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CAPO 8
Am  F  C  F  C  G
AmLooking at it now 
It Fnever could Callow 
FI could drive all Cnight again 
To mGake sense somehow 
We were Amkids burning bright 
FWasted out of Csight 
FAll dressed up & Cshivered there 
On a Gbeach in Michigan lights 
We were D7sus4hiding 
In the nF/Gight 
Coming on Chome 
The Amriver rose up left me Gnowhere to Fgo 
CSearching for you Geverywhere I Fknow 
CMaybe baby we were Gborn to run F/Galone 
Do you think of me? 
Do you think about a long Gtime ago? Am  F  C  F  C  G  
These Ampromises we swore 
FCreaking cross your Cfloor 
FMemories are Cfading scars 
GLooking out for more 
I Amwish that you would stay 
FOnly one more Cday 
Our Fyounger dreams are Cnowhere now 
There’s Gso much that I could say 
We were D7sus4liars 
Sliding F/Gaway 
Coming on Chome 
The Amriver rose up left me Gnowhere to Fgo 
CSearching for you Geverywhere I Fknow 
CMaybe baby we were Gborn to run F/Galone 
Do you think of me? 
Do you think about a long Gtime ago? Am  F  C  F  C  G  
FI want to be the only one 
The artifact, the smoking gun 
The Cwildflower on sunburned skin 
To Gbeg & borrow to never let in 
FVeins of the city, the bones of a song 
& everything that I did wrong
The Cpiece of the puzzle I’ll never show 
GPlease honey don’t let me go 
Coming on Chome 
The Amriver rose up left me Gnowhere to Fgo 
CSearching for you Geverywhere I Fknow 
CMaybe baby we were Gborn to run F/Galone 
Do you think of me? 
Do you think about a long Gtime ago? Am  F  C  F  C  G  

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A Long Time Ago

by Kalle Mattson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 8 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D7sus4

F/G

CAPO 8

Am F C F C G

Looking at it now

F C

It never could allow

F C

I could drive all night again

To make sense somehow

We were kids burning bright

F C

Wasted out of sight

F C

All dressed up & shivered there

On a beach in Michigan lights

D7sus4

We were hiding

F/G

In the night

Coming on home

Am G F

The river rose up left me nowhere to go

C G F

Searching for you everywhere I know

C G F/G

Maybe baby we were born to run alone

Do you think of me?

G Am F C F C G

Do you think about a long time ago?

These promises we swore

F C

Creaking cross your floor

F C

Memories are fading scars

Looking out for more

I wish that you would stay

F C

Only one more day

F C

Our younger dreams are nowhere now

There’s so much that I could say

D7sus4

We were liars

F/G

Sliding away

Coming on home

Am G F

The river rose up left me nowhere to go

C G F

Searching for you everywhere I know

C G F/G

Maybe baby we were born to run alone

Do you think of me?

G Am F C F C G

Do you think about a long time ago?

I want to be the only one

The artifact, the smoking gun

The wildflower on sunburned skin

To beg & borrow to never let in

Veins of the city, the bones of a song

& everything that I did wrong

The piece of the puzzle I’ll never show

Please honey don’t let me go

Coming on home

Am G F

The river rose up left me nowhere to go

C G F

Searching for you everywhere I know

C G F/G

Maybe baby we were born to run alone

Do you think of me?

G Am F C F C G

Do you think about a long time ago?

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