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Getting Started - by UkeleleUprising
To learn Counting Crows - A Long December chords with lyrics, practice the chord sequence C, Gm, F, Bb, F, Bb, Gm, Bb. Start with a comfortable 35 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 71. Given the song's key of F, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.
F _ _
Bb _ _
Gm _ _
Bb _ _ .
F _ _
Bb _ _
Gm _ _ A
Bb _
F long December and
C there's reason to
Gm believe maybe
Bb this year will
F be better than
Bb the last.
_ _ .
Gm I can't remember
Bb F the last thing that you
C said as you were
Gm leaving.
Well the
F days go by
Bb so fast and it's
F one more day
Bb up in the canyon
Gm _ and it's
F one more night
Bb in Hollywood.
_
Gm _ _
G If
F you think that I could
Bb be forgiven,
Gm _ _ wish
F you would.
Na
Bb na na na,
Gm na na na na
Bb na na,
F na
Bb na na na na,
Gm yeah.
_ _ _ .
Bb The smell
F of hospitals in
C winter and
Gm the feeling that
Bb it's all a lot of
F oysters but
Bb no pearls.
_ _ .
Gm Now all
Bb at once you look
F across the crowded
C room to see
Gm the way that light
F attaches to a
Bb girl.
_ And it's
F one more day
Bb up in the
Gm canyons and
F it's one more night
Bb in Hollywood.
Gm If _ you
F think you might come to
Bb _
Gm California, _
G F think you should.
Bb Na na na na,
G na
Bb na na _ .
F Bb na na na,
Gm na na na na na, yeah.
_ _
Dm _ .
F _ _
Bb _ _
Dm _ _
Bb _ _ .
F _ _
Bb _
Gm _ _ _ _ _ .
Bb Drove up
F to Hillside
C Manor sometime after
Gm 2am
Bb and talked a little
F while about
Bb the year.
_ _ _ .
Gm I
Bb guess the winter makes you
F laugh a little
C slower, makes you
Gm talk a little
F lower about the
Bb things you could not show her.
And it's been a long
F December and
C there's reason to
Gm believe that maybe
Bb this year will
F be better than
Bb the last.
_ _ _ .
Gm I can't
Bb remember all the
F times I tried to
C tell myself to
Gm hold on to
F these moments as
Bb they pass.
_ _ .
_ _ And
F it's one more day
Bb up in the
Gm canyons and
F it's one more night
Bb in Hollywood.
Gm _ _ _
F And for so long since
Bb I've seen the
Gm ocean I guess
F I should.
Bb Na na na na,
Gm na na
Bb na _
F na
Bb na na,
Gm na na na na na, yeah.
_ _ _
F Na
Bb na na na,
Gm na na na
Bb _ _
F _ _
Bb na na na, yeah yeah yeah.
_
F _ _
Bb _
Gm _ .
_ _
Bb _ _
F _ _
Gm _ _ .
_ _ _ _
F _ _
Bb _
Gm.
yeah.
_
Bb _ _
F _ _
Bb _ _ .
Gm _ _ _ yeah _ _ _ .
yeah.
_ yeah.
_ _
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