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The Longest Time

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[Intro]
Dum Dum Dum
WChoGa, C(Ffor the longest) foGr the longest tiCme
WGhoCa, F(for the longest) fGor the longest tCime
[Verse]
CIf C/Bbyou sAmaid Am/GgoodbFye to me tonCight
CThere wC/Bbould stAmill Am/Gbe muDsic left to wrGite
AaEah, what else could AmI do
 GI'm so inspCired by you
 FThat hasn't hCappened for the lGongest tCime
[Verse]
COncC/Bbe I tAmhought Am/Gmy inFnocence was gCone
CNow C/BbI knAmow tAm/Ghat hFappiness goes Con
AaEah, that's where you fAmound me
 GWhere you put your Carms around me
 FI haven't beCen there for the lGongest tCime
WChoGa, C(Ffor the longest) foGr the longest tiCme
WGhoCa, F(for the longest) fGor the longest tCime
[Verse]
CI'm tC/Bbhat vAmoice yAm/Gou're hFearing in the hCall
CAnd C/Bbthe gAmreatAm/Gest mFiracle of Call
  EIt's how I nAmeed you
  GAnd how you neCeded me too
  FThat hasn't hCappened for the lGongest tCime
[Bridge]
MEmaybe this won't lAmast very long
But yB7ou feel so right
And CI could be wrong
MEmaybe I've been hAmoping too hard
But B7I've come this far and it's mGore than I hoped for
[Verse]
CI dC/Bbon't cAmare wAm/Ghat cFonsequence it brCings
CI C/Bbhave bAmeen Am/Ga foFol for lesser thCings
 EI want you sAmo bad
 GI think you oCught to know that FI intend to hCold you for the lGongest tCime
WChoGa, C(Ffor the longest) foGr the longest tiCme
WGhoCa, F(for the longest) fGor the longest tCime
WChoGa, C(Ffor the longest) foGr the longest tiCme
WGhoCa, F(for the longest) fGor the longest tCime

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The Longest Time

by The Overtones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/Bb

Am/G

[Intro]

Dum Dum Dum

C G C F G C

Whoa, (for the longest) for the longest time

G C F G C

Whoa, (for the longest) for the longest time

[Verse]

C C/Bb Am Am/G F C

If you said goodbye to me tonight

C C/Bb Am Am/G D G

There would still be music left to write

E Am

Aaah, what else could I do

G C

I'm so inspired by you

F C G C

That hasn't happened for the longest time

[Verse]

C C/Bb Am Am/G F C

Once I thought my innocence was gone

C C/Bb Am Am/G F C

Now I know that happiness goes on

E Am

Aaah, that's where you found me

G C

Where you put your arms around me

F C G C

I haven't been there for the longest time

C G C F G C

Whoa, (for the longest) for the longest time

G C F G C

Whoa, (for the longest) for the longest time

[Verse]

C C/Bb Am Am/G F C

I'm that voice you're hearing in the hall

C C/Bb Am Am/G F C

And the greatest miracle of all

E Am

It's how I need you

G C

And how you needed me too

F C G C

That hasn't happened for the longest time

[Bridge]

Em Am

Maybe this won't last very long

But you feel so right

And I could be wrong

Em Am

Maybe I've been hoping too hard

B7 G

But I've come this far and it's more than I hoped for

[Verse]

C C/Bb Am Am/G F C

I don't care what consequence it brings

C C/Bb Am Am/G F C

I have been a fool for lesser things

E Am

I want you so bad

G C F C G C

I think you ought to know that I intend to hold you for the longest time

C G C F G C

Whoa, (for the longest) for the longest time

G C F G C

Whoa, (for the longest) for the longest time

C G C F G C

Whoa, (for the longest) for the longest time

G C F G C

Whoa, (for the longest) for the longest time

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