The Longing Deep Down chords by
Esperanza Spalding
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Key: G major

Verse 1
Db Db 
 
F F 
 
A A 
 
C# C# 
 
Be  longing deep down
E# E# 
 
C# C# 
 
F# F# 
 
E# E# 
 
inside is  longing
Is longing
Is longing
C# C# 
 
Is to be

Verse 2
D#m D#m 
 
I too would rather run,     bound,
C C 
 
B B 
 
cactus head to cactus head
C# C# 
 
D#m D#m 
 
Stimulating laps flung wide,
A#m A#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
D# D# 
 
A#m A#m 
 
C# C# 
 
E# E# 
 
the distance well rounded
E#aug E#aug 
 
C# C# 
 
A working circle
G G 
 
C# C# 
 
E#aug E#aug 
 
F#m F#m 
 
F# F# 
 
E E 
 
D# D# 
 
All of  our      ad    ja  cent points
Db Db 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
A A 
 
equally distant from
The center
Ab Ab 
 
Gdim Gdim 
 
Gb Gb

Verse 3
Gb Gb 
 
F F 
 
Fulcrum self,
Gbdim Gbdim 
 
Gb Gb 
 
F F 
 
Gbdim Gbdim 
 
F# F# 
 
E# E# 
 
it's fruit and its pit so       deep
B B 
 
G#m G#m 
 
A#m A#m 
 
The whole current of being rises
G#m G#m 
 
B B 
 
D#m D#m 
 
C# C# 
 
A#m A#m 
 
G# G# 
 
E# E# 
 
through it
There between your crotch

Verse 4
and belly button
E# E# 
 
G G 
 
A#m A#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
Lonely river bot   tom
G G 
 
C# C# 
 
E#aug E#aug 
 
F#m F#m 
 
E E 
 
B B 
 
Longing to       be    entertained
G#m G#m 
 
D#m D#m 
 
Stim  ulating laps flung wide
A#m A#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
Wait, wait
D# D# 
 
A#m A#m 
 
G# G# 
 
E# E# 
 
Before you run   cactus

Verse 5
E# E# 
 
Wait, wait, wait
C C 
 
E# E# 
 
D#m D#m 
 
Just say, say
D# D# 
 
G#m G#m 
 
D# D# 
 
Please, with your deep dimension close
E# E# 
 
C C 
 
Say which is worse, the longing to arrive there,
Em Em 
 
Eb Eb 
 
or  the terror of approach?
Abm Abm 
 
E E 
 
Eb Eb 
 
But maybe, someday, try
Mid- slosh through intermittent voids
Abm Abm 
 
Db Db 
 
Try standing long enough to toe
Abm Abm 
 
the still beneath
C C 
 
Gb Gb 
 
And dare an inward leap
Abm Abm 
 
B B 
 
Cupping your feet around that looming
Abm Abm 
 
B B 
 
orb   below
Abm Abm 
 
F F 
 

Verse 6
F F 
 
G G 
 
A#m A#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
C# C# 
 
Gaug Gaug 
 
Glowing with the shape of    real
C# C# 
 
E#aug E#aug 
 
F#m F#m 
 
E E 
 
things standed
E#dim E#dim 
 
D# D# 
 
C# C# 
 
G G 
 
Adim Adim 
 
D# D# 
 
Other    murky stones enlighten too,
A A 
 
G# G# 
 
C# C# 
 
Gdim Gdim 
 
C# C# 
 
F# F# 
 
to guide you
(No, we can't say home)
A#m A#m 
 
E# E# 
 
F#dim F#dim 
 
For   deep down there is no promise,
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
only longing but deep down the
Gbdim Gbdim 
 
Gb Gb 
 
F F 
 
Faug Faug 
 
Gbm Gbm 
 
Longing promises to  be your own
A A 
 
Longing

Verse 7
Edim Edim 
 
C C 
 
deep down in     side
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
If longing
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
F F 
 
If  longing
Gb Gb 
 
F F 
 
If  longing
Gb Gb 
 
F F 
 
Db Db 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Is  to be
Gbm Gbm 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
Eb Eb 
 
C C 
 
Longing deep  down in  side
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Is fucking hard
F F 
 
F# F# 
 
It's fucking hard
F F 
 
Gb Gb 
 
It's fucking hard
F F 
 
Db Db 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Gbm Gbm 
 
D D 
 
Dbm Dbm 
 
To be  longing
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
Edim Edim 
 
C C 
 
Deep  down in     side
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Is longing
F F 
 
Is longing
F# F# 
 
F F 
 
Is  longing
F# F# 
 
E# E# 
 
E#dim E#dim 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Gbm Gbm 
 
Is  to  be
D D 
 
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
Edim Edim 
 
C C 
 
Longing deep  down in     side is
F F 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Fucking hard
F F 
 
F# F# 
 
It's fucking hard
F F 
 
F# F# 
 
It's fucking hard
E# E# 
 
E#dim E#dim 
 
B B 
 
D#m D#m 
 
B B 
 
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
F# F# 
 
G#m G#m 
 
To  be
C#m C#m 
 
C C 
 
It is fucking   hard to
F# F# 
 
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
be long   ing
C#m C#m 
 
C C 
 
And at the same  time feel your own
Gdim Gdim 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Gbsus4 Gbsus4 
 
Abm Abm 
 
be  long      ing

Verse 8

C#m

Where it's real

Deep down

Deep

Outro 1

Down

Csus4

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