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Take A Long Line

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 27Position: 2

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Songwriters: Bernard Patrick Neeson / John Carrington Brewster-Jones / Richard Brewster-Jones
[Intro]
Intro goes for 24 bars and played as follows, please note there are two guitar parts so you can
choose to combine them or alter the intro arrangement as needed. As per the Face to Face album.
Bass for 8 bars, then on beat 5 short vocal line
This is it folks, over the top
Guitars come in on bar 9 using main riff for 16 bars.
[Main Riff]
e|-A----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|---------2-------|---------2p0-------| x3
D|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-2-2-2-2-2p0-------|
A|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-----------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-A----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|---------2-------|---------2p0-------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-2-2-2-2-2p0-------|
A|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-----3-2-0-|
E|-----------------|-------------------|
[Verse 1]
AHe was selling postcards from a paper standA/G  
AThe whiskey bottle in his withered handA/G  
APut his finger on a photo from an old magazineA/G  
ASaw himself in the shadow of his dreamD  
AThey found him with his head inside a tin-pot crownA/G  
ATold him his feet stank and took him downtownA/G  
ACalled him agitator, spy and thiefA/G  
AShut him up in solitary third degreeA/G  
[Chorus]
Take a Dlong Eline
Take a Dlong Eline
Take a Dlong Eline
EReel him Ain
A  A/G
A  A/G
A  A/G
A  A/G D/C
[Verse 2]
AHe tried to appeal to the king of mightA/G  
ASaid "I'm just exercising my sacred rightA/G"
AThe king he said "You ain't got no rightsA/G  
AYou're a madman, a traitor, get outta my sightA/G"
[Chorus]
Take a Dlong Eline
Take a Dlong Eline
Take a Dlong Eline
EReel him Ain
[Solo]
C Cm G Bm E   C Cm G Bm E
[Break]
A  A/G
A  A/G
A  A/G
A  A/G D/C
[Verse 3]
AThey found him with his head inside a tin-pot crownA/G  
ATold him his feet stank and took him downtownA/G  
ACalled him agitator, spy and thiefA/G  
AShut him up in solitary third degreeD  
AThen they put him aboard a well wound whirlwindA/G  
APulled out his teeth and they told him to grinA/G  
AHe gave them a smile, pulled out a bottle of wineA/G  
AAnd said "I never existed, you've been wasting your timeA/G"
[Chorus]
Take a Dlong Eline
Take a Dlong Eline
Take a Dlong Eline
EReel him Ain
Take a Dlong Eline
Take a Dlong Eline
Take a Dlong Eline
EReel him Ain
Take a Dlong Eline
Take a Dlong Eline
Take a Dlong, long long long Eline
EReel him Ain
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Take A Long Line

by The Angels (Australia)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/G

D/C

Songwriters: Bernard Patrick Neeson / John Carrington Brewster-Jones / Richard Brewster-Jones

[Intro]

Intro goes for 24 bars and played as follows, please note there are two guitar parts so you can

choose to combine them or alter the intro arrangement as needed. As per the Face to Face album.

Bass for 8 bars, then on beat 5 short vocal line

This is it folks, over the top

Guitars come in on bar 9 using main riff for 16 bars.

[Main Riff]

e|-----------------|-------------------|

B|-----------------|-------------------|

G|---------2-------|---------2p0-------| x3

D|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-2-2-2-2-2p0-------|

A|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-----------|

E|-------------------------------------|

e|-----------------|-------------------|

B|-----------------|-------------------|

G|---------2-------|---------2p0-------|

D|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-2-2-2-2-2p0-------|

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

E|-----------------|-------------------|

[Verse 1]

A A/G

He was selling postcards from a paper stand

A A/G

The whiskey bottle in his withered hand

A A/G

Put his finger on a photo from an old magazine

A D

Saw himself in the shadow of his dream

A A/G

They found him with his head inside a tin-pot crown

A A/G

Told him his feet stank and took him downtown

A A/G

Called him agitator, spy and thief

A A/G

Shut him up in solitary third degree

[Chorus]

D E

Take a long line

D E

Take a long line

D E

Take a long line

E A

Reel him in

A A/G

A A/G D/C

[Verse 2]

A A/G

He tried to appeal to the king of might

A A/G

Said "I'm just exercising my sacred right"

A A/G

The king he said "You ain't got no rights

A A/G

You're a madman, a traitor, get outta my sight"

[Chorus]

D E

Take a long line

D E

Take a long line

D E

Take a long line

E A

Reel him in

[Solo]

C Cm G Bm E C Cm G Bm E

[Break]

A A/G

A A/G D/C

[Verse 3]

A A/G

They found him with his head inside a tin-pot crown

A A/G

Told him his feet stank and took him downtown

A A/G

Called him agitator, spy and thief

A D

Shut him up in solitary third degree

A A/G

Then they put him aboard a well wound whirlwind

A A/G

Pulled out his teeth and they told him to grin

A A/G

He gave them a smile, pulled out a bottle of wine

A A/G

And said "I never existed, you've been wasting your time"

[Chorus]

D E

Take a long line

D E

Take a long line

D E

Take a long line

E A

Reel him in

D E

Take a long line

D E

Take a long line

D E

Take a long line

E A

Reel him in

D E

Take a long line

D E

Take a long line

D E

Take a long, long long long line

E A

Reel him in

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