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John Anderson - It's A Long Way Back
Intro:      G      C      G      D  G  
GFirst date, fDirst kiss, CI never will forGget
The wDay you looked that nCight
GParked out, acDross town, waCtchin' the stars fall dGown
Girl your hair was sDoft and brown and
CJust befGore we get too fCar, I hear you sDay
CIt's getting lGate we need to Cgo and it's a lDong way bGack
Instrumental:      G      C      G      D  G  
GMade plans, gDot rings, and hCad us a million drGeams
of whDere our road might lCead
GIt wasn't loDng, we had a trCuck, with all of our things boGxed up
Left town in a clDoud of dust and
CGot moving, impGroving, wChy I can't sDay
CBut suddenly iGt seems to me sCuch a lDong way bGack
GI've tried, yoDu've tried, bCut nobody's satisfGied
Is thDis where it all eCnds?
GWe can't be so far dDown where we cCan't turn arGound 
Pick up this lDove we found and
CJust befGore we get too fCar, I hear you sDay
CIt's getting lGate we need to gCo and its a long Dway 
CJust befGore we get too fCar, I hear you sDay
CIt's getting lGate we need to Cgo and its a lDong way bGack 

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Its A Long Way Back

by John Anderson

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John Anderson - It's A Long Way Back

G C G D G

Intro:

G D C G

First date, first kiss, I never will forget

D C

The way you looked that night

G D C G

Parked out, across town, watchin' the stars fall down

Girl your hair was soft and brown and

C G C D

Just before we get too far, I hear you say

C G C D G

It's getting late we need to go and it's a long way back

G C G D G

Instrumental:

G D C G

Made plans, got rings, and had us a million dreams

D C

of where our road might lead

G D C G

It wasn't long, we had a truck, with all of our things boxed up

Left town in a cloud of dust and

C G C D

Got moving, improving, why I can't say

C G C D G

But suddenly it seems to me such a long way back

G D C G

I've tried, you've tried, but nobody's satisfied

D C

Is this where it all ends?

G D C G

We can't be so far down where we can't turn around

Pick up this love we found and

C G C D

Just before we get too far, I hear you say

C G C D

It's getting late we need to go and its a long way

C G C D

Just before we get too far, I hear you say

C G C D G

It's getting late we need to go and its a long way back

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