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Long Way Down - Robert Delong
CAPO 7
[Intro]
Em C A C
Em C A C
[Verse]
EmI've been fucking Caround while you've been saving the AworldC  
EmI've been out of my Cmind
I've been Adreaming things and Cscheming things
EmI've been smoking the Cpoison
AYou've been slinging your Canecdotes
EmI've been fucking Caround while you were saving the Aworld
From Cnothing
[Pre-Chorus]
The eEmnd, the Cend
AThings will never Cgo away
In the Emend, the Cend
AThings will never Cgo
[Chorus]
EmSo take it Cin, don't hold your Abreath
CThe bottom's all I found
EmWe can't Cget higher than we Aget
COn the long way down
    Em     C     A  COn the long way down
    Em     C     A  COn the long way down
[Verse]
EmBurning night in my Ceyes, blinding me from the tAruthC  
EmIf there's a shadow in Cme
The dark is a Atidal wave Cinside of you
EmTaking shots at Ccommunion
AGetting drunk on your Cantidote
EmI'll save you a Cseat next to me Adown bCelow
[Pre-Chorus]
The Emend, the Cend
AEveryone will Cgo away
In the Emend, the Cend
AEverything will Cgo
[Chorus]
EmSo take it Cin, don't hold your Abreath
CThe bottom's all I found
EmWe can't Cget higher than we Aget
COn the long way down
    Em     C     A  COn the long way down
    Em     C     A  COn the long way down
EmOh, ooh, Coh, oh, oAoh, Coh, oh, oh [x4]
    Em     C     A  COn the long way down
    Em     C     A  COn the long way dEmown, dCown, dAownC  
[Chorus]
EmSo take it Cin, don't hold your Abreath
CThe bottom's all I found
EmWe can't Cget higher than we Aget
COn the long way down
[Chorus]
EmSo take it Cin, don't hold your Abreath
CThe bottom's all I found
EmWe can't Cget higher than we Aget
COn the long way down
    Em     C     A  COn the long way down
    Em     C     A  COn the long way down

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Long Way Down

by Robert DeLong

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

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Long Way Down - Robert Delong

CAPO 7

[Intro]

Em C A C

[Verse]

Em C A C

I've been fucking around while you've been saving the world

Em C

I've been out of my mind

A C

I've been dreaming things and scheming things

Em C

I've been smoking the poison

A C

You've been slinging your anecdotes

Em C A

I've been fucking around while you were saving the world

From nothing

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C

The end, the end

A C

Things will never go away

Em C

In the end, the end

A C

Things will never go

[Chorus]

Em C A

So take it in, don't hold your breath

The bottom's all I found

Em C A

We can't get higher than we get

On the long way down

Em C A C

On the long way down

Em C A C

On the long way down

[Verse]

Em C A C

Burning night in my eyes, blinding me from the truth

Em C

If there's a shadow in me

A C

The dark is a tidal wave inside of you

Em C

Taking shots at communion

A C

Getting drunk on your antidote

Em C A C

I'll save you a seat next to me down below

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C

The end, the end

A C

Everyone will go away

Em C

In the end, the end

A C

Everything will go

[Chorus]

Em C A

So take it in, don't hold your breath

The bottom's all I found

Em C A

We can't get higher than we get

On the long way down

Em C A C

On the long way down

Em C A C

On the long way down

Em C A C

Oh, ooh, oh, oh, ooh, oh, oh, oh [x4]

Em C A C

On the long way down

Em C A C Em C A C

On the long way down, down, down

[Chorus]

Em C A

So take it in, don't hold your breath

The bottom's all I found

Em C A

We can't get higher than we get

On the long way down

[Chorus]

Em C A

So take it in, don't hold your breath

The bottom's all I found

Em C A

We can't get higher than we get

On the long way down

Em C A C

On the long way down

Em C A C

On the long way down

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