Long Before chords by David Lang

SimplifiedC · Em · G · Am · B …

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C
Em
G
Am
B
Bm
D
E
G#m
F#m
C#m
Bbdim
Cm

Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
Em 
I  (C major) hear the rain dropping on  (E minor) roofs
Bm 
D 
Long  (B minor) before it  (D major) reaches the shore
B 
C 
I  (B major) smelled the fire burning the  (C major) wood
G 
B 
long  (G major) before it  (B major) reaches my door
E 
But I didn't hear you coming  (E major) 
G#m 
F#m 
 (G sharp minor) through  (F sharp minor) my door
B 
E 
G#m 
 (B major) And now you're  (E major) standing there  (G sharp minor) 
F#m 
B 
ask (F sharp minor) ing for love  (B major) 
C#m 
For a  (C sharp minor) piece of my heart,
Bbdim 
you ought to  (B flatdim) break    it apart
C 
Em 
 (C major) I  see the rising of the sun (E minor) 
Bm 
D 
Long  (B minor) before the night  (D major) has begun
B 
C 
I  (B major) feel your hand grabbing my  (C major) hair
G 
B 
Long  (G major) before I feel your  (B major) despair
C 
Cm 
I  (C major) cannot give what you're  (C minor) searching for
G 
B 
You  (G major) should leave and walk out  (B major) that door
E 
I didn't hear you com (E major) ing
G#m 
F#m 
B 
 (G sharp minor) through  (F sharp minor) my door,  (B major) 
E 
G#m 
F#m 
B 
you're  (E major) asking me  (G sharp minor)  (F sharp minor) for   my love  (B major) 
C#m 
I would  (C sharp minor) give  you a piece
Bbdim 
C#m 
of  (B flatdim) my heart,  (C sharp minor) 
Bbdim 
I won't  (B flatdim) break    it apart
E 
G#m 
F#m 
B 
I did (E major)  (G sharp minor) n't  (F sharp minor) hear  (B major) you coming
E 
G#m 
F#m 
through  (E major) my door  (G sharp minor)  (F sharp minor) 
B 
E 
G#m 
I  (B major) didn't hear you com (E major) ing  (G sharp minor) 
F#m 
B 
I  (F sharp minor) didn't hear you  (B major) coming
E 
through my  (E major) door
G#m 
F#m 
B 
 (G sharp minor) I  (F sharp minor) didn't hear you  (B major) coming
G#m 
Through my  (G sharp minor) door