Chords for It's Been Such A Long Time ❈ The New Birth

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_ It's been such a [Am] long [Bb] time _ _ since I saw you.
Tell me, girl, _ how long [Dm] has it been? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm so glad [Am] to see [Bb] you, _ _ cause I really love you. _
_ _ You are my only [F] friend.
You [C] are me, and [Dm] we for you.
_ Oh, listen, [F] baby, _ [C] you for _ [Dm] me, and me for you.
_ [C] _ [Dm] It's been [D] such a long [C] _ [Bb] time. _
_ Girl, I still love you.
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I guess I [Dm] always will. _
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_ Shoot, I [A] really [F] need _ you [C] for me, and [Dm] me for you.
_ Listen, _ [F] baby, _ you [Em] for me, _ _ [Dm] and you for me.
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_ [D] _ _ [A] Oh, [Bb] Lord, Lord, Lord.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] I've been [D] missing you, baby.
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Yes, I [C] have.
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[D] Here's what you _ [Bb] _ got to do for me.
_ [Dm] You got to understand me.
_ _ I [Bb] got to understand you.
You _ [A] got to hang [Dm] on in there.
_ You got to hang on in there, baby.
_ _ _ Understand me.
_ _ _ _ Understand you.
_ _ _ I need you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Need you.
_ I need [Dm] you, baby. _ _
_ _ _ _ Baby, the only thing I can do. _ _ _ _
Ooh, baby.
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_ _ Sometimes, _ [Bb] well, oh, Lord, it's like you hear me sing and I [Am] say, _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] Oh, yeah, _
[Bb] yeah, yeah, yeah.
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[Dm] Ooh, _ _ _ _ [Bb] you know I love you.
[Dm] Oh, _ _ Lord.
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You got to sit down and make a [Dm] little love to me, baby. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Ooh, oh, Lord. Oh, [Dm] yeah. _ _
You got to understand me, baby.
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I understand you.
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I need you.
_ _ _ I need [Bb] _ _ _ [D] you, _
[Dm] _ baby.
_ _ _ [Bb] Hey, _ hey.
_ [Dm] [Am] Let me see.
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Hang [Am] _ _ [Dm] on.
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] Give [Dm] me a little love.
_ _ _ Give me [Bb] a little love.
_ Hey.
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[Dm] _ _ _ Give _ me a little [Bb] love.
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_ _ _ _ _ I'm from Jamaica
_ _ _ I'm from Jamaica
_ _ _ I'm from Jamaica
_ _ _ _ _ I'm from Jamaica _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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