{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":905619,"song":"It Takes A Long Time","artist":"John Nolan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11609003-it-takes-a-long-time-chords-by-john-nolan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/905619?type=chord","rating":0.10105,"votes":0,"content":"POSTED BY JOHN NOLAN HIMSELF =]\r\n\r\n\r\nPlayed with capo on the 3rd fret\r\n\r\nIntro:[ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am7[/ch] 2x\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]           \r\nThey dragged me from the party kicking and screaming[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am7[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]              \r\nClawing at the carpet and chewing up the scenery[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]Am7[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nTalking to my friends with no regard for decency[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nI couldn't tell you what I did, or what it meant to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Em[/ch]                    \r\nBut I keep finding all these pieces[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nSoon they start to form a picture[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch] \r\nAnd I can understand what I've done[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am7[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nBut it takes a long time   [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am7[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nto understand why[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]                                              \r\nYou made it home, but I was left on the road[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nTo sing songs, drink hard to fight fatigue and the cold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSleep walking through the days[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Am7[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nJust waiting until the clock says it's time to let go[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUntil it's time to give up again and pretend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]Am7[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI'm not bound by habit, I'm not a slave to my needs[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nI choose to let go so I must be in control[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nThis must be who I want to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am7[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nBut it takes a long time   [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am7[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] \r\nto understand why[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am7[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]                         \r\nIt takes a long time   [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am7[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nto understand why[/tab]\r\n \r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]  \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nConstant effort, constant concentration[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                                    [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]       \r\nConstant concern, constant contemplation[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                                           [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]         \r\nConstantly checking my tone for accuracy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]        \r\nConstantly defining my inability[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nIt takes a long time   [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am7[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] \r\nto understand why[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am7[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   \r\nIt takes a long time   [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am7[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] \r\nto understand why[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am7[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n It takes a long time[/tab]","plain_text":"POSTED BY JOHN NOLAN HIMSELF =]\n\n\nPlayed with capo on the 3rd fret\n\nIntro:Em   G   C  Am7 2x\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEm   G   C \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nBm  C Cmaj7","chords":["Em","G","C","Am7","Bm","Cmaj7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}