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It’ll Take A Long Time
Sandy Denny
Capo 2
[Intro]
   D     Dmaj7      Gx4
[Verse 1]
  COh it’s liC/Bke a storm at seAma
  CAnd Eeverything is Amlost,Am/G  
  FAnd the fretful Csailors Amcalling out their Emwoes,
  FAs to the Amwaves they’re Emtossed.Em7  
[Verse 2]
  COh they C/Bare all gentlAmemen
  CAnd Enever Amwill they knowAm/G  
  FIf there is a Creason Ameach of them must gEmo
  FTo join the Amcruel Emflow.Em7  
[Chorus 1]
And it’ll Dtake a Dmaj7long, long Gtime.
It’ll Dtake a Dmaj7long, long Gtime.
It’ll tDake a Dmaj7long, long Gtime.
Oh it’ll Dtake such a Dmaj7long, long Gtime.
[Guitar Solo]
C    C/B   Am
C    E     Am    Am/G
F    C     Am    Em
F    Am    Em    Em7
    D   Dmaj7      Gx4
[Verse 3]
  CThere C/Bis no need for Amrules,
  CThere’s no-Eone to score the AmgameAm/G  
  FAnd there is Cnobody Amliving in this Emtown
 FAs even Amknows its Emname.Em7  
[Chorus 2]
Oh it’ll Dtake Dmaj7such a long, long tGime.
It’ll Dtake a Dmaj7long, long Gtime.
It’ll Dtake a Dmaj7long, long Gtime.
     DA Dmaj7long, long Gtime.
[Outro]
   D     Dmaj7      Gx4

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Itll Take A Long Time

by Sandy Denny

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

C/B

Am/G

Em7

It’ll Take A Long Time

Sandy Denny

Capo 2

[Intro]

D Dmaj7 G

[Verse 1]

C C/B Am

Oh it’s like a storm at sea

C E Am Am/G

And everything is lost,

F C Am Em

And the fretful sailors calling out their woes,

F Am Em Em7

As to the waves they’re tossed.

[Verse 2]

C C/B Am

Oh they are all gentlemen

C E Am Am/G

And never will they know

F C Am Em

If there is a reason each of them must go

F Am Em Em7

To join the cruel flow.

[Chorus 1]

D Dmaj7 G

And it’ll take a long, long time.

D Dmaj7 G

It’ll take a long, long time.

D Dmaj7 G

It’ll take a long, long time.

D Dmaj7 G

Oh it’ll take such a long, long time.

[Guitar Solo]

C C/B Am

C E Am Am/G

F C Am Em

F Am Em Em7

D Dmaj7 G

[Verse 3]

C C/B Am

There is no need for rules,

C E Am Am/G

There’s no-one to score the game

F C Am Em

And there is nobody living in this town

F Am Em Em7

As even knows its name.

[Chorus 2]

D Dmaj7 G

Oh it’ll take such a long, long time.

D Dmaj7 G

It’ll take a long, long time.

D Dmaj7 G

It’ll take a long, long time.

D Dmaj7 G

A long, long time.

[Outro]

D Dmaj7 G

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