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Long Way to Go by Ben Folds
From the album "So There"
[VERSE]
Yeah we got Fmaj9just five minutes
We got Gsus4/Ejust five minutes
Till the Dmman cuts a Crope
And we pull Gaway
And there are Fmaj9no dry eyes
Try to keep Gsus4/Eyours to mine
There will Dmbe no guaranCtee
Of reGturn
[PRECHORUS]
It might be Fmaj9running out, but look around
We Dmshut it down
We had a Ghell of a Crun
C/EHold Fmaj9on to your Dmhat
Here we GgoAm/G  G  
[CHORUS]
Long way to Cgo
Long way to C/Ego
Long Fway to go
Long way to Cgo
Long way to C/Ego
Long Fway to go
And the clock says, heyG  
GDo do do F6dodedo do dodedo do
GDo do do F6do
[VERSE]
Yeah we got Fmaj9just three minutes
Till this Gsus4/Eall turns to mist
And the Dmmist burns aCway
And you'll walk aGlone back  into the day
So let's Fmaj9drink up now
Or we can Gsus4/Epour the rest of it out
Oh but Dmdon't let this Cmoment slip aGway
[PRECHORUS]
Have we learned Fanything, anything
I Dmgotta think maybe we Glearned when to Chush
C/EHold Fmaj9on
Here we Dmgo
[CHORUS]
Long way to Cgo
Long way to C/Ego
Long Fway to go
Long way to Cgo
Long way to C/Ego
Long Fway to go
And the clock says, heyG  
GDo do do F6dodedo do dodedo do
GDo do do F6do
[BRIDGE]
Fmaj9 (ooooooh)
Gsus4/E (ooooooh) 
  Dm    C(ooooooh)
G
Yeah we got Cjust one minute
Long way to AmgoAm/E  
Long way to Fgo
[CHORUS]
Long way to Cgo
Long way to C/Ego
Long Fway to go
Long way to Cgo
Long way to C/Ego
Long Fway to go
[OUTRO]
GDo do do F6dodedo do dodedo do
GDo do do F6dodedo do dodedo do
GDo do do F6do

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Long Way To Go

by Ben Folds

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Fmaj9

Gsus4/E

C/E

Am/G

Am/E

Long Way to Go by Ben Folds

From the album "So There"

[VERSE]

Fmaj9

Yeah we got just five minutes

Gsus4/E

We got just five minutes

Dm C

Till the man cuts a rope

And we pull away

Fmaj9

And there are no dry eyes

Gsus4/E

Try to keep yours to mine

Dm C

There will be no guarantee

Of return

[PRECHORUS]

Fmaj9

It might be running out, but look around

We shut it down

G C

We had a hell of a run

C/E Fmaj9 Dm

Hold on to your hat

G Am/G G

Here we go

[CHORUS]

Long way to go

C/E

Long way to go

C/E

Long way to go

And the clock says, hey

G F6

Do do do dodedo do dodedo do

G F6

Do do do do

[VERSE]

Fmaj9

Yeah we got just three minutes

Gsus4/E

Till this all turns to mist

Dm C

And the mist burns away

And you'll walk alone back into the day

Fmaj9

So let's drink up now

Gsus4/E

Or we can pour the rest of it out

Dm C G

Oh but don't let this moment slip away

[PRECHORUS]

Have we learned anything, anything

Dm G C

I gotta think maybe we learned when to hush

C/E Fmaj9

Hold on

Here we go

[CHORUS]

Long way to go

C/E

Long way to go

C/E

Long way to go

And the clock says, hey

G F6

Do do do dodedo do dodedo do

G F6

Do do do do

[BRIDGE]

Fmaj9 (ooooooh)

Gsus4/E (ooooooh)

Dm C

(ooooooh)

Yeah we got just one minute

Am Am/E

Long way to go

[CHORUS]

Long way to go

C/E

Long way to go

C/E

Long way to go

[OUTRO]

G F6

Do do do dodedo do dodedo do

G F6

Do do do dodedo do dodedo do

G F6

Do do do do

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