| D | D | D | G D A |
| A | A | A | D |
[Verse]
D G D A
Daddy sits on the front porch swingin', lookin' out on a vacant field
D
It used to be filled with burly tobacco, now he knows it never will
G D A
My brother found work in Indiana, my sister's a nurse at the old folks home
D
Momma's still cookin' too much for supper and me, I've been a long time gone
[Chorus]
G D A G D A
Been a long time gone, no I ain't hoed a row since I don't know when
A D G A D
Long time gone and it ain't comin' back again
[Break]
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| A | A | A | D |
[Verse]
D G D A
Delia plays that old church piano, sittin' out on her daddy's farm
D
She always thought that we'd be together, Lord, I never meant to do her harm
G D A
Said she could heard me singin' in the choir, me I heard another song
D
I caught wind and hit the road runnin' and Lord, I've been a long time gone
[Chorus]
G D A G D A
Been a long time gone, Lord, I ain't had a prayer since I don't know when
A D G A D
Long time gone and it ain't comin' back again
[Break] (x2)
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| B | B | B | E |
[Bridge]
C
Now me, I went to Nashville, tryin' to be the big deal
D
Playin' down on Broadway, gettin' there the hard way
C
Livin' from a tip jar, sleepin' in my car
D E A
Hockin' my guitar, yeah I'm gonna be a star
[Verse]
D G D A
Now me and Delia singin' every Sunday, watchin' the children and the garden grow
D
We listen to the radio to hear what's cookin' but the music ain't got no soul
D
Now they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard
G D A
They got money but they don't have Cash,
A
They got Junior but they don't have Hank
I think, I think, I think the rest is a...
[Chorus]
G D A G D A
Long time gone, no I ain't hit the roof since I don't know when
A D G A
Long time gone and it ain't comin' back...
G D A G D A
I said a long time gone, no I ain't honked a horn since I don't know when
A D G A D
Long time gone and it ain't comin' back again
| D | D | D | G D A |
| A | A | A | D |
A
I said a long time, long time, long time gone, oh it's been a long time
D A
Long time, long time, long time gone
D
Oh it's been a long time gone
A D
Long time, long time, long time gone. Yeah, yeah.
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| A | A | A | D |
