Supertramp - It's a Long Road

      
 
 Standard tuning EADGBe
 
 Play chord progression Em A E5add7 A in E voicings (i.e. for A and A5add7 play
 second inversions) apart from verse endings- for all others just play straight chords.
 
 Note: E5add7 is an Em7 without the minor 3rd. You can still use Em7 but doesn't sound as good.
 
 Main riff
 
 Part 1 
 

 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------8--10---------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------8h9--------9---------8p7---8--10----------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------9--------5-------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Part 2 
 

 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------8--10---------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------8h9--------9----------8p7---8--10--(8)/10 ------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------9----------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Played over lyrics 
 

 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------2------------2--2--------2--2--------2--2--------------------------|
 A|-------2------------2--2--------2--2--------2--2--------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 STRUCTURE
 
 Main riff parts 1 & 2 
  (x3)
 
 Well the road I see before me threatens pain at every bend, yeah.
 
 Main riff part 1 
 
 
 I might meet somebody I understand and hope to call him friend.
 
 Main riff part 2 
 
 
 (straight) Asus2 G A Asus4 A C Csus2 C D
 Well good company, it may comfort me. But I don't want love to distract my
 heart from the way.
 
 Em A E5add7 A (x2)
 
 Main riff parts 1 & 2 
 
 
 Now your love it gave me sorrow and a broken heart to mend, yeah.
 
 Main riff part 1 
 
 
 So I took me to this lonely road my sweet hopes to defend.
 
 Main riff part 2 
 
 
 (straight) Asus2 G A Asus4 A C Csus2 C D
 Oh and why pretend, I won't look back. Even though the life of a happy man waits before.
 
 Em A E5add7 A (x2)
 
 Instrumental 
  (E blues)
 
 Em A E5add7 A (x2)
 
 Main riff parts 1 & 2 
 
 
 Well, the winter wind blows chilly and the road is dark and gray.
 
 Main riff part 1 
 
 
 So take pity on a wanderer should you pass me on the way.
 
 Main riff part 2 
 
 
 (straight) Asus2 G A Asus4 A C Csus2 C D
 Oh, I'm left alone without a home. Makes a man ask why he travels on when hope is gone.
 
 (softly)
 Em A E5add7 A 
     
 E5add7 A Em A5add7 (x6)

 e|--------15--------14------------12---------------10-----------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 E5add7 A Em