So Long chords by
Ramblin' Jack Elliott

N/A•

Key: Bb major•

Verse 1

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I sung this song, but I'll sing it again

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Of the place where I lived

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on the wild windy plain

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A month called April

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in a county called Gray

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And here's what all of

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C

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her people have said

But it's so long,

it's been good to know you

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C

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So long, it's been good to know you

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So long, it's been good to know you

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this dusty old dust

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is a -getting my home

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Verse 2

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And I've got to be drifting along

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Verse 3

A dust storm came

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and it hit like thunder

Verse 4

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It dusted us over and it covered us under

Verse 5

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And it blocked out the traffic

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and it blacked out the sun

Verse 6

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Strayed to first shelter

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that people did find

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So

Verse 7

long, it's been good to know you

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C

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So long, it's been good to know you

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So long, it's been good to know you

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G

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This dusty old dust is a -kiddin' my hole

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And I've got to be driftin' along

We talked of the end of the

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world and then

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We'd sing a song and then sing it again

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I'd sit for an hour and not say a word,

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Em

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and then these words would be good.

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So long, it's been good to know ya.

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C

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So long, it's been good to know ya.

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So long, it's been good to know ya.

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Em

Em

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This dusty old dust is

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a -gettin' my heart.

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And I gotta be driftin' along.

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The sweethearts, sat in the dark,

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and they sparked, and they hugged, and they kissed in that dusty old dark,

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and sighed, and they cried,

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and they hugged, and they kissed.

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Instead of marriage,

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they're talking like this, honey, so long,

it's been good to know you.

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C

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So long, it's been good to know you.

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So long, it's been good to know you.

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This dusty old dust

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is a -gettin' in my heart

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And I gotta be driftin' along

The telephone rang and

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it jumped off the wall

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G

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That was the preacher makin' his call

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And he said, kind friend,

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this may be the end

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And you've got your last chance

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C

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at salvation from sin

Well, the church, it was jammed

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and the church, it was packed

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And that dusty old dust storm,

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it blew so black

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The preacher could not

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read a word of his text

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So he folded his specs

and took up collection

Said, so long, it's been good to know you

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So long, it's been good to know you

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So long, it's been good to know you

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G

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This dusty old dust is a -gettin' mild

And I got to be driftin' along

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Chords

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Capo: 3

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of So Long by Ramblin' Jack Elliott is Bb major.

The primary chords used in So Long are Bb, Eb, Ab, Gm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Eb, Ab, Gm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of So Long is approximately 107 beats per minute.

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