Chords for It's Been A Long Time - Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (1991)
Tempo:
103.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
F#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Oh, oh, oh, [D] oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, [F#m] oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, [D] oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, oh, [E] oh, oh, oh, oh,
[A] We lived in a time [D] in a world of our own, [A] making up the rules [F#m] as we went along.
[A] Just one coat between us [D] and we never felt cold.
We were never gonna [E] get old.
We [A] was gorgeous till the sun came up, [D] rolling dice.
[A] Down in the club and [F#m] listening to the blues all night.
[A] Girls out on the corner [D] got lonely now and then.
We'd never be that free [E] again.
[A] It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since we [F#m] cried.
[A] Raise a glass [D] to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's [E] been a long, long time.
Working just enough to [D] pay the rent.
You know [A] what?
Money got made, [F#m] baby, and money got spent.
[A] Even when we had [D] nothing left to do, under the boardwalk and up on [E] the roof.
Ah, we never parted, [D] baby, we never played a game.
[A] Came out of glory [F#m] like a runner would say.
[A] Love for life, [D] my dreams of better days.
Ain't it funny how some [E] things don't change?
[A] It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since [F#m] we cried.
[A] Raise a glass [D] to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's been a [E] long, long time.
[D]
[A] [F#m]
[A] [D]
[E]
[A] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[A] [D]
[A] [E]
[A]
We lived in a time in a world of our own.
Making up the rules as we went along.
Just one coat between us and we never felt cold.
Oh, we were never gonna get old.
It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since [F#m] we cried.
[A] Raise a glass [D] to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's been a [E] long, [E] long time.
[A] It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since [F#m] we cried.
[A] Raise a [D] glass to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's been a long, long [E]
time.
[A] Oh, oh, oh.
[D]
[A] Oh, oh, [F#m] oh.
[A] Oh, oh, [D] oh.
[A] Oh, oh, oh.
It's been a long, long time.
[D]
[A] Oh, oh, [F#m] oh.
[A] Raise a glass, ladies.
[D]
[A] Oh, oh, oh.
It's been a long, long, long, long time.
[D] Baby,
[A] baby.
[F#m]
Wavy wavy lips [A] like red.
[D] I've been with such a [A] long, what's a long, long?
[E]
I [A] hate the whole [D]
world, yeah.
[A] [F#m]
I'm on the [A] moon.
La, la, la, la, la, [D] la, la, [A] la, la, la, la, la,
[D]
[A] [F#m]
[A] la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, la, la.
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] We lived in a time [D] in a world of our own, [A] making up the rules [F#m] as we went along.
[A] Just one coat between us [D] and we never felt cold.
We were never gonna [E] get old.
We [A] was gorgeous till the sun came up, [D] rolling dice.
[A] Down in the club and [F#m] listening to the blues all night.
[A] Girls out on the corner [D] got lonely now and then.
We'd never be that free [E] again.
[A] It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since we [F#m] cried.
[A] Raise a glass [D] to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's [E] been a long, long time.
Working just enough to [D] pay the rent.
You know [A] what?
Money got made, [F#m] baby, and money got spent.
[A] Even when we had [D] nothing left to do, under the boardwalk and up on [E] the roof.
Ah, we never parted, [D] baby, we never played a game.
[A] Came out of glory [F#m] like a runner would say.
[A] Love for life, [D] my dreams of better days.
Ain't it funny how some [E] things don't change?
[A] It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since [F#m] we cried.
[A] Raise a glass [D] to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's been a [E] long, long time.
[D]
[A] [F#m]
[A] [D]
[E]
[A] [D]
[A] [F#m]
[A] [D]
[A] [E]
[A]
We lived in a time in a world of our own.
Making up the rules as we went along.
Just one coat between us and we never felt cold.
Oh, we were never gonna get old.
It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since [F#m] we cried.
[A] Raise a glass [D] to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's been a [E] long, [E] long time.
[A] It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since [F#m] we cried.
[A] Raise a [D] glass to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's been a long, long [E]
time.
[A] Oh, oh, oh.
[D]
[A] Oh, oh, [F#m] oh.
[A] Oh, oh, [D] oh.
[A] Oh, oh, oh.
It's been a long, long time.
[D]
[A] Oh, oh, [F#m] oh.
[A] Raise a glass, ladies.
[D]
[A] Oh, oh, oh.
It's been a long, long, long, long time.
[D] Baby,
[A] baby.
[F#m]
Wavy wavy lips [A] like red.
[D] I've been with such a [A] long, what's a long, long?
[E]
I [A] hate the whole [D]
world, yeah.
[A] [F#m]
I'm on the [A] moon.
La, la, la, la, la, [D] la, la, [A] la, la, la, la, la,
[D]
[A] [F#m]
[A] la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, la, la.
[D] [A]
[D]
Key:
A
D
F#m
E
A
D
F#m
E
_ Oh, oh, oh, [D] oh, oh, _ _ [A] oh, oh, oh, _ [F#m] oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, [D] oh, _ oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, oh, [E] oh, oh, oh, oh, _
_ [A] We lived in a time [D] in a world of our own, [A] making up the rules [F#m] as we went along.
[A] Just one coat between us [D] and we never felt cold.
We were never gonna [E] get old.
We [A] was gorgeous till the sun came up, [D] rolling dice.
[A] Down in the club and [F#m] listening to the blues all night.
[A] Girls out on the corner [D] got lonely now and then.
We'd never be that free [E] again.
_ [A] It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since we [F#m] cried.
_ _ [A] _ Raise a glass [D] to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's [E] been a long, long time.
_ _ Working just enough to [D] pay the rent.
You know [A] what?
Money got made, [F#m] baby, and money got spent.
[A] Even when we had [D] nothing left to do, under the boardwalk and up on [E] the roof.
_ _ Ah, we never parted, [D] baby, we never played a game.
[A] Came out of glory [F#m] like a runner would say.
[A] Love for life, [D] my dreams of better days.
Ain't it funny how some [E] things don't change?
_ [A] It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since [F#m] we cried.
_ _ [A] _ Raise a glass [D] to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's been a [E] long, long time.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We lived in a time in a world of our own.
Making up the rules as we went along.
Just one coat between us and we never felt cold.
Oh, we were never gonna get old.
It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since [F#m] we cried.
_ _ [A] _ Raise a glass [D] to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's been a [E] long, [E] long time.
_ [A] It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since [F#m] we cried.
_ _ [A] _ Raise a [D] glass to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's been a long, long [E]
time.
[A] Oh, oh, oh.
[D] _ _
_ [A] Oh, oh, [F#m] oh. _
_ [A] Oh, oh, [D] oh. _
_ [A] Oh, oh, oh. _
It's been a long, long time.
[D] _ _
_ _ [A] Oh, oh, [F#m] oh. _
_ [A] Raise a glass, ladies.
[D] _ _
_ _ [A] Oh, oh, oh.
It's been a long, long, long, long time.
[D] Baby, _
_ _ [A] baby.
_ _ [F#m] _
Wavy wavy lips [A] like red.
_ [D] I've been with such a [A] long, what's a long, long?
_ _ [E] _
I [A] hate the whole _ [D] _ _
world, yeah.
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
I'm on the [A] moon.
La, la, la, la, la, [D] la, _ la, [A] la, la, la, la, la, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, la, la.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] We lived in a time [D] in a world of our own, [A] making up the rules [F#m] as we went along.
[A] Just one coat between us [D] and we never felt cold.
We were never gonna [E] get old.
We [A] was gorgeous till the sun came up, [D] rolling dice.
[A] Down in the club and [F#m] listening to the blues all night.
[A] Girls out on the corner [D] got lonely now and then.
We'd never be that free [E] again.
_ [A] It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since we [F#m] cried.
_ _ [A] _ Raise a glass [D] to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's [E] been a long, long time.
_ _ Working just enough to [D] pay the rent.
You know [A] what?
Money got made, [F#m] baby, and money got spent.
[A] Even when we had [D] nothing left to do, under the boardwalk and up on [E] the roof.
_ _ Ah, we never parted, [D] baby, we never played a game.
[A] Came out of glory [F#m] like a runner would say.
[A] Love for life, [D] my dreams of better days.
Ain't it funny how some [E] things don't change?
_ [A] It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since [F#m] we cried.
_ _ [A] _ Raise a glass [D] to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's been a [E] long, long time.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We lived in a time in a world of our own.
Making up the rules as we went along.
Just one coat between us and we never felt cold.
Oh, we were never gonna get old.
It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since [F#m] we cried.
_ _ [A] _ Raise a glass [D] to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's been a [E] long, [E] long time.
_ [A] It's been a long time [D] since we lived together.
[A] It's been a long time since [F#m] we cried.
_ _ [A] _ Raise a [D] glass to the comrades we've lost.
[A] My friend, it's been a long, long [E]
time.
[A] Oh, oh, oh.
[D] _ _
_ [A] Oh, oh, [F#m] oh. _
_ [A] Oh, oh, [D] oh. _
_ [A] Oh, oh, oh. _
It's been a long, long time.
[D] _ _
_ _ [A] Oh, oh, [F#m] oh. _
_ [A] Raise a glass, ladies.
[D] _ _
_ _ [A] Oh, oh, oh.
It's been a long, long, long, long time.
[D] Baby, _
_ _ [A] baby.
_ _ [F#m] _
Wavy wavy lips [A] like red.
_ [D] I've been with such a [A] long, what's a long, long?
_ _ [E] _
I [A] hate the whole _ [D] _ _
world, yeah.
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
I'm on the [A] moon.
La, la, la, la, la, [D] la, _ la, [A] la, la, la, la, la, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, la, la.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _