C  D  Am   C  D  Am   C  D  Am
C  D  Am   C  D  Am   C

[Verse 1]
           D            Am   C
She took a long time to go
               D              Am                            C
Sittin' on the porch, looking way down the road, and waiting
        D             Am    C
For the right time to come
    D       Am    C
For leaving home
    D       Am
For leaving home

[Instrumental]
C  D  Am   C  D  Am   C

[Verse 2]
             D             Am              C
Light in her eyes when the doorbell rings
            D            Am              C
She runs to see what the mailman brings
        D           Am           C
Another letter from so far away
             D           Am   C
She reads it ten times a day
             D           Am
She reads it ten times a day

[Instrumental]
C  D  Am   C  D  Am   C  D  Am
C  D  Am   C  D  Am   C

[Verse 3]
         D     Am           C
Suitcase lying in the hall
              D       Am              C
She's waiting for the telephone call
        D           Am        C
Let her go, let her fly away
                D       Am   C
There's nothing left to see
                D       Am
There's nothing left to see

[Instrumental]
C  D  Am   C  D  Am   C

[Verse 4]
     D            Am          C
Lazy moon hangin' in the air
            D            Am               C
Catches the light in her long brown hair
       D                Am
Lying awake she hears a night train cry
       C        D          Am
This is so long honey, goodbye
       C        D          Am   D  A7   D  A7
This is so long honey, goodbye

[Bridge]
A7
So long, I can't wait
                D        G
So long, got to get away
Am
So long, I waited too long
           C         D      Am
So long, I got to be moving on
  C         D      Am
I got to be moving on

[Instrumental]
C  D  Am   C  D  Am   C

[Verse 5]
           D            Am   C
She took a long time to go
               D              Am                            C
Sittin' on the porch, looking way down the road, and waiting
        D             Am     C
For the right time to come
    D       Am     C
For leaving home
    D       Am
For leaving home