Key: Eb major
Verse 1
Em
G
D
Em
G
D
Em
G
D
Music
Bm
Em
G
D
A
G
D
Em
D
Em
D
Em
I was their only son
D
Em
when I was also young
G
D
I left my home the first time
Bm
Em
when I was twelve and one
G
A
It's been a long time coming
G
D
Em
I'm gonna be a long time gone
D
Em
out on the western plains
G
D
I was looking for a job or work,
G
D
Well my eyes, they burned when I heard,
Bm
Em
go home where you belong
G
A
I've been a long time coming,
G
D
Em
I'm gonna be a long time gone
G
D
Many times by the highway side,
G
D
With bloodshot eyes and grittin' teeth,
G
D
With the empty air hung in my head,
Bm
Em
I was dreamin' all day long
G
A
I've been a long time comin'
G
D
Em
I'm gonna be a long time gone
G
D
A
A long time coming
G
D
Em
I'm gonna be a long time gone
D
Em
With the carnival train
G
D
Different hands and different people
G
D
I remember children's faces
Bm
Em
I remember travelin' on
G
A
I've been a long time comin'
G
D
Em
I'm gonna be a long time gone
G
D
Well, I once loved a fairy young maid
D
Em
She broke a ton or twelve
G
D
Well, I walked and talked all alone
Bm
Em
I did not tell no one
G
A
I've been a long time coming,
Em
D
Em
I'm gonna be a long time gone
G
D
A
Long time coming, babe,
G
D
Em
G
D
Em
I'll be a long time gone
G
D
Em
G
D
Bm
Em
G
D
A
G
D
Em
G
D
So if you see me on your streets
G
D
Remember me the way you wish
G
D
Ain't got time to think about it,
Bm
Em
I got too much to get done
G
D
A
I've been a long time coming,
G
D
Em
I'm gonna be a long time gone
G
D
A
Long time coming,
G
D
Em
I'm gonna be a long time gone
D
Em
it's skin deep, it only lies
D
Em
and watch it right before your eyes
G
D
Just gave to me my tombstone
Bm
Em
when it clearly carved apart
G
D
A
It was a long time coming
G
D
Em
It's gonna be a long time coming
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