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Long Time Gone

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Drop D tuning (D-A-d-g-b-e') 
Either there's a capo on the 1st fret, or the guitar is tuned a little high
My Dparents raised me tenderly
I Cwas their only Dson.
My Dmind got mixed with ramblin'
When CI was all so Dyoung.
An' I Dleft my home the first time
When CI was twelve an' Done.
I'm a Dlong time a-comin', Ma
I'll Cbe a long time Dgone.
On Dthe western side of Texas
On Cthe Texas plDains
I Dtried to find a job of work
But they Csaid I's young of Dage.
My eDyes they burned when I heard
"Go Chome where you belDong!"
I'm a Dlong time a-comin'
I'll Cbe a long time gDone.
I reDmember when I's ramblin'
AroCund with the carnival tDrains.
DiDfferent towns, different people
SomeChow they're all the Dsame
I Dremember children's faces best
I remCember travelin' Don.
I'm a Dlong time a-comin'
I'll Cbe a long time gDone.
I Donce loved a fair young maid
An' I aCin't too big to Dtell
If she Dbroke my heart a single time
She Cbroke it ten or Dtwelve.
I Dwalked an' talked all by myself
I did Cnot tell no Done.
I'm a Dlong time a-comin', babe
I'll Cbe a long time gDone.
 D. . ./c |  D. . . | G' . . . |  D. . . . .
MDany times by the highway side
I tCried to flag a Dride
With Dbloodshot eyes an' grittin' teeth
I'd Cwatch the cars roll Dby.
The Dempty air hung in my head
I's Cthinkin' all day Dlong.
I'm a Dlong time a-comin'
An' I'll Cbe a long time Dgone.
You Dmight see me on your crossroads
CWhen I'm passin' Dthru
RemDember me how you wished to
As I'm Ca-driftin' from your Dview.
I Dain't got the time to think about it
I Cgot too much to get Ddone.
Well, I'm a Dlong time a-comin'
An' I'll Cbe a long time Dgone.
If DI can't help somebody
CWith a word or Dsong
If DI can't show somebody
They Care travelin' Dwrong.
But DI know I ain't no prophet
An' I Cain't no prophet's Dson.
I'm just a Dlong time a-comin'
An' I'll Cbe a long time gDone.
So Dyou can have your beauty
It's sCkin deep an' it only Dlies
An' Dyou can have your youth
It'll Crot before your Deyes.
Just Dgive to me my gravestone
With it Cclearly carved uDpon.
"I's a Dlong time a-comin'
An' I'll Cbe a long time goDne."
  D           /c    D                 /c      G/b       D/c G/b
  :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .     :   .
|-----2---2-2-0---|-2---2-----2-2---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---|
|-----3---3-3-3---|-3---3-----3-3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---|
|-----2---2-2-0---|-2---2-----2-2---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---|
|-0-------0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---|
|-0-------0---3---|-0---0---0---0---|-3---3---2---2---|-3---2---|
|-0-------0-------|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|---------|
             D/c    D  
  :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
|-----2---2-2-0---|-2-------2-------||
|-----3---3-3-3---|-3-------3-------||
|-----2---2-2-0---|-2-------2-------||
|-0-------0---0---|-0-------0-------||
|-0-------0---3---|-0-------0-------||
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------||

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Long Time Gone

by Bob Dylan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Drop D tuning (D-A-d-g-b-e')

Either there's a capo on the 1st fret, or the guitar is tuned a little high

My parents raised me tenderly

C D

I was their only son.

My mind got mixed with ramblin'

C D

When I was all so young.

An' I left my home the first time

C D

When I was twelve an' one.

I'm a long time a-comin', Ma

C D

I'll be a long time gone.

On the western side of Texas

C D

On the Texas plains

I tried to find a job of work

C D

But they said I's young of age.

My eyes they burned when I heard

C D

"Go home where you belong!"

I'm a long time a-comin'

C D

I'll be a long time gone.

I remember when I's ramblin'

C D

Around with the carnival trains.

Different towns, different people

C D

Somehow they're all the same

I remember children's faces best

C D

I remember travelin' on.

I'm a long time a-comin'

C D

I'll be a long time gone.

I once loved a fair young maid

C D

An' I ain't too big to tell

If she broke my heart a single time

C D

She broke it ten or twelve.

I walked an' talked all by myself

C D

I did not tell no one.

I'm a long time a-comin', babe

C D

I'll be a long time gone.

D D D

. . ./c | . . . | G' . . . | . . . . .

Many times by the highway side

C D

I tried to flag a ride

With bloodshot eyes an' grittin' teeth

C D

I'd watch the cars roll by.

The empty air hung in my head

C D

I's thinkin' all day long.

I'm a long time a-comin'

C D

An' I'll be a long time gone.

You might see me on your crossroads

C D

When I'm passin' thru

Remember me how you wished to

C D

As I'm a-driftin' from your view.

I ain't got the time to think about it

C D

I got too much to get done.

Well, I'm a long time a-comin'

C D

An' I'll be a long time gone.

If I can't help somebody

C D

With a word or song

If I can't show somebody

C D

They are travelin' wrong.

But I know I ain't no prophet

C D

An' I ain't no prophet's son.

I'm just a long time a-comin'

C D

An' I'll be a long time gone.

So you can have your beauty

C D

It's skin deep an' it only lies

An' you can have your youth

C D

It'll rot before your eyes.

Just give to me my gravestone

C D

With it clearly carved upon.

"I's a long time a-comin'

C D

An' I'll be a long time gone."

D /c D /c G/b D/c G/b

: . . . : . . . : . . . : .

|-----2---2-2-0---|-2---2-----2-2---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---|

|-----3---3-3-3---|-3---3-----3-3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---|

|-----2---2-2-0---|-2---2-----2-2---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---|

|-0-------0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---|

|-0-------0---3---|-0---0---0---0---|-3---3---2---2---|-3---2---|

|-0-------0-------|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|---------|

D D

: . . . : . . .

|-----2---2-2-0---|-2-------2-------||

|-----3---3-3-3---|-3-------3-------||

|-----2---2-2-0---|-2-------2-------||

|-0-------0---0---|-0-------0-------||

|-0-------0---3---|-0-------0-------||

|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------||

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