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A Long Time Ago

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[Intro]
|      G    D   D/C|       Em    D|      C    G6/B|  D    C        G|
GSeems like such a Dlong time aEmgoD  
CI was Gwalking down a lDoneCly Groad
GGetting tired of dDreaming alEmoneD  
CLike all the Glonely people DI Chad Gknown
GSeems like such a Dlong time aEmgoD  
CThere was Gno-one who would Dshare Cmy Gsong
GI was just a Dboy far from EmhomeD  
CBut I beGcame a man when Dyou Ccame aGlong
CWe sGpent the Amwhole Gnight Emtalking
You Gsaid you'd Clike to Emsee the D7sun Grise
CBut in the Amgold Gof Emmorning
There was nothing Gthat I Chad not Emseen in D7your Geyes
DHmEmm  DHmm
CI was so afGraid to touch you
Am7Thought you were too Gyoung to know
So CI just watched you sGleepingAm7  Em  D  
CThen you woke and Gsaid to me,
"The Am7night is cold it Gfrightens me,
CI could sleep so Geasy next to Am7you"Em  D  Am7  Em  D  
GWasn't very Dlong aEmgoD  
CYou said that Gyou would like to Dshare Cmy Groad
GThen you started sDinging my EmsongD  
CYou said, "So many Gnights are waiting,
Am7Let's not spend a Gmoment wasting Ctime,
'Cause we have Gvery far to AmgoEm  D  
CI will go if Gyou will take me
Am7I have never Ghad a lover
CI am young but GI am so aAm7lone"Em  D  Am7  Em  D  
CWe Gspent the Amwhole Gnight EmtalkingG  C  Em  D7  G  
CBut in the Amgold Gof EmmorningG  C  Em  D7  G  D  Em  Am  D  G  
EmHmmmD  
EmHmmDm,  D7mmm Gmmm

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A Long Time Ago

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A Long Time Ago

by Jim Croce

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C

G6/B

Am7

[Intro]

G D D/C Em D C G6/B D C G

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G D Em D

Seems like such a long time ago

C G D C G

I was walking down a lonely road

G D Em D

Getting tired of dreaming alone

C G D C G

Like all the lonely people I had known

G D Em D

Seems like such a long time ago

C G D C G

There was no-one who would share my song

G D Em D

I was just a boy far from home

C G D C G

But I became a man when you came along

C G Am G Em

We spent the whole night talking

G C Em D7 G

You said you'd like to see the sun rise

C Am G Em

But in the gold of morning

G C Em D7 G

There was nothing that I had not seen in your eyes

D Em D

Hmm Hmm

C G

I was so afraid to touch you

Am7 G

Thought you were too young to know

C G Am7 Em D

So I just watched you sleeping

C G

Then you woke and said to me,

Am7 G

"The night is cold it frightens me,

C G Am7 Em D Am7 Em D

I could sleep so easy next to you"

G D Em D

Wasn't very long ago

C G D C G

You said that you would like to share my road

G D Em D

Then you started singing my song

C G

You said, "So many nights are waiting,

Am7 G C

Let's not spend a moment wasting time,

G Am Em D

'Cause we have very far to go

C G

I will go if you will take me

Am7 G

I have never had a lover

C G Am7 Em D Am7 Em D

I am young but I am so alone"

C G Am G Em G C Em D7 G

We spent the whole night talking

C Am G Em G C Em D7 G D Em Am D G

But in the gold of morning

Em D

Hmmm

Em D D7 G

Hmmm, mmm mmm

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