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Your Long Journey – Sam Amidon
Original on the album "Lily-O" - Capo 1st fret
Singing starts on D#
Intro :      D       A       D       G  D  
1. 
God's gDiven us yAears of hDappiness here, now Gwe must pDart
And aDs the Aangels cDome and call for you
The pAains of grDief tug Gat my hDeart
        Chorus  (2x)
        Oh my dAarling,  my dDarling
        my heart brAeaks as you tDake your lGong journDey
2.
Oh the dDays will be empty the nAights so lDong without yGou my lDove
And whDen god calls for yAou I'm lDeft alone
but wAe will mDeet in hGeaven abDove
        Chorus
        Oh my dAarling,  my dDarling
        my heart brAeaks as you tDake your lGong journDey
(Here´s a solo by Bill Frisell while the chords are nearly the same as in the chorus.)
3.
Fond mDemories of dear and hAappy wDays that on eGarth we tDrod
And whDen I come we will wAalk hand iDn hand
As Aone in heDaven in the fGamily of gDod
        Chorus  (2x)
        Oh my dAarling,  my dDarling
        my heart brAeaks as you tDake your lGong journDey
Sam Amidon says in his interviews 
(watch them on youtube or read them in different "googled" magazines)
about this song, that it is his favourite and most personal one from the album Lily-O.

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Your Long Journey

by Sam Amidon

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Your Long Journey – Sam Amidon

Original on the album "Lily-O" - Capo 1st fret

Singing starts on D#

D A D G D

Intro :

D A D G D

God's given us years of happiness here, now we must part

D A D

And as the angels come and call for you

A D G D

The pains of grief tug at my heart

Chorus (2x)

A D

Oh my darling, my darling

A D G D

my heart breaks as you take your long journey

D A D G D

Oh the days will be empty the nights so long without you my love

D A D

And when god calls for you I'm left alone

A D G D

but we will meet in heaven above

Chorus

A D

Oh my darling, my darling

A D G D

my heart breaks as you take your long journey

(Here´s a solo by Bill Frisell while the chords are nearly the same as in the chorus.)

D A D G D

Fond memories of dear and happy ways that on earth we trod

D A D

And when I come we will walk hand in hand

A D G D

As one in heaven in the family of god

Chorus (2x)

A D

Oh my darling, my darling

A D G D

my heart breaks as you take your long journey

Sam Amidon says in his interviews

(watch them on youtube or read them in different "googled" magazines)

about this song, that it is his favourite and most personal one from the album Lily-O.

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