It's Been a Long Time chords by Steve Forbert

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Verse 1
D 
It's been a long time
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D 
Since we stood beside the water
Em 
The sun goin' down
A 
D 
Was burnin' peaceful and slow
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And the shadows of evening
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Bm 
Were creepin' around us
Em 
It's been a long time
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It's been a mighty long time
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Verse 2
D 
It's been a long time
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D 
We used to find it all to gether
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The new and the strange
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Lotsa gambles and dares
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And the road was a high road
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It led to the hilltops
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Em 
A 
It's been a long time
D 
G 
It's been a mighty long time
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A 

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Verse 3
Em 
Turnin' wheels, rollin' hard
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Em 
D 
Flyin' down the boulevard
Em 
Take it slow, let me breathe
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Em 
I can't relate, I can't believe
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Em 
Dirty snow, city lights
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Em 
D 
Tower clocks and lonely nights
Em 
Reachin' out, it's love in vain
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Em 
I can't connect, I can't explain
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Verse 4
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It's been a long time
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D 
We used to laugh away the hours
Em 
The summer was kind
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D 
And we were kids in the heat
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And the moon was a  high moon
It rose in the twilight
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Bm 
Em 
It's been a long time
A 
It's been a mighty long time
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Verse 5
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A 
D 
It's been a long time
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I look around,
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I'm gettin' older
Em 
Rememberin' fun
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D 
And tryna find it again
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Lookin' in through the doorways
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Bm 
And talkin' to strangers
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A 
D 
It's been a long time
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Em 
A 
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Bm 
Em 
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It's been a mighty long