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Elephant Stone - How Long
INTRO
e|----------------------------------|
B|---0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-|
G|--0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----|
D|-2--2--2-0--0--0------------------|
A|-----------------3--3--3-0--0--2--|
E|----------------------------------|
Em
VERSE 1
EmHow long have Gyou been gone
AmMy Love, why are you Cso withdrawn
EmAlone am GI can?t you see
AmDo I need a sign to Cbeg you please
PRE-CHORUS
DCome let?s go and Amleave this land
To Dfar-off shores withCout a sound
Em     G
Am     C
VERSE 2
EmShout out and Gsay what you mean
AmCome out from this reCality
EmI know your Gheart is back home
AmIn time, together Cwe shall roam
PRE-CHORUS
ADcross the sea, to Amfar-off lands
ToDgether we?ll be just Clike we planned
Em
CHORUS
CI know Gthat the Dsun lies Emeastward
CI know Gwhere my Dheart belEmongs
CBack hoGme where my Dlove lies Emwaiting
CBack hoGme where Dwe are one
INTERLUDE
Em     G
Am     C
VERSE 3
EmDay dawns and GI?m still here
AmToo far to reach and Cto see clear
EmYour songs Gfill my heart
AmYour highest peaks and your Choly ghats
EmSing blackbird in the Gdead of night
AmLead the way and Cgive me light
CHORUS
CI know Gthat the Dsun lies Emeastward
CI know Gwhere my Dheart belEmongs
CBack hoGme where my Dlove lies Emwaiting
CBack hoGme where Dwe are one
INTRO RIFF 2x
OUTRO
EmHow long Gcan I wait for your Ctouch?Am  
EmHow long Gcan I wait for your loCve?Am  
EmHow long Gcan I stay in this plaCce?Am  
EmBack home is Gwhere I will Cwait?Am  
Em    G  \ 4x, last round end
     C   Am/     on  Ainstead of Am  

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How Long

by Elephant Stone

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Elephant Stone - How Long

INTRO

e|----------------------------------|

B|---0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-|

G|--0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0----|

D|-2--2--2-0--0--0------------------|

A|-----------------3--3--3-0--0--2--|

E|----------------------------------|

VERSE 1

Em G

How long have you been gone

Am C

My Love, why are you so withdrawn

Em G

Alone am I can?t you see

Am C

Do I need a sign to beg you please

PRE-CHORUS

D Am

Come let?s go and leave this land

D C

To far-off shores without a sound

Em G

Am C

VERSE 2

Em G

Shout out and say what you mean

Am C

Come out from this reality

Em G

I know your heart is back home

Am C

In time, together we shall roam

PRE-CHORUS

D Am

Across the sea, to far-off lands

D C

Together we?ll be just like we planned

CHORUS

C G D Em

I know that the sun lies eastward

C G D Em

I know where my heart belongs

C G D Em

Back home where my love lies waiting

C G D

Back home where we are one

INTERLUDE

Em G

Am C

VERSE 3

Em G

Day dawns and I?m still here

Am C

Too far to reach and to see clear

Em G

Your songs fill my heart

Am C

Your highest peaks and your holy ghats

Em G

Sing blackbird in the dead of night

Am C

Lead the way and give me light

CHORUS

C G D Em

I know that the sun lies eastward

C G D Em

I know where my heart belongs

C G D Em

Back home where my love lies waiting

C G D

Back home where we are one

INTRO RIFF 2x

OUTRO

Em G C Am

How long can I wait for your touch?

Em G C Am

How long can I wait for your love?

Em G C Am

How long can I stay in this place?

Em G C Am

Back home is where I will wait?

Em G \ 4x, last round end

C Am A Am

/ on instead of

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