Chords for It's a Long Way Back

Tempo:
73 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

Bb

C

Gm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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It's a Long Way Back chords
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[F] [Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
[G] [C] [G]
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
[Bb] City of [Gm] angels was bright and bound, [C] set in scene [Dm] for every night.
[Bb] Standing on the edge [Gm] of [C] tranquility.
[Bb] This was the moment [Gm] to take in the view, [C]
shimmering [Dm] with the red of the blue.
[Bb] Sun going down, [F] the sunset [C] parking.
There [Bb] were people you knew, [Gm] but never met.
[C] Masters and maidens, [Dm] slipped through the net.
[Bb] Friends of friends, [Gm] [Bb] of a certain [C] kind.
[Bb] Talk of the town, [Gm] a line of news [C] in the gallery.
[Dm] With a touch of the blues, [Bb] pointing in.
As a six blade [A] knife, [Dm] it's a long way back.
It's a long [F] way back [G] to Death Valley Town.
[Dm] Such a long way back, it's a long [F] way back [G] to Death Valley Town.
[Bb] If she asks you to go, [Gm] you can't [C] decline.
Putting it down, [Dm] a line at a time.
[Bb] Going too fast, [Gm] better take it [C] slow.
[Bb] Time didn't start [Gm] with the ticking of the clock.
[Am]
[C] Can't get back, [Dm] without a few knocks.
[Bb] One by one, [F] blow [C] by blow.
[Bb] There was smoke and heat [Gm] in a hotel room.
[C] Song from the bird, [Dm] like red perfume.
[Bb] Fresh off the shelf, [Gm] now [C] they're gone.
[Bb] Nothing now [Gm] will ever be the same.
[C] Could this be heaven [Dm] by another name?
[Bb] It depends, who's had it [A] in your arm.
[Dm] It's a long way back, it's a long [F] way back [G] to Death Valley Town.
[Dm] Such a long way back,
[F] [G] to Death Valley Town.
[Bb] From New [Gm] York City, to Monterey.
[C] From New Orleans, [Dm] to Frisco Bay.
[Bb] On every street, [Gm] in [C] every town.
[Bb] Out on the highway, [Gm] on with the show.
[C]
So much [Dm] I just didn't know.
[Bb] So I breathed it in, and took [A] it down.
[Bb]
[Gm] [C] [Dm] [Bb]
[Gm] [C] [F] [Bb]
[Gm] Once [C] [Dm] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb] there was a river, [Gm] now it's a stream.
[C] Looking back, [Dm] it felt like a dream.
[Bb] Remember it, linger [Gm] in [C] your heart.
[Bb] Life is short, [Gm] as time flies.
[C] Take a look [Dm] through a child's eyes.
[Bb]
Now's the [F] time, to make a [C] new start.
[Dm] It's a long way back, it's a long [F] way back [G] to Death Valley Town.
[Dm]
Such a long way back, [F] [G] to Death [Dm] Valley Town.
Oh yeah.
[F] [G] [Dm]
Such a long way back, [F] [G] to Death Valley Town.
[Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] Oh yeah.
[F] [G] [Dm]
[F] [G] [Dm]
[F] [G] [Dm] Long way back.
[F] [G] [Dm] [F] [G]
Key:  
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To start learning John Illsley - Its A Long Way Back chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: C, Dm, Bb, Gm, G, Dm, F, C and Bb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 36 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 73. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Minor in mind.

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[F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Bb] City of [Gm] angels was bright and bound, [C] set in scene [Dm] for every night.
[Bb] Standing on the edge [Gm] of [C] tranquility.
_ _ [Bb] This was the moment [Gm] to take in the view, [C]
shimmering [Dm] with the red of the blue.
[Bb] Sun going down, [F] the sunset [C] parking.
_ There [Bb] were people you knew, [Gm] but never met.
[C] Masters and maidens, [Dm] slipped through the net.
[Bb] Friends of friends, [Gm] [Bb] of a certain [C] kind.
_ _ [Bb] Talk of the town, [Gm] a line of news [C] in the gallery.
[Dm] With a touch of the blues, [Bb] pointing in.
As a six blade [A] knife, _ _ [Dm] it's a long way back.
_ It's a long [F] way back [G] to Death Valley Town.
[Dm] _ Such a long way back, it's a long [F] way back [G] to Death Valley Town.
[Bb] If she asks you to go, [Gm] you can't [C] decline.
Putting it down, [Dm] a line at a time.
[Bb] Going too fast, [Gm] better take it [C] slow.
_ _ [Bb] Time didn't start [Gm] with the ticking of the clock.
[Am]
[C] Can't get back, [Dm] without a few knocks.
[Bb] One by one, [F] blow [C] by blow.
_ _ [Bb] There was smoke and heat [Gm] in a hotel room.
[C] Song from the bird, [Dm] like red perfume.
[Bb] Fresh off the shelf, [Gm] now [C] they're gone.
_ _ [Bb] Nothing now [Gm] will ever be the same.
[C] Could this be heaven [Dm] by another name?
[Bb] It depends, who's had it [A] in your arm.
_ _ [Dm] It's a long way back, _ it's a long [F] way back [G] to Death Valley Town.
[Dm] _ Such a long way back, _
[F] [G] to Death Valley Town.
[Bb] From New [Gm] York City, to Monterey.
[C] From New Orleans, [Dm] to Frisco Bay.
[Bb] On every street, [Gm] in [C] every town.
_ _ [Bb] Out on the highway, [Gm] on with the show.
[C]
So much [Dm] I just didn't know.
[Bb] So I breathed it in, and took [A] it down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
[Gm] Once _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] there was a river, [Gm] now it's a stream.
[C] Looking back, [Dm] it felt like a dream.
[Bb] Remember it, linger [Gm] in [C] your heart.
_ _ [Bb] Life is short, [Gm] as time flies.
[C] Take a look [Dm] through a child's eyes.
[Bb]
Now's the [F] time, to make a [C] new start.
_ [Dm] It's a long way back, _ it's a long [F] way back [G] to Death Valley Town.
[Dm] _
Such a long way back, [F] _ [G] to Death [Dm] Valley Town. _
_ _ Oh yeah.
[F] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
Such a long way back, [F] _ [G] to Death Valley Town. _
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] Oh yeah.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [Dm] Long way back.
_ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _
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