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Long Island Shores

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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 1
Ge|D/F#----3Em7----Cadd92-----Em7-3--A7sus4---3------3-------3-|
B|----3----3------3-----3------3-------3-|
G|----0----2------0-----0------0-------0-|
D|----0----0------2-----2------0-------2-|
A|----2----0------2-----3------2-------0-|
E|----3----2------0-----x------x-------x-|
[Verse]
GOh my sD/F#oul craEm7ves to go Cadd9home
Gto long island sD/F#hores aGgain
Gtake me D/F#back to oEm7ld north Cadd9Walk?
Gto breathe in tD/F#he harbor wiGnd.
[Chorus]
Cadd9I'll be Gleaving TCadd9ennessee on the fiGrst plane
              Cadd9     G   D/F#or D  
Sunday gone to my family reunion
[Instrumental]
G   D/F#   Em7  Cadd9  G  D/F#   G
GThere my faD/F#ther prEm7eached at Cadd9the church
Gon the corner of OlD/F#d Nickels RoaGd
GHe raised fouD/F#r children Em7in a greCadd9en house
Gwe are all well and noD/F#w we are all gGrown
[Chorus]
Cadd9I'll be Gleaving TCadd9ennessee on the fiGrst plane
              Cadd9     G   D/F#or D  
Sunday gone to my family reunion
[Solo]
   G     D/F#     Em7     Cadd9     GD/f#      Em7  Cadd9  
G   D/F#   Em7   Cadd9   G   D/F#   G
[Verse]
GTheD/F#re my Em7motheCadd9r SharrEm7on liA7sus4es deep Gin the earth of the long island shores
GI will viD/F#sit her grEm7ave and plaCadd9nt yellow roGses aD/F#t her sGtone
[Chorus]
Cadd9I'll be Gleaving TCadd9ennessee on the fiGrst plane
Cadd9Sunday gone to my fGamily Em7reunCadd9ion
Cadd9I'll be GleavingCadd9  G  
          Cadd9     G   D/F#or D  
 gone to my family reunion
[Outro]
G  D/F#     Em7         Cadd9
GOh D/F#my soul cEm7raves to go Cadd9home.

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Long Island Shores

by Mindy Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Em7

Cadd9

A7sus4

Capo 1

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9 Em7 A7sus4

e|----3----2------3-----3------3-------3-|

B|----3----3------3-----3------3-------3-|

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

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

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

E|----3----2------0-----x------x-------x-|

[Verse]

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

Oh my soul craves to go home

G D/F# G

to long island shores again

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

take me back to old north Walk?

G D/F# G

to breathe in the harbor wind.

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

I'll be leaving Tennessee on the first plane

Cadd9 G D/F# D

Sunday gone to my family reunion

[Instrumental]

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9 G D/F# G

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

There my father preached at the church

G D/F# G

on the corner of Old Nickels Road

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

He raised four children in a green house

G D/F# G

we are all well and now we are all grown

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

I'll be leaving Tennessee on the first plane

Cadd9 G D/F# D

Sunday gone to my family reunion

[Solo]

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9 G Em7 Cadd9

D/f#

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9 G D/F# G

[Verse]

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9 Em7 A7sus4 G

There my mother Sharron lies deep in the earth of the long island shores

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9 G D/F# G

I will visit her grave and plant yellow roses at her stone

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

I'll be leaving Tennessee on the first plane

Cadd9 G Em7 Cadd9

Sunday gone to my family reunion

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

I'll be leaving

Cadd9 G D/F# D

gone to my family reunion

[Outro]

G D/F# Em7 Cadd9

Oh my soul craves to go home.

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