  
      G                 D                 Em                
We’re a long way, we’re a long way, we’re a long way off  
 
TRANSITION: G (hold) D  Em  
 
VERSE 3:  
G       D               Em   
 The erudite composed a thesis 
G              D      Em       C        
 Everything we see is all, all, all there is 
G          D         Em     
 But as an apophatic mystic,  
      G                 D                 Em    
We’re a long way, we’re a long way, we’re a long way  
      G                 D                 Em    
We’re a long way, we’re a long way, we’re a long way off  
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TRANSITION:  
G         D              Em  
Oooh - oooooh, oh - oh - ooooooh - oooh - oh  
       G         D              Em  
Oooh - oooh - oooooh, oh - oh - ooooooh - oooh - oh  
 
CHORUS:  
      G                 D                 Em   
We’re a long way, we’re a long way, we’re a long way  
      G                 D                 Em          
We’re a long way, we’re a long way, we’re a long way  
      G                 D                 Em   
We’re a long way, we’re a long way, we’re a long way  
      G                 D                 Em            G (hold)    
We’re a long way, we’re a long way, we’re a long way off  
 
BRIDGE / ENDING:  
          G        D              Em          C 
When the waves of time wash the shores stark clean  
        G   D         Em     C           
Of the memories, the last of me 
         G       D           Em      C       
With my castles gone to the constant sea 
           G        D    Em      C  
Will you stay with me, stay with me?