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Long Time Coming
Bap Kennedy
4/4
Intro 
|G/ / / / |C/ / / / |G/ / / / |D/ / / / |
GWhen I first met you CI was ready to
GGive up this life of drinkin' and a Dbummin'
GBut all my promisesC  
Are a Dlong time a'Gcomin'
|G/ / / / |C/ / D/ / |
GWhen I look at us, Csittin' on this bus
GWe're still pullin', we're still Dstrugglin'
GWaitin' for that lucky breakC  
But it's a Dlong time a'GcominC  D  
CUp in the blue beyond, Gabove the great divide
CEverything can't be wrong
DSomebody must be gettin' it right
|G/ / / / |C/ / / / |G/ / / / |D/ / / / |
|G/ / / / |C/ / D/ / |G/ / / / |C/ / D/ / |
GWell I'm still me, Cand I'll never be
GA slave to any man or Dwoman
GSomeday you'll be proud of meC  
But it's a Dlong time Gcomin'C  
A Dlong time a'Gcomin'C  
A Dlong time a'Gcomin'C  
  D           G

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Long Time Coming

by Bap Kennedy

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Long Time Coming

Bap Kennedy

4/4

Intro

G C G D

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G C

When I first met you I was ready to

G D

Give up this life of drinkin' and a bummin'

G C

But all my promises

D G

Are a long time a'comin'

G C D

|/ / / / |/ / / / |

G C

When I look at us, sittin' on this bus

G D

We're still pullin', we're still strugglin'

G C

Waitin' for that lucky break

D G C D

But it's a long time a'comin

C G

Up in the blue beyond, above the great divide

Everything can't be wrong

Somebody must be gettin' it right

G C G D

|/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |

G C D G C D

|/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |

G C

Well I'm still me, and I'll never be

G D

A slave to any man or woman

G C

Someday you'll be proud of me

D G C

But it's a long time comin'

D G C

A long time a'comin'

D G C

A long time a'comin'

D G

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