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A Long Time (6)
Mayer Hawthorne
[Intro]
Cm7   Gm7 Fm7   Gm7
Cm7   Gm7 Fm7   Gm7
Cm7   Gm7 Fm7   Gm7
Cm7   Gm7 Fm7   Gm7
[Verse 1]
Cm7Oh, Henry was a Gm7renFm7egade
Gm7Never liked to Cm7play iGm7t saFm7feGm7  
Cm7One component aGm7t a Fm7time
Gm7There's got to be a Cm7bettGm7er wFm7ayGm7  
Oh Cm7people came from Gm7mileFm7s around
Gm7Searching for a sCm7teadGm7y joFm7bGm7  
Cm7Welcome to the Gm7MotoFm7r Town
Gm7Boomin' like an Cm7atom Gm7bombFm7  Gm7  
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, AbHenry was the end of the
Cmstory,
Then everyAbthing went Bbwrong
And we'll rAbeturn it to its
former Cmglory
But it just Abtakes so Bblong
[Chorus]
It's Cm7gonna take a Gm7long Fm7time
Gm7It's gonna Cm7take it but we'll Gm7make
it Fm7one Gm7day
It's Cm7gonna take a Gm7long Fm7time
Gm7It's gonna takCm7e it but we'll Gm7make
it Fm7one Gm7day
Cm7   Gm7 Fm7   Gm7
Cm7   Gm7 Fm7   Gm7
[Verse 2]
Cm7Oh, Barry had a rGm7ecord Fm7store
Gm7Started up a sCm7tudioGm7  Fm7  Gm7  
Cm7Oh, West Grand Gm7BoulFm7evard
Gm7Turned it into sCm7olid goGm7ldFm7  Gm7  
Oh, Cm7people all arouGm7nd the Fm7world
Gm7Tunin' into raCm7diosGm7  Fm7  Gm7  
Cm7Welcome to the Gm7MotoFm7r Town
Gm7Buckle up 'cause Cm7here Gm7we gFm7oGm7  
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, AbBarry was the end of the
Cmstory,
Then everyAbthing went Bbwrong
And we'll rAbeturn it to its
former Cmglory
But it just Abtakes so Bblong
[Chorus]
It's Cm7gonna take a Gm7long Fm7time
Gm7It's gonna Cm7take it but we'll
Gm7make it Fm7one Gm7day
It's Cm7gonna take a Gm7long Fm7time
Gm7It's gonna Cm7take it but we'll
Gm7make it Fm7one Gm7day
[Instrumental]
   Cm7   Gm7     Fm7   Gm7x8
[Outro]
Wherever we're Cm7goingGm7  Fm7  
Gm7It's gonna Cm7take it but we'll Gm7make
it Fm7one Gm7day
Whatever we're Cm7doingGm7  Fm7  
Gm7It's gonna Cm7take it but we'll Gm7make
it Fm7one Gm7day
However you Cm7want Gm7itFm7  
Gm7It's gonna Cm7take it but we'll Gm7make
it Fm7one Gm7day

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A Long Time

by Mayer Hawthorne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

Gm7

Fm7

A Long Time (6)

Mayer Hawthorne

[Intro]

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7

[Verse 1]

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

Oh, Henry was a renegade

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7

Never liked to play it safe

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

One component at a time

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7

There's got to be a better way

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

Oh people came from miles around

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7

Searching for a steady job

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

Welcome to the Motor Town

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7

Boomin' like an atom bomb

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, Henry was the end of the

story,

Ab Bb

Then everything went wrong

And we'll return it to its

former glory

Ab Bb

But it just takes so long

[Chorus]

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

It's gonna take a long time

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7

It's gonna take it but we'll make

Fm7 Gm7

it one day

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

It's gonna take a long time

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7

It's gonna take it but we'll make

Fm7 Gm7

it one day

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7

[Verse 2]

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

Oh, Barry had a record store

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7

Started up a studio

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

Oh, West Grand Boulevard

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7

Turned it into solid gold

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

Oh, people all around the world

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7

Tunin' into radios

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

Welcome to the Motor Town

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7

Buckle up 'cause here we go

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, Barry was the end of the

story,

Ab Bb

Then everything went wrong

And we'll return it to its

former glory

Ab Bb

But it just takes so long

[Chorus]

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

It's gonna take a long time

Gm7 Cm7

It's gonna take it but we'll

Gm7 Fm7 Gm7

make it one day

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

It's gonna take a long time

Gm7 Cm7

It's gonna take it but we'll

Gm7 Fm7 Gm7

make it one day

[Instrumental]

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7 Gm7

[Outro]

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

Wherever we're going

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7

It's gonna take it but we'll make

Fm7 Gm7

it one day

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

Whatever we're doing

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7

It's gonna take it but we'll make

Fm7 Gm7

it one day

Cm7 Gm7 Fm7

However you want it

Gm7 Cm7 Gm7

It's gonna take it but we'll make

Fm7 Gm7

it one day

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