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The Lumineers - Long Way From Home Chords

Chord reference A, D, E, F#m
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A] [D] [A] [E] [F#m] [D] [A] [A]Held [D]on to [A]hope [E]like a [F#m]noose, [D]like a [A]rope [A]God and [D] [A]medicine [E]take no [F#m] [D]mercy on [A]him [D]Poisoned his [A]blood, and [D]burned out his [A]throat [D]Enough is [A]enough, [E]he’s a [F#m]long [D]way from [A] [D]home [A] [E] [F#m] [D] [A]

[A]Days [D]of my [A]youth [E]wasted [F#m]on a [D]selfish [A]fool [A]Who ran [D]for the [A]hills [E]from the [F#m]hand [D]you were [A]dealt [D]I flew far [A]away, as [D]far as I could [A]go [D]Your time is running [A]out and [E]I’m a [F#m]long [D]way from [A] [D]home [A] [E] [F#m] [D] [A]

[A] [D] [A] [E] [F#m] [D] [A] [A]Laid [D]up in [A]bed, [E]you were [F#m]laid [D]up in [A]bed [A] [D]Holding the [A]pain [E]like you’re [F#m] [D]holding your [A]breath [D]I prayed you could [A]sleep, [D]sleep like a [A]stone [D]You’re right next to [A]me but [E]you’re a [F#m]long [D]way from [A] [D]home [A] [E] [F#m] [D] [A]

[A] [D] [A] [E] [F#m] [D] [A] [A]Hospi[D]tal [A]gowns [E]never [F#m]fit [D]like they [A]should [A]We yelled [D]at the [A]nurse, [E] [F#m]didn’t do [D]any [A]good [D]More [A]morphine, the [D]last words you [A]moaned [D]At last I was [A]sure that [E]you weren’t [F#m]far aw[D]ay from [A]home [D] [A] [E] [F#m] [D] [A]

[A] [D] [A] [E] [F#m] [D] [A]

Artist The Lumineers
Album Cleopatra
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2016
Key A

How to Play Long Way From Home on Guitar?

The Lumineers - Long Way From Home can be played in the key of A using the A, D, E, F#m chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Long Way From Home with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.