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Been Smoking Too Long

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1/65

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 65Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 2nd fret
e|----------------------0-----------------1-1-------------0------------|
B|----0h1p0-0-1---3b-1--0-1-0-----------1-1-1---------------0----------|
G|---2-----2------2--2--2---2-2---------2-2-2--------0h1---------------|
D|-(2)--------------------------0-----3------------2-----2-------------|
A|-0-----------0--0-----0---0------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------0h1---------1-0---------------------|
e|----------------------0---0-----------1-1--------------0------1---1--|
B|----0h1p0-0-1---3b-1--0--1----------1-1-1------------0---0--3---3----|
G|---2-----2------2--2--2-2-----------2-2-2-------0h1------------------|
D|----------------------------------3-----------2-----2----------------|
A|-0-----------0--0-----0----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------0h1--------1-0------------------------|
(That's just the basic thing I hear - but I play it differently,
I think he improvised a lot so feel free to play it as you want.)
AmWell I wake up Am/Gin the morning
Am/FLook at my cloEck
AmIt's way past nAm/Goon time
Am/FNow I'm late fEor work.
FTell me, tell me
EWhat have I done wrong?
(intro)   Am    Am/G    F         EIMPROVISE!!!
Ain't nothing go right with me
Must be I've been smoking too long.
[Verses]
Well I go to find me some breakfast
But I ain't got no food
Take me a shower
But the water don't feel no good.
I've got opium in my chimney
No other life to choose
Nightmare made of hash dreams.
Got the devil in my shoes
Well when I'm smoking
Put my worries on a shelf
Don't think about nothin'
Try not to see myself.
Well in this blues I'm singin'
There's a lesson to be learned
Don't go around smokin'
Unless you want to get burned.

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Been Smoking Too Long

by Nick Drake

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/G

Am/F

Capo 2nd fret

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

B|----0h1p0-0-1---3b-1--0-1-0-----------1-1-1---------------0----------|

G|---2-----2------2--2--2---2-2---------2-2-2--------0h1---------------|

D|-(2)--------------------------0-----3------------2-----2-------------|

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

E|---------------------------------0h1---------1-0---------------------|

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

B|----0h1p0-0-1---3b-1--0--1----------1-1-1------------0---0--3---3----|

G|---2-----2------2--2--2-2-----------2-2-2-------0h1------------------|

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

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

E|-------------------------------0h1--------1-0------------------------|

(That's just the basic thing I hear - but I play it differently,

I think he improvised a lot so feel free to play it as you want.)

Am Am/G

Well I wake up in the morning

Am/F E

Look at my clock

Am Am/G

It's way past noon time

Am/F E

Now I'm late for work.

Tell me, tell me

What have I done wrong?

Am Am/G F E

(intro) IMPROVISE!!!

Ain't nothing go right with me

Must be I've been smoking too long.

[Verses]

Well I go to find me some breakfast

But I ain't got no food

Take me a shower

But the water don't feel no good.

I've got opium in my chimney

No other life to choose

Nightmare made of hash dreams.

Got the devil in my shoes

Well when I'm smoking

Put my worries on a shelf

Don't think about nothin'

Try not to see myself.

Well in this blues I'm singin'

There's a lesson to be learned

Don't go around smokin'

Unless you want to get burned.

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