Intro:
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