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I've Been A Long Time Leavin':Roger Miller.
-Album - Words And Music - on SMASH Records in
1966.
INTRO: Eb  
CHORUS:
EbI've been a fool, I've been a foo-ooo-ooool, forAbgivin' 
you each time you done me Ebwrong.
I've Bbbeen a long time leavin' Ebya, Abbut I'll be a long 
time Ebgone.
#1.
EbLoved you so much, loved you so mu-u-huuuch, AbI stayed 
around when I should've moved Ebalong.
I've Bbbeen a long time leavin' Ebya, Abbut I'll be a long 
time Ebgone.
#2.
EbI say, hi there, high line, hello highway, here come a 
big old semi my way.
EbI stick up my thumb, hear the truck come but the truck 
goes by and he looks like he's flyin'.
EbAnd he whoops the big legs on my Levi's, they go woop, 
woop, woop, woop, woop!!
CHORUS:
EbI've been a fool, I've been a foo-ooo-ooool, forAbgivin' 
you each time you done me Ebwrong.
I've Bbbeen a long time leavin' Ebya, Abbut I'll be a long 
time Ebgone.
#3.
EbI say, hi there, high line, hello highway, here come a 
big old semi my way.
EbI stick up my thumb, hear the truck come but the truck 
goes by and he looks like he's flyin'.
EbAnd he whoops the big legs on my Levi's, they go woop, 
woop, woop, woop, woop!!
CHORUS:
EbI've been a fool, I've been a foo-ooo-ooool, forAbgivin' 
you each time you done me Ebwrong.
I've Bbbeen a long time leavin' Ebya, Abbut I'll be a long 
time Ebgone.
OUTRO:
EbGone, gone, gone..Abgone, gone, Ebgone..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Ive Been A Long Time Leavin

by Roger Miller

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I've Been A Long Time Leavin':Roger Miller.

-Album - Words And Music - on SMASH Records in

1966.

INTRO:

CHORUS:

Eb Ab

I've been a fool, I've been a foo-ooo-ooool, forgivin'

you each time you done me wrong.

Bb Eb Ab

I've been a long time leavin' ya, but I'll be a long

time gone.

#1.

Eb Ab

Loved you so much, loved you so mu-u-huuuch, I stayed

around when I should've moved along.

Bb Eb Ab

I've been a long time leavin' ya, but I'll be a long

time gone.

#2.

I say, hi there, high line, hello highway, here come a

big old semi my way.

I stick up my thumb, hear the truck come but the truck

goes by and he looks like he's flyin'.

And he whoops the big legs on my Levi's, they go woop,

woop, woop, woop, woop!!

CHORUS:

Eb Ab

I've been a fool, I've been a foo-ooo-ooool, forgivin'

you each time you done me wrong.

Bb Eb Ab

I've been a long time leavin' ya, but I'll be a long

time gone.

#3.

I say, hi there, high line, hello highway, here come a

big old semi my way.

I stick up my thumb, hear the truck come but the truck

goes by and he looks like he's flyin'.

And he whoops the big legs on my Levi's, they go woop,

woop, woop, woop, woop!!

CHORUS:

Eb Ab

I've been a fool, I've been a foo-ooo-ooool, forgivin'

you each time you done me wrong.

Bb Eb Ab

I've been a long time leavin' ya, but I'll be a long

time gone.

OUTRO:

Eb Ab Eb

Gone, gone, gone..gone, gone, gone..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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