Chords for Jessi Colter, Why You Been Gone So Long
Tempo:
121.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Dm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Every time it rains, Lord [G] I run to [D] my window.
All I do is bring my hands [A] along.
[D] Oh that water keeps falling at my door.
[G] And the logs went long.
Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's [D] water?
Tell me baby, why you in [G] God's water?
[D]
Tell me baby, why you in [A] God's water?
That water keeps falling at my door.
[G] And the logs [D] went long.
[A] [D] Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's water?
[G] [A] [D]
[Dm]
[A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A]
[Dm]
Someone said they thought they saw [G] you.
Roaring loud, [D] can't read your hope.
So long, no one from [A] San Antonio.
[Em] Oh [D] they say, my heart's full, I'm with you.
[G] What do you [D] mean all?
Tell me [A] baby, why you in [D] God's water?
Tell me baby, why you in God's [G] water?
[D]
Tell me baby, why you in God's [A] water?
What do you mean all?
What [D] do you mean all?
It keeps falling at my door.
[G] You mean what [D] keeps me going?
Tell me [A] baby, why you in [D] God's water?
[Dm]
[G] [D] [Dm]
[A] [F#m] [A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A]
[D] Let it go Lord, ain't nothing I won't do.
Let it go [G] Lord, I guess I'll go get [Dm] some.
[A] [D] And if the [D] past brings me a ditch in my [C] head.
[A] [Em]
[D] I'm gonna drink up in the underworld.
[Bm] [G] And try to write me [D] a sad sad song.
Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's water?
[Bm]
[D] Tell me baby, why you in God's [G] water?
[D]
[D] Tell me baby, why you in God's [A] water?
Let it go.
It keeps falling at my door.
[G] You mean what keeps me going?
Tell me baby, [A] why you in [D] God's water?
[A] [D] Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's water?
[D] [A]
[D]
All I do is bring my hands [A] along.
[D] Oh that water keeps falling at my door.
[G] And the logs went long.
Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's [D] water?
Tell me baby, why you in [G] God's water?
[D]
Tell me baby, why you in [A] God's water?
That water keeps falling at my door.
[G] And the logs [D] went long.
[A] [D] Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's water?
[G] [A] [D]
[Dm]
[A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A]
[Dm]
Someone said they thought they saw [G] you.
Roaring loud, [D] can't read your hope.
So long, no one from [A] San Antonio.
[Em] Oh [D] they say, my heart's full, I'm with you.
[G] What do you [D] mean all?
Tell me [A] baby, why you in [D] God's water?
Tell me baby, why you in God's [G] water?
[D]
Tell me baby, why you in God's [A] water?
What do you mean all?
What [D] do you mean all?
It keeps falling at my door.
[G] You mean what [D] keeps me going?
Tell me [A] baby, why you in [D] God's water?
[Dm]
[G] [D] [Dm]
[A] [F#m] [A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A]
[D] Let it go Lord, ain't nothing I won't do.
Let it go [G] Lord, I guess I'll go get [Dm] some.
[A] [D] And if the [D] past brings me a ditch in my [C] head.
[A] [Em]
[D] I'm gonna drink up in the underworld.
[Bm] [G] And try to write me [D] a sad sad song.
Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's water?
[Bm]
[D] Tell me baby, why you in God's [G] water?
[D]
[D] Tell me baby, why you in God's [A] water?
Let it go.
It keeps falling at my door.
[G] You mean what keeps me going?
Tell me baby, [A] why you in [D] God's water?
[A] [D] Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's water?
[D] [A]
[D]
Key:
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Dm
Em
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Every time it rains, Lord [G] I run to [D] my window.
_ _ All I do is bring my hands [A] along. _ _
_ _ _ [D] Oh that water keeps falling at my door.
_ [G] And the logs went long.
_ _ Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's [D] water? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Tell me baby, why you in [G] God's water?
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ Tell me baby, why you in [A] God's water? _ _ _ _
_ That water _ keeps falling at my door.
[G] _ And the logs [D] went long.
[A] _ _ [D] Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's water? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Someone said they thought they saw [G] you.
Roaring loud, [D] can't read your hope.
_ _ So long, no one from [A] San Antonio. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Oh [D] they say, my heart's full, I'm with you.
[G] What _ do you [D] mean all? _ _
_ _ Tell me [A] baby, why you in [D] God's water? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Tell me baby, why you in God's [G] water?
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Tell me baby, why you in God's [A] water?
What do you mean all? _ _ _ _ _
What [D] do you mean all?
It keeps falling at my door.
[G] _ You mean what [D] keeps me going? _
_ _ Tell me [A] baby, why you in [D] God's water? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ Let it go Lord, ain't nothing I won't do.
Let it go [G] Lord, I guess I'll go get [Dm] some. _ _
[A] _ [D] _ And if the [D] past brings me a ditch in my [C] head.
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] I'm gonna drink up in the underworld.
[Bm] _ _ [G] And try to write me [D] a sad sad song.
_ _ Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's water?
_ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ Tell me baby, why you in God's [G] water?
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [D] Tell me baby, why you in God's [A] water? _ _ _ _ _
_ Let it go.
It keeps falling at my door.
[G] _ _ You mean what keeps me going?
_ _ _ Tell me baby, [A] why you in [D] God's water? _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's water?
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Every time it rains, Lord [G] I run to [D] my window.
_ _ All I do is bring my hands [A] along. _ _
_ _ _ [D] Oh that water keeps falling at my door.
_ [G] And the logs went long.
_ _ Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's [D] water? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Tell me baby, why you in [G] God's water?
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ Tell me baby, why you in [A] God's water? _ _ _ _
_ That water _ keeps falling at my door.
[G] _ And the logs [D] went long.
[A] _ _ [D] Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's water? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Someone said they thought they saw [G] you.
Roaring loud, [D] can't read your hope.
_ _ So long, no one from [A] San Antonio. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Oh [D] they say, my heart's full, I'm with you.
[G] What _ do you [D] mean all? _ _
_ _ Tell me [A] baby, why you in [D] God's water? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Tell me baby, why you in God's [G] water?
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Tell me baby, why you in God's [A] water?
What do you mean all? _ _ _ _ _
What [D] do you mean all?
It keeps falling at my door.
[G] _ You mean what [D] keeps me going? _
_ _ Tell me [A] baby, why you in [D] God's water? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
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[A] _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ Let it go Lord, ain't nothing I won't do.
Let it go [G] Lord, I guess I'll go get [Dm] some. _ _
[A] _ [D] _ And if the [D] past brings me a ditch in my [C] head.
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] I'm gonna drink up in the underworld.
[Bm] _ _ [G] And try to write me [D] a sad sad song.
_ _ Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's water?
_ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ Tell me baby, why you in God's [G] water?
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [D] Tell me baby, why you in God's [A] water? _ _ _ _ _
_ Let it go.
It keeps falling at my door.
[G] _ _ You mean what keeps me going?
_ _ _ Tell me baby, [A] why you in [D] God's water? _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] Tell me baby, [A] why you in God's water?
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