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Lynn Miles - Long Time Coming
(## Acoustic Version from the album Black Flowers, Vol. 4 ##)
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
  Em    C    G    D(6x)  C  
I remembered how the Gsky looked C  
On the first day that it GrainedC  
I remember how the Emearth shookC  
It sounded like one hundred DtrainsC  
I believed it was salGvationC  
I believed it was the GkingC  
I never knew something could Emrule somebodyC  
I'd never felt that kind of DstingC  
[Chorus]
It's been a long time GcomingC  
It's been a long lonesome EmnightC  
It's been a long time GcomingB7  
A long journey through the Emnight_C_D  
Through the Emnight_C_D  C  
All around my pillars GcrumbledC  
All around my friends GfledC  
All around I felt deEmceptionC  
At every word ever DsaidC  
In the dark there was no GvisionC  
In the dark there was just GpainC  
Nobody could get Emnear meC  
'Cause it moved just like a DtrainC  
[Chorus]
It's been a long time GcomingC  
It's been a long lonesome EmnightC  
It's been a long time GcominB7  
A long journey through the Emnight_C_D  
Through the Emnight_C_D  
[Instrumental]
  Em    C    G    D(5x)  C  
Then I heard one thousand GangelsC  
As I turned to it aGgainC  
They reached out their arms to Emsave meC  
Before I rolled out on that DtrainC  
[Chorus]
It's been a long time GcomingC  
It's been a long lonesome EmflightC  
It's been a long time GcomingB7  
A long journey through the Emnight_C_D  
Through the Emnight_C_D  
Through the Emnight_C_D  
[Outro]
  Em    C    G    D(5x)  Em  

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Long Time Coming

by Lynn Miles

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

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Lynn Miles - Long Time Coming

(## Acoustic Version from the album Black Flowers, Vol. 4 ##)

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

Em C G D C

(6x)

G C

I remembered how the sky looked

G C

On the first day that it rained

Em C

I remember how the earth shook

D C

It sounded like one hundred trains

G C

I believed it was salvation

G C

I believed it was the king

Em C

I never knew something could rule somebody

D C

I'd never felt that kind of sting

[Chorus]

G C

It's been a long time coming

Em C

It's been a long lonesome night

G B7

It's been a long time coming

Em C D

A long journey through the night__

Em C D C

Through the night__

G C

All around my pillars crumbled

G C

All around my friends fled

Em C

All around I felt deception

D C

At every word ever said

G C

In the dark there was no vision

G C

In the dark there was just pain

Em C

Nobody could get near me

D C

'Cause it moved just like a train

[Chorus]

G C

It's been a long time coming

Em C

It's been a long lonesome night

G B7

It's been a long time comin

Em C D

A long journey through the night__

Em C D

Through the night__

[Instrumental]

Em C G D C

(5x)

G C

Then I heard one thousand angels

G C

As I turned to it again

Em C

They reached out their arms to save me

D C

Before I rolled out on that train

[Chorus]

G C

It's been a long time coming

Em C

It's been a long lonesome flight

G B7

It's been a long time coming

Em C D

A long journey through the night__

Em C D

Through the night__

Em C D

Through the night__

[Outro]

Em C G D Em

(5x)

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