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So Long

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Eminor

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1/43

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 43Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

(capo 5, key of F)
          E   A   D   G   Be
         -----------
Cmaj7    x 3 2 0 0 x
G6       3 2 0 0 x x
Am       x 0 2 2 1 0
D        x x 0 2 3 2
Em       0 2 2 0 0 0
Bm       x 2 4 0 3 0
C        x 3 5 0 5 0
G/F#     2 0 0 0 3 x
Em7      0 2 2 0 3 0
----
Play this wherever you see a * after a G6.
e|----------------------|
B|----1p0-------1p0-----|
G|---------0---------0--|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
intro:          Cmaj7  G6*
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verse:
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        Cmaj7  G6*
watch me fly away
                 Cmaj7  G6*
through the night sky yeah
now that Amall you touched
                     D     Cmaj7  G6*
has finally turned to gray
                   Cmaj7  G6*
and roads can't hold us down
              Cmaj7  G6*
winds will move us around
with Amno need to reDturn
               Cmaj7  G6*
to this gray town
chorus:
-------
Emwant to bet?  Ami can tell
Cmaj7you've been in Dbed for too Bmlo~Cng
         Cmaj7        D  G*
so let's just say so long
verse:
------
                    Cmaj7  G6*
and i watched you at the cove
               Cmaj7  G6*
you read on rocks below
and Ami turned home
                    D    Cmaj7  G6*
without so much as a hello
chorus:
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Emwant to know Amwhere i go
Cmaj7i've been aDway for too Bmlo~Cng
and it's Cmaj7hard to Dleave
when Gi G/F#haven't Em7seen
  Cmaj7    D  G6*
you in so long
bridge:
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Bmand iGf we
had Emjust held G/F#out for toCmaj7morrow
we Bmmight have sGeen
what Emseemed so G/F#far   Cmaj7away
             Em        G/F#    Cmaj7/  /  /  /  (etc, then) ->  Cmaj7(hold)
we didn't even bother to stay
interlude / solo:     Cmaj7  G6*    Cmaj7  G6*
-----------------
               Cmaj7  G6*                         Cmaj7  G*
e|--0----0--2--0---------------------0----0--2-------3-3--------7--------|
B|------------------0----------------------------------------------7--8--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------4--5--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--Am--------------------0-------D------------0-------------Cmaj7------G6-----7--------|
B|----0--3--0--3--0--3-----3----0--3--0--3-----3--0---------------------7--8--|
G|---------------------------------------------------0----------4-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------4--5----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
chorus:
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Emthere it goes Ami can tell
Cmaj7you're going to Dkeep
your Bmeyes to the Cground
Cmaj7waiting for Dsomething
to Gfinally G/F#come Emaround
and Cmaj7tell you what you Dknew
that Gyou G/F#weren't Emwrong
                Cmaj7                 D     Cmaj7  G6*
and it's finally time for so-
outro:          Cmaj7  G6*
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So Long

by Rilo Kiley

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

G/F#

Em7

(capo 5, key of F)

E A D G B

-----------

Cmaj7 x 3 2 0 0 x

G6 3 2 0 0 x x

Am x 0 2 2 1 0

D x x 0 2 3 2

Em 0 2 2 0 0 0

Bm x 2 4 0 3 0

C x 3 5 0 5 0

G/F# 2 0 0 0 3 x

Em7 0 2 2 0 3 0

----

Play this wherever you see a * after a G6.

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

B|----1p0-------1p0-----|

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

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

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

Cmaj7 G6

intro: *

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verse:

------

Cmaj7 G6

watch me fly away

Cmaj7 G6

through the night sky yeah

now that all you touched

D Cmaj7 G6

has finally turned to gray

Cmaj7 G6

and roads can't hold us down

Cmaj7 G6

winds will move us around

Am D

with no need to return

Cmaj7 G6

to this gray town

chorus:

-------

Em Am

want to bet? i can tell

Cmaj7 D Bm C

you've been in bed for too lo~ng

Cmaj7 D G

so let's just say so long

verse:

------

Cmaj7 G6

and i watched you at the cove

Cmaj7 G6

you read on rocks below

and i turned home

D Cmaj7 G6

without so much as a hello

chorus:

-------

Em Am

want to know where i go

Cmaj7 D Bm C

i've been away for too lo~ng

Cmaj7 D

and it's hard to leave

G G/F# Em7

when i haven't seen

Cmaj7 D G6

you in so long

bridge:

-------

Bm G

and if we

Em G/F# Cmaj7

had just held out for tomorrow

Bm G

we might have seen

Em G/F# Cmaj7

what seemed so far away

Em G/F# Cmaj7 Cmaj7

/ / / / (etc, then) -> (hold)

we didn't even bother to stay

Cmaj7 G6 Cmaj7 G6

interlude / solo: * *

-----------------

Cmaj7 G6 Cmaj7 G

* *

e|--0----0--2--0---------------------0----0--2-------3-3--------7--------|

B|------------------0----------------------------------------------7--8--|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------4--5--------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Am D Cmaj7 G6

e|----------------------0-------------------0------------------------7--------|

B|----0--3--0--3--0--3-----3----0--3--0--3-----3--0---------------------7--8--|

G|---------------------------------------------------0----------4-------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------4--5----------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

chorus:

-------

Em Am

there it goes i can tell

Cmaj7 D

you're going to keep

Bm C

your eyes to the ground

Cmaj7 D

waiting for something

G G/F# Em

to finally come around

Cmaj7 D

and tell you what you knew

G G/F# Em

that you weren't wrong

Cmaj7 D Cmaj7 G6

and it's finally time for so-

Cmaj7 G6

outro: *

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