Chords for Billy Joel - The Longest Time (from A Matter of Trust - The Bridge to Russia)
Tempo:
103.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Take [Gm] me to the moon, [D] take me to the moon
Oh, one, two, three, four
[G] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[D] For the longest [F#m] time
Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh, oh
[A] For the [B] longest
If you said [G] goodbye to [F#] me tonight
[D] There [A] would [Em] [B] still be [Em] music [A] left to write
[Bm] Well, still I [C#] do
I'm [E] so inspired by [Em] you
That hasn't happened [A] for the longest [D] time
[F#m] Once I thought my [Bm] innocence was on the [D] line
[F#m] Now I [Am] know [G#m] that [G] happiness [A] goes on
[F#] That's [B] where you found [Em] me
[A] And you put your [G] arms around me
I haven't had for [Am] the [D] longest time
Oh, oh, [G] oh, [Dm] oh, oh
For the [Bm] longest time
Oh, [Em] oh, oh, oh, [D] oh
For the longest
[F#] That [Bm] [A] voice [G] you're hearing in [D] your heart
[A] And the [E] greatest [D] miracle of [Gm] all
[F#] It's [Bm] how I need [A] you
And how [D] you need me [G] too
That hasn't [Em] happened for [Am] the [E] longest time
[A]
Maybe this won't [Bm] last very long
[C#] But you [A] feel so [C#] right
[D] I can't hold on
[F#m] Maybe I've [Bm] been hoping too hard
[F#] [E] But I've come this far
And it's more [F#m] than I know
Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh, oh
How [N] much further [Bm] we [D] go on
[E] Maybe, maybe I'll be sorry when [A] you're gone
[F#] I'll [B] take my chances
[A] And forget [D] all the [Em] romances
For [A] the [Dm] longest time
[A] I had second [Bm] thoughts I was gone
I [C#] said to [F] myself
[Bm] Hold on to [F#m] your heart
Now I know [Bm] the woman that you are
You're [C] wonderful so far
And [F#m] it's more than I hope for
And [C#m] you don't [G]
[F#m] care what [G] consequence it brings
[D] [C#m] I have [Bm] been a fool, [G#m] a [A] fool for lesser of [G] [Bm] rights
I want you so [Am] bad
And when you want to [G] know that
I am so [E] too early [A] for the [G] longest time
Oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, [N] oh
I can't believe I did that
For [A]
[Gm] [G]
the
[Cm]
[G]
[N] Whatever you say, man
You damn, you good
[A] [N]
Longest [G] [F] [Am] time
[D]
[N]
Oh, one, two, three, four
[G] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[D] For the longest [F#m] time
Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh, oh
[A] For the [B] longest
If you said [G] goodbye to [F#] me tonight
[D] There [A] would [Em] [B] still be [Em] music [A] left to write
[Bm] Well, still I [C#] do
I'm [E] so inspired by [Em] you
That hasn't happened [A] for the longest [D] time
[F#m] Once I thought my [Bm] innocence was on the [D] line
[F#m] Now I [Am] know [G#m] that [G] happiness [A] goes on
[F#] That's [B] where you found [Em] me
[A] And you put your [G] arms around me
I haven't had for [Am] the [D] longest time
Oh, oh, [G] oh, [Dm] oh, oh
For the [Bm] longest time
Oh, [Em] oh, oh, oh, [D] oh
For the longest
[F#] That [Bm] [A] voice [G] you're hearing in [D] your heart
[A] And the [E] greatest [D] miracle of [Gm] all
[F#] It's [Bm] how I need [A] you
And how [D] you need me [G] too
That hasn't [Em] happened for [Am] the [E] longest time
[A]
Maybe this won't [Bm] last very long
[C#] But you [A] feel so [C#] right
[D] I can't hold on
[F#m] Maybe I've [Bm] been hoping too hard
[F#] [E] But I've come this far
And it's more [F#m] than I know
Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh, oh
How [N] much further [Bm] we [D] go on
[E] Maybe, maybe I'll be sorry when [A] you're gone
[F#] I'll [B] take my chances
[A] And forget [D] all the [Em] romances
For [A] the [Dm] longest time
[A] I had second [Bm] thoughts I was gone
I [C#] said to [F] myself
[Bm] Hold on to [F#m] your heart
Now I know [Bm] the woman that you are
You're [C] wonderful so far
And [F#m] it's more than I hope for
And [C#m] you don't [G]
[F#m] care what [G] consequence it brings
[D] [C#m] I have [Bm] been a fool, [G#m] a [A] fool for lesser of [G] [Bm] rights
I want you so [Am] bad
And when you want to [G] know that
I am so [E] too early [A] for the [G] longest time
Oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, [N] oh
I can't believe I did that
For [A]
[Gm] [G]
the
[Cm]
[G]
[N] Whatever you say, man
You damn, you good
[A] [N]
Longest [G] [F] [Am] time
[D]
[N]
Key:
A
G
D
Bm
F#m
A
G
D
_ _ Take [Gm] me to the moon, [D] take me to the moon
Oh, one, two, three, four
[G] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[D] For the longest [F#m] time
Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh, oh
[A] For the [B] longest
If you said [G] goodbye to [F#] me tonight
[D] There [A] would [Em] [B] still be [Em] music [A] left to write
[Bm] Well, still I [C#] do
I'm [E] so inspired by [Em] you
That hasn't happened [A] for the longest [D] time
[F#m] Once I thought my [Bm] innocence was on the [D] line
[F#m] Now I [Am] know [G#m] that [G] happiness [A] goes on
[F#] That's [B] where you found [Em] me
[A] And you put your [G] arms around me
I haven't had for [Am] the [D] longest time
Oh, oh, [G] oh, [Dm] oh, oh
For the [Bm] longest time
Oh, [Em] oh, oh, oh, [D] oh
For the longest
[F#] That [Bm] [A] voice [G] you're hearing in [D] your heart
[A] And the [E] greatest [D] miracle of [Gm] all
[F#] It's [Bm] how I need [A] you
And how [D] you need me [G] too
That hasn't [Em] happened for [Am] the [E] longest time
[A] _
Maybe this won't [Bm] last very long
[C#] But you [A] feel so [C#] right
[D] I can't hold on
[F#m] _ Maybe I've [Bm] been hoping too hard
[F#] [E] But I've come this far
And it's more [F#m] than I know
Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh, oh
How [N] much further [Bm] we [D] go on
[E] Maybe, maybe I'll be sorry when [A] you're gone
[F#] I'll [B] take my chances
[A] And forget [D] all the [Em] romances
For _ _ [A] the [Dm] longest time
[A] I had second [Bm] thoughts I was gone
I [C#] said to [F] myself
[Bm] Hold on to [F#m] your heart
Now I know [Bm] the woman that you are
You're [C] wonderful so far
And [F#m] it's more than I hope for
And [C#m] you don't [G]
[F#m] care what [G] consequence it brings
[D] [C#m] I have [Bm] been a fool, [G#m] a [A] fool for lesser of [G] [Bm] rights
I want you so [Am] bad
And when you want to [G] know that
I am so [E] too early [A] for the [G] longest time
Oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, _ _ _ [N] oh
I can't believe I did that
_ For [A] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ the_
_ [Cm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ Whatever you say, man _ _ _
_ You damn, you good _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ Longest [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] time _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, one, two, three, four
[G] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[D] For the longest [F#m] time
Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh, oh
[A] For the [B] longest
If you said [G] goodbye to [F#] me tonight
[D] There [A] would [Em] [B] still be [Em] music [A] left to write
[Bm] Well, still I [C#] do
I'm [E] so inspired by [Em] you
That hasn't happened [A] for the longest [D] time
[F#m] Once I thought my [Bm] innocence was on the [D] line
[F#m] Now I [Am] know [G#m] that [G] happiness [A] goes on
[F#] That's [B] where you found [Em] me
[A] And you put your [G] arms around me
I haven't had for [Am] the [D] longest time
Oh, oh, [G] oh, [Dm] oh, oh
For the [Bm] longest time
Oh, [Em] oh, oh, oh, [D] oh
For the longest
[F#] That [Bm] [A] voice [G] you're hearing in [D] your heart
[A] And the [E] greatest [D] miracle of [Gm] all
[F#] It's [Bm] how I need [A] you
And how [D] you need me [G] too
That hasn't [Em] happened for [Am] the [E] longest time
[A] _
Maybe this won't [Bm] last very long
[C#] But you [A] feel so [C#] right
[D] I can't hold on
[F#m] _ Maybe I've [Bm] been hoping too hard
[F#] [E] But I've come this far
And it's more [F#m] than I know
Oh, oh, [G] oh, oh, oh
How [N] much further [Bm] we [D] go on
[E] Maybe, maybe I'll be sorry when [A] you're gone
[F#] I'll [B] take my chances
[A] And forget [D] all the [Em] romances
For _ _ [A] the [Dm] longest time
[A] I had second [Bm] thoughts I was gone
I [C#] said to [F] myself
[Bm] Hold on to [F#m] your heart
Now I know [Bm] the woman that you are
You're [C] wonderful so far
And [F#m] it's more than I hope for
And [C#m] you don't [G]
[F#m] care what [G] consequence it brings
[D] [C#m] I have [Bm] been a fool, [G#m] a [A] fool for lesser of [G] [Bm] rights
I want you so [Am] bad
And when you want to [G] know that
I am so [E] too early [A] for the [G] longest time
Oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, _ _ _ [N] oh
I can't believe I did that
_ For [A] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ the_
_ [Cm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ Whatever you say, man _ _ _
_ You damn, you good _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ Longest [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] time _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _