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B.J Thomas - Long Ago Tomorrow 1971  
Music & Lyrics - Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Capo 1st Fret
Chord Shapes:
(Relative to capo)
E11     = x22232 (Low E optional)
    Eb11= x11121
  E7sus4= 020200
      E7= 020100
  F#maj7= 2x3321
     Bm7= x24232
     Em9= 022002
      Em= 022000
     Em7= 022030
 C#7sus4= x46474
     C#7= x46464
    F#m7= 242222
 F#7sus4= xx2422
   F#maj= xx4322
[Intro]
| E11/  /  /  / | E11/  /  Eb11/  / E11| Into verse:
[Verse 1]
 E11Maybe I'll be the things I dream
 And not the things I seemE7  E7sus4  E7  
 E11Maybe I'll get to change the world
 Before it changes F#maj7me
[Bridge 1]
 And maybe my Bm7life
 Will Em9all-Emways Em7be
 E7sus4Just as E7happy C#7sus4as  it  sC#7eems
[Chorus]
 F#m7Long ago tomBm7orrow
 F#m7Long ago tomBm7orrow
 F#m7Long ago tomBm7orrow
 In my dF#7sus4reams...   mF#7sus4mm mmm
             F#7sus4mmm  F#7sus4mmm
[Verse 2]
 E11Maybe I'll learn to face the truth
 And like the truth I faceE7  E7sus4  E7  
 E11Maybe I'll get to find myself
 Before I'm lost in F#maj7space
[Bridge 2]
 And maybe a Bm7love
 Will Em9all-Emways Em7be
 E7sus4Just as E7faithful C#7sus4as  it  sC#7eems
[Chorus]
 F#m7Long ago tomBm7orrow
 F#m7Long ago tomBm7orrow
 F#m7Long ago tomBm7orrow
 In my dreaF#7sus4ms...   mmm F#7sus4mmm
             F#7sus4mmm  F#7sus4mmm
[Instrumental]
3/4| E11/  /  / |4/4| E11/  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | E11/  /  E7/  / | E7sus4/  /  E7/  / |
3/4| E11/  /  / |4/4| E11/  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |2/4| /  / |4/4| F#maj7/  /  /  / |
(F#maj7)     Bm7  
 And maybe a love
 Will Em9all-Emways Em7be
 E7sus4Just as E7faithful C#7sus4as  it  sC#7eems
[Chorus]
 F#m7Long ago tomBm7orrow
 F#m7Long ago tomBm7orrow
 F#m7Long ago tomBm7orrow
 In my dreF#7sus4ams...   F#7sus4  F#maj  
End

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Long Ago Tomorrow

by B.J. Thomas

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb11

E7sus4

F#maj7

Bm7

Em9

Em7

C#7sus4

C#7

F#m7

F#7sus4

F#maj

E11

1971

B.J Thomas - Long Ago Tomorrow

Music & Lyrics - Burt Bacharach and Hal David

Capo 1st Fret

Chord Shapes:

(Relative to capo)

E11 = x22232 (Low E optional)

Eb11

= x11121

E7sus4

= 020200

= 020100

F#maj7

= 2x3321

Bm7

= x24232

Em9

= 022002

= 022000

Em7

= 022030

C#7sus4

= x46474

C#7

= x46464

F#m7

= 242222

F#7sus4

= xx2422

F#maj

= xx4322

[Intro]

E11 E11 Eb11 E11

| / / / / | / / / / | Into verse:

[Verse 1]

E11

Maybe I'll be the things I dream

E7 E7sus4 E7

And not the things I seem

E11

Maybe I'll get to change the world

F#maj7

Before it changes me

[Bridge 1]

Bm7

And maybe my life

Em9 Em Em7

Will all-ways be

E7sus4 E7 C#7sus4 C#7

Just as happy as it seems

[Chorus]

F#m7 Bm7

Long ago tomorrow

F#m7 Bm7

Long ago tomorrow

F#m7 Bm7

Long ago tomorrow

F#7sus4 F#7sus4

In my dreams... mmm mmm

F#7sus4 F#7sus4

mmm mmm

[Verse 2]

E11

Maybe I'll learn to face the truth

E7 E7sus4 E7

And like the truth I face

E11

Maybe I'll get to find myself

F#maj7

Before I'm lost in space

[Bridge 2]

Bm7

And maybe a love

Em9 Em Em7

Will all-ways be

E7sus4 E7 C#7sus4 C#7

Just as faithful as it seems

[Chorus]

F#m7 Bm7

Long ago tomorrow

F#m7 Bm7

Long ago tomorrow

F#m7 Bm7

Long ago tomorrow

F#7sus4 F#7sus4

In my dreams... mmm mmm

F#7sus4 F#7sus4

mmm mmm

[Instrumental]

E11 E11 E11 E7 E7sus4 E7

3/4| / / / |4/4| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

E11 E11 F#maj7

3/4| / / / |4/4| / / / / | / / / / |2/4| / / |4/4| / / / / |

F#maj7 Bm7

()

And maybe a love

Em9 Em Em7

Will all-ways be

E7sus4 E7 C#7sus4 C#7

Just as faithful as it seems

[Chorus]

F#m7 Bm7

Long ago tomorrow

F#m7 Bm7

Long ago tomorrow

F#m7 Bm7

Long ago tomorrow

F#7sus4 F#7sus4 F#maj

In my dreams...

End

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