Chords for The New Birth - It's Been a Long Time (Lyrics)

_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ It's been so [Am] long [Bb] time _ since I saw you. _ _ _ _
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.
_ [D] Oh listen [F] baby.
_ [C] You for me [Dm] and me for you. _
[Em] _ [Dm] It's been such a long [C] _ [Bb] time.
_ _ Girl I still love you.
[C] _ _ I guess I always [Dm] will. _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] You are the [F] remedy.
_ You [C] for me [E] and me [Dm] for you. Listen _ [F] baby.
_ You [C] for me _
_ [Dm] for you.
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_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A]
Oh [Bb] lord lord lord.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ I've been missing you baby.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ Yes I have. _
[A] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] Here's what you _
[Bb] _ _ got to do for me.
_ [Dm]
You got to understand me. _ _
I [Bb] got to understand you. _ _ _
[D] You 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 say is.
_ _ _ Oh baby. _
_ Oh baby. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You see it ain't no hard no moment sometimes.
_ [Bb] _ _ Oh lord.
Like you give me serenity.
[Am] Oh _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Bb] yeah _ yeah yeah.
_ _ [A] _ Oh [Dm] baby. _
_ _ [Bb] _ You know I love you. _
[Dm] Oh baby.
Oh.
Hang on hang [Bb] on.
_ You got to sit down and make a little [Dm] love to me baby. _ _ _ _
Oh.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Oh yeah.
[Dm] _ _ You got to understand _ _ [Bb] me.
I understand you. _
[Dm] Oh lord lord lord.
I need you.
Hang on.
I [Bb] need _ you.
You [D] you you.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Hey. _ _ _ _
Let me [Am] see.
Oh. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ Oh.
[Dm] Oh. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ Oh. Hang on. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Hang on.
[C] _ [A] _ [Dm] Hang on. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] Give me a little love.
Yes I can hear myself.
Give [Bb] me a little love. _
_ [C] _ [Dm] Baby.
Do it a little love. _
_ _ Give me a [Bb] little love.
Oh.
_ [F] [Dm] Baby.
Do it. _ _ _
Baby
Do it.
_ Baby, _ _ do it, do it, do it, baby.
_ _ [Bb] Do it, do it, do it, baby. _
_ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ Do _ _ it, baby, [Bb] do it.
All along, [C] _ [Dm] do it. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ You know why, [Dm] you know why.
_ All along good.
I want you. _ _ _ _
I want you.
_ I _
_ [Bb] want you. _ _ _ _
_ I [Dm] want you. _ _ _ _
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