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Some Things Last A Long Time

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Some Things Last A Long Time - Daniel Johnston
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Tuning: Standard
Chords Used:
e|Am-0-Em-0-Dm-1-Ab-1-G3-F1-C0-B1|
B|-1--0--3--1-3-1-1-3|
G|-2--0--2--2-0-2-0-3|
D|-2--2--0--3-0-3-2-3|
A|-0--2--x--3-2-x-3-1|
E|-0--0--x--1-3-x-0-x|
your AmpictureEm  Dm  Ab  
is AmstillEm  Dm  Ab  
on my AmwallEm  Dm  Ab  
on my AmwallEm  Dm  Ab  
the AmcolorsEm  Dm  Ab  
are AmbrightEm  Dm  Ab  
AmbrightEm  Dm  Ab  
as AmeverEm  Dm  Ab  
*This part can be plucked very easily, or it can be strummed with chords, but the chords 
kinda wacky, and they sound really bad unless you do it perfectly, so I'll just include 
plucked notes. If you'd like to tab the chords and post them, please do.
e|------------------------|
B|----------------3-1-0-1-|
G|-2-0-------0------------|
D|-----3-2-3--------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
the red is strong
the blue is pure
Gsome things Flast a long Ctime
Gsome things Flast a long Ctime
Then there's a characteristically Daniel out-of-place electric guitar effect that I 
include since I'm playing this on an acoustic. I'm sure you can figure it out.
your picture
is still
on my wall
on my wall
I think
about you
often
often
I can't forget all the things we did
some things last a long time
some things last a long time
it's funny
but it's true
and it's true
but it's not funny
time comes and goes
all the while
I still think of you
some things last a long time
your picture
is still
on my wall
on my wall
the colors
are bright
bright
as ever
the things that we did
i can't forget
some things last a life time
some things last a life time

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Some Things Last A Long Time

by Daniel Johnston

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Some Things Last A Long Time - Daniel Johnston

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Tuning: Standard

Chords Used:

Am Em Dm Ab G F C B

e|-0--0--1--1-3-1-0-1|

B|-1--0--3--1-3-1-1-3|

G|-2--0--2--2-0-2-0-3|

D|-2--2--0--3-0-3-2-3|

A|-0--2--x--3-2-x-3-1|

E|-0--0--x--1-3-x-0-x|

Am Em Dm Ab

your picture

Am Em Dm Ab

is still

Am Em Dm Ab

on my wall

Am Em Dm Ab

on my wall

Am Em Dm Ab

the colors

Am Em Dm Ab

are bright

Am Em Dm Ab

bright

Am Em Dm Ab

as ever

*This part can be plucked very easily, or it can be strummed with chords, but the chords

kinda wacky, and they sound really bad unless you do it perfectly, so I'll just include

plucked notes. If you'd like to tab the chords and post them, please do.

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

B|----------------3-1-0-1-|

G|-2-0-------0------------|

D|-----3-2-3--------------|

A|------------------------|

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

the red is strong

the blue is pure

G F C

some things last a long time

G F C

some things last a long time

Then there's a characteristically Daniel out-of-place electric guitar effect that I

include since I'm playing this on an acoustic. I'm sure you can figure it out.

your picture

is still

on my wall

I think

about you

often

I can't forget all the things we did

some things last a long time

it's funny

but it's true

and it's true

but it's not funny

time comes and goes

all the while

I still think of you

some things last a long time

your picture

is still

on my wall

the colors

are bright

bright

as ever

the things that we did

i can't forget

some things last a life time

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