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Capo 2
[Intro] - Guitar plays the verse, with a harmonica solo over the top. Play it with a harmonica in G.
CI came in off a C/Bdead end street. 
Am7Walked in slow and took a G7back row seat; 
CI knew I had C/Bnothing new to Am7say. G7  
CSo many people looking C/Bso burned out  
Am7I couldn't help feeling G7bad about just
FHaving to be Gthere anyway. 
A friend of a friend from work came in. 
I never have known what to make of him, 
He'd always seemed to be so insincere to me. 
You know I've always been afraid of a 12 step crowd; 
They laugh too much and talk too loud 
Like they all know where everyone should be.
It's been a ClonC/Bg----Am7--
A loG7ng, long yFear. 
It's been a ClonC/Bg----Am7--
A loG7ng, long yFear. 
How did GI get here?
They were talking in a circle, I was by myself 
Everyone was telling everyone how they felt; 
It felt like so long since I'd been young. 
As the circle kept moving its way to the back 
I was wondering what I was going to say.
In fact, I still didn't know
As it rolled off my tongue... 
It's been a long,
A long, long year. 
It's been a long,
A long, long year. 
How did I get here?
(Harmonica solo. Use the chords from the verse.)
I didn't say a word all the way to my car 
But a little later on that night at the bar 
I was telling everyone how strange my day had been. 
They said "Brother, all you need is another shot" 
So I threw one down and said "thanks a lot" 
As I thought to myself "Well, here we go again". 
It's been a long,
A long, long year. 
It's been a long,
A long, long year. 
How did I get here?

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Long Year

by Todd Snider

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Am7

Capo 2

[Intro] - Guitar plays the verse, with a harmonica solo over the top. Play it with a harmonica in G.

C C/B

I came in off a dead end street.

Am7 G7

Walked in slow and took a back row seat;

C C/B Am7 G7

I knew I had nothing new to say.

C C/B

So many people looking so burned out

Am7 G7

I couldn't help feeling bad about just

F G

Having to be there anyway.

A friend of a friend from work came in.

I never have known what to make of him,

He'd always seemed to be so insincere to me.

You know I've always been afraid of a 12 step crowd;

They laugh too much and talk too loud

Like they all know where everyone should be.

C C/B Am7

It's been a long------

G7 F

A long, long year.

C C/B Am7

It's been a long------

G7 F

A long, long year.

How did I get here?

They were talking in a circle, I was by myself

Everyone was telling everyone how they felt;

It felt like so long since I'd been young.

As the circle kept moving its way to the back

I was wondering what I was going to say.

In fact, I still didn't know

As it rolled off my tongue...

It's been a long,

A long, long year.

It's been a long,

A long, long year.

How did I get here?

(Harmonica solo. Use the chords from the verse.)

I didn't say a word all the way to my car

But a little later on that night at the bar

I was telling everyone how strange my day had been.

They said "Brother, all you need is another shot"

So I threw one down and said "thanks a lot"

As I thought to myself "Well, here we go again".

It's been a long,

A long, long year.

It's been a long,

A long, long year.

How did I get here?

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