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Long Journey Home

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Capo on 1
I'll time the intro out in beats for you, but if you're confused, listen to the song.
Intro and played between verses:
G (4 beats) \
C (2 beats) | - Play this three times
G (2 beats) /
finish with:
D (4 beats)
G (4 beats)
GBlack smoke's a-rising and it surely is a train
CSurely is a train boys, Gsurely is a train
GBlack smoke's a-rising and it surely is a train
I'm Don my long journey Ghome
| [play intro again]
| G (4 beats) \
| C (2 beats) | - Play this three times
| G (2 beats) /
|
| finish with:
| D (4 beats)
| G (4 beats)
GLost all my money but a two dollar bill
CTwo dollar bill boys, Gtwo dollar bill
GLost all my money but a two dollar bill
I'm Don my long journey Ghome
| [play intro again]
| G (4 beats) \
| C (2 beats) | - Play this three times
| G (2 beats) /
|
| finish with:
| D (4 beats)
| G (4 beats)
GHomesick and lonesome and I'm feeling kind of blue
CFeeling kind of blue, boys, Gfeeling kind of blue
GHomesick and lonesome and I'm feeling kind of blue
I'm Don my long journey Ghome
| [play intro again]
| G (4 beats) \
| C (2 beats) | - Play this three times
| G (2 beats) /
|
| finish with:
| D (4 beats)
| G (4 beats)
GIt's dark and a-raining and I've got to go home
CGot to go home, boys, Ggot to go home
GIt's dark and a-raining and I've got to go home
I'm Don my long journey Ghome

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Long Journey Home

by Ben Babbitt

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 1

I'll time the intro out in beats for you, but if you're confused, listen to the song.

Intro and played between verses:

G (4 beats) \

C (2 beats) | - Play this three times

G (2 beats) /

finish with:

D (4 beats)

G (4 beats)

Black smoke's a-rising and it surely is a train

C G

Surely is a train boys, surely is a train

Black smoke's a-rising and it surely is a train

D G

I'm on my long journey home

| [play intro again]

| G (4 beats) \

| C (2 beats) | - Play this three times

| G (2 beats) /

| finish with:

| D (4 beats)

| G (4 beats)

Lost all my money but a two dollar bill

C G

Two dollar bill boys, two dollar bill

Lost all my money but a two dollar bill

D G

I'm on my long journey home

| [play intro again]

| G (4 beats) \

| C (2 beats) | - Play this three times

| G (2 beats) /

| finish with:

| D (4 beats)

| G (4 beats)

Homesick and lonesome and I'm feeling kind of blue

C G

Feeling kind of blue, boys, feeling kind of blue

Homesick and lonesome and I'm feeling kind of blue

D G

I'm on my long journey home

| [play intro again]

| G (4 beats) \

| C (2 beats) | - Play this three times

| G (2 beats) /

| finish with:

| D (4 beats)

| G (4 beats)

It's dark and a-raining and I've got to go home

C G

Got to go home, boys, got to go home

It's dark and a-raining and I've got to go home

D G

I'm on my long journey home

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