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A Long Dry Season
     Ebm11And the bows are Ab13there
And the Dbmaj13hills have worn to Eb9dust
      Ebm11And the Bbm7cool rushing F7+5+9watersF7+5-9  
Have run Bbm7dryEb/Bb  Bbm7  
      Db/BThe red wine Ab13grapesD7+9  
Hang Db9withered on the Db7-5vine
And Gbmaj7gone is the F9-5song birdF7+5-9  
Bbm7From the skyEb/Bb  Bbm7  C/Bb  Bbm7  Eb/Bb  Bbm7  Eb/Bb  Bbm7  
Oh it's gonna be a Eblong Gb/Abdry             Gb7+5-9  Bbm7season
Gbmaj9Oh  it's   Fm7gonna   E7-5be  a   Eb11whileAb13  
E7-5Till   the  Eb11rain   D7+5-9bow     F/DbbendsDbmaj9  
Bbm7Oh  it's Adimgonna   Ab7sus4be a      C9/Gtime    F7+5-9for   be Bb7+5+9lieversEb7/Db  
Un Eb9til the Db13grass is Fm7gre   F7+5-9en   a
|   Bbm7  Eb/Bb|    Bbm7    C9  F7|    Bbm    Eb/Bb|   Bbm   C7  F7|      Bbm|
 gain
|        Ab/Gb|      Ab13  Ab7+5|    Dbmaj7   Db  F/Db|           Eb13|
|       Gbmaj7|         F7+5+9|        Bbm7  Eb/Bb|           Bbm7|
|         Db/B|     Ab13    D7+9|           Db13-5|               |
|       Gbmaj7|  F7+5+9   F7+5-9|  Bbm         Eb/Bb|    Bbm   C7     F7|
|    Bbm7  Eb/Bb|Bbm7  
Oh it's gonna be a Eblong Gb/Abdry             Gb7+5-9  Bbm7season
Gbmaj7Oh  it's   Fm7gonna   E7-5be  a   Eb11whileAb13  
E7-5Till   Eb11the  rain   D7+5-9bow     F/DbbendsDbmaj9  
Bbm7Oh  it's  Adimgonna   Ab7sus4be a      C9/Gtime    F7+5-9for   be   Bb7+5+9lieversEb7/Db  
A Eb9time to Db13hope         F7+5+9when hope is F7+5-9gone
To Eb9keep  on       Db13  F7+5+9keeping  F7on
Un Eb7sus4/Bbtil       the Eb9grass is F7-5+9greenBm7-5/F  
  |   Bbm7     Eb/Bb|    Bbm7  Gb9|   F7+5-9|  Bbm7     Eb/Bb| Bbm7  Eb/Bb|Bbm7  
a  gain
Bbm7Long         Eb/Bb         Bbm7  Gb9dry             F7+5-9  Bbm7season           Eb/Bb        Bbm7  C7oo  F7oo
A  Bbm7long           Eb/Bb        Bbm7  Gb9dry             F7+5-9  Bbm7season           Eb/Bb        Bbm7  C7oo  F7oo
( A Bbm7long           Eb/Bb        Bbm7  Gb9dry        B7+9  Bbm7season)Eb/Bb  
|       C7|       F7|  Bbm11. . . . . . .

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A Long Dry Season

by Gino Vannelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm11

Ab13

Dbmaj13

Eb9

Bbm7

F7+5+9

F7+5-9

Eb/Bb

Db/B

D7+9

Db9

Db7-5

Gbmaj7

F9-5

C/Bb

Gb/Ab

Gb7+5-9

Gbmaj9

Fm7

E7-5

Eb11

D7+5-9

F/Db

A Long Dry Season

Ebm11 Ab13

And the bows are there

Dbmaj13 Eb9

And the hills have worn to dust

Ebm11 Bbm7 F7+5+9 F7+5-9

And the cool rushing waters

Bbm7 Eb/Bb Bbm7

Have run dry

Db/B Ab13 D7+9

The red wine grapes

Db9 Db7-5

Hang withered on the vine

Gbmaj7 F9-5 F7+5-9

And gone is the song bird

Bbm7 Eb/Bb Bbm7 C/Bb Bbm7 Eb/Bb Bbm7 Eb/Bb Bbm7

From the sky

Eb Gb/Ab Gb7+5-9 Bbm7

Oh it's gonna be a long dry season

Gbmaj9 Fm7 E7-5 Eb11 Ab13

Oh it's gonna be a while

E7-5 Eb11 D7+5-9 F/Db Dbmaj9

Till the rain bow bends

Bbm7 Adim Ab7sus4 C9/G F7+5-9 Bb7+5+9 Eb7/Db

Oh it's gonna be a time for be lievers

Eb9 Db13 Fm7 F7+5-9

Un til the grass is gre en a

Bbm7 Eb/Bb Bbm7 C9 F7 Bbm Eb/Bb Bbm C7 F7 Bbm

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gain

Ab/Gb Ab13 Ab7+5 Dbmaj7 Db F/Db Eb13

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Gbmaj7 F7+5+9 Bbm7 Eb/Bb Bbm7

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Db/B Ab13 D7+9 Db13-5

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Gbmaj7 F7+5+9 F7+5-9 Bbm Eb/Bb Bbm C7 F7

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Bbm7 Eb/Bb Bbm7

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Eb Gb/Ab Gb7+5-9 Bbm7

Oh it's gonna be a long dry season

Gbmaj7 Fm7 E7-5 Eb11 Ab13

Oh it's gonna be a while

E7-5 Eb11 D7+5-9 F/Db Dbmaj9

Till the rain bow bends

Bbm7 Adim Ab7sus4 C9/G F7+5-9 Bb7+5+9 Eb7/Db

Oh it's gonna be a time for be lievers

Eb9 Db13 F7+5+9 F7+5-9

A time to hope when hope is gone

Eb9 Db13 F7+5+9 F7

To keep on keeping on

Eb7sus4/Bb Eb9 F7-5+9 Bm7-5/F

Un til the grass is green

Bbm7 Eb/Bb Bbm7 Gb9 F7+5-9 Bbm7 Eb/Bb Bbm7 Eb/Bb Bbm7

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a gain

Bbm7 Eb/Bb Bbm7 Gb9 F7+5-9 Bbm7 Eb/Bb Bbm7 C7 F7

Long dry season oo oo

Bbm7 Eb/Bb Bbm7 Gb9 F7+5-9 Bbm7 Eb/Bb Bbm7 C7 F7

A long dry season oo oo

Bbm7 Eb/Bb Bbm7 Gb9 B7+9 Bbm7 Eb/Bb

( A long dry season)

C7 F7 Bbm11

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