{"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":758243,"song":"The Longest Time","artist":"Billy Joel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/758243-the-longest-time-chords-by-billy-joel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/758243?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":1331,"content":"'The Longest Time', Billy Joel.\r\nBased on Official Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_XgQhMPeEQ\r\nAltered bass line in bridge endings.\r\n\r\nCapo on 1st fret\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, oh, oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor the longest time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, oh, oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor the longest time[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D/C#[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf you said goodbye to me tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D/C#[/ch]  [ch]D/B[/ch]  [ch]D/A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere would still be music left to write[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWhat else could I do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D7/A[/ch]\r\nI'm so inspired by you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat hasn't happened for the longest time[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D/C#[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch]  [ch]D/A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOnce I thought my innocence was gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D/C#[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNow I know that happiness goes on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThat's where you found me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D7/A[/ch]\r\nWhen you put your arms around me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI haven't been there for the longest time[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, oh, oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor the longest time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, oh, oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor the longest[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D/C#[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm that voice you're hearing in the hall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D/C#[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the greatest miracle of all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIs how I need you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D7/A[/ch]\r\nAnd how you needed me too[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat hasn't happened for the longest time[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nMaybe this won't last very long[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nBut you feel so right[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I could be wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nMaybe I've been hoping too hard[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]\r\nBut I've gone this far[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A/G[/ch]  [ch]A/F#[/ch]  [ch]A/E[/ch]\r\nAnd it's more than I hoped for[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D/C#[/ch]  [ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWho knows how much further we'll go on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/C#[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMaybe I'll be sorry when you're gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI'll take my chances[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D7/A[/ch]\r\nI forgot how nice romance is[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI haven't been there for the longest time[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI had second thoughts at the start[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#7[/ch]\r\nI said to myself[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHold on to your heart[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nNow I know the woman that you are[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nYou're wonderful so far[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A/G[/ch]  [ch]A/F#[/ch]  [ch]A/E[/ch]\r\nAnd it's more than I hoped for[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D/C#[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch]  [ch]D/A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI don't care what consequence it brings[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/C#[/ch] [ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D/A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI have been a fool for lesser things[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI want you so bad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nI think you ought to know that[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI intend to hold you for the longest time[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Ending]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, oh, oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor the longest time[/tab]\r\n\r\nRepeat...","plain_text":"'The Longest Time', Billy Joel.\nBased on Official Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_XgQhMPeEQ\nAltered bass line in bridge endings.\n\nCapo on 1st fret\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Ending]\n\n\n\n\nRepeat...","chords":["D","A","G","D/C#","D/B","D/A","E","F#","Bm","A7","D7/A","Em","C#7","F#m","E7","A/G","A/F#","A/E","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"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]}}}