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|    Cmaj7|     Em7|       F|     G         G7|
   CWell we've come a long Em7long way
  FLook at everything Gwe knowG7  
  CWe're getting smarter eve Em7ry day,
   FAh but where's it gonna Ggo
For F/Gall G7the Cwords that go by,
I've got a C/Efeeling inside
That Fafter it's all said and Ab/Bbdone
  CThough we've come a long Em7long way
This old Fworld's not much F/Gbetter G7than it CwasF  C  
Oh it's Bb/Cjust like the twenties, machine guns were plenty
Every Ab/Bbday   you'd get shot up all the whisky'd get bought up
We'd be G7dancing the night through, just waiting until
The joke's on Cyou, ah then what do you E7do  ohh
Bb/CModel T's and Chevies just loaded with heavies
Shining Ab/Bbfaces like morning roses, aglow with their noses
G7Pressed on your window, just waiting to shine
Your concrete Cshoes, to the piano roll E7blues
oo oo Amoo oo ooo ooo G6ooo Fmaj7ooo oo ooo  oo  G6ooo  Amoo  oo oo G6oo oo Fmaj7oo oo ooG6  
Am     G/B
|        Cmaj7|       Em7|          F|       G7|
  CWe're flying space ships round the Em7stars
   FGetting faster by Gthe hour
   CPretty soon we'll be Em7on Mars
   FBuild another Ivor Gy tower
Thru F/Gall G7the Cpraise that you borrow
There's still C/Ehunger and sorrow and Fafter it's all said and Ab/Bbdone
  CThough we've come a long Em7long way
This old Fworld's not much F/Gbetter Gthan it CwasF/G  G7  
Oh it's Bb/Cjust like the twenties, machine guns were plenty
Every Ab/Bbday you'd get shot up all the whisky'd get bought up
We'd be G7dancing the night through, just waiting until
The joke's on Cyou, ah then what do you E7do  ohh
Bb/CModel T's and Chevies just loaded with heavies
Shining Ab/Bbfaces like morning roses, aglow with their noses
PG7ressed on your window, just waiting to shine
Your concrete Cshoes, to the piano roll E7blues
oo oo Amoo oo ooo ooo G6ooo Fmaj7ooo oo ooo  oo  G6ooo  Amoo  oo oo G6oo  Fmaj7oo oo  oo

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Long Long Way

by Ian Thomas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Em7

F/G

C/E

Ab/Bb

Bb/C

Fmaj7

G/B

Cmaj7 Em7 F G G7

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C Em7

Well we've come a long long way

F G G7

Look at everything we know

C Em7

We're getting smarter eve ry day,

F G

Ah but where's it gonna go

F/G G7 C

For all the words that go by,

C/E

I've got a feeling inside

F Ab/Bb

That after it's all said and done

C Em7

Though we've come a long long way

F F/G G7 C F C

This old world's not much better than it was

Bb/C

Oh it's just like the twenties, machine guns were plenty

Ab/Bb

Every day you'd get shot up all the whisky'd get bought up

We'd be dancing the night through, just waiting until

C E7

The joke's on you, ah then what do you do ohh

Bb/C

Model T's and Chevies just loaded with heavies

Ab/Bb

Shining faces like morning roses, aglow with their noses

Pressed on your window, just waiting to shine

C E7

Your concrete shoes, to the piano roll blues

Am G6 Fmaj7 G6 Am G6 Fmaj7 G6

oo oo oo oo ooo ooo ooo ooo oo ooo oo ooo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo

Am G/B

Cmaj7 Em7 F G7

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C Em7

We're flying space ships round the stars

F G

Getting faster by the hour

C Em7

Pretty soon we'll be on Mars

F G

Build another Ivor y tower

F/G G7 C

Thru all the praise that you borrow

C/E F Ab/Bb

There's still hunger and sorrow and after it's all said and done

C Em7

Though we've come a long long way

F F/G G C F/G G7

This old world's not much better than it was

Bb/C

Oh it's just like the twenties, machine guns were plenty

Ab/Bb

Every day you'd get shot up all the whisky'd get bought up

We'd be dancing the night through, just waiting until

C E7

The joke's on you, ah then what do you do ohh

Bb/C

Model T's and Chevies just loaded with heavies

Ab/Bb

Shining faces like morning roses, aglow with their noses

Pressed on your window, just waiting to shine

C E7

Your concrete shoes, to the piano roll blues

Am G6 Fmaj7 G6 Am G6 Fmaj7

oo oo oo oo ooo ooo ooo ooo oo ooo oo ooo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo

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