Ian Hunter - Long Time Chords

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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They called me the idiot, my hands were on fire
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Blood flowed from my fingers every time I pressed the wires
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Exiled to the attic, out of harm's way
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I hit that bow and arrow till I hit the hay
 
 
[Verse 2]
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I got a suitcase full of energy, I'm following the wind
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Old enough to know better young enough to join in
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Lived opposite a graveyard, you could hear the hookers cry
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"You never paid me last week, so you ain't gettin' nothin' tonight!"
 
 
[Chorus]
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It's been a long time. It's been a long time
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Hangin' out in Lynn's Cafe 1959
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We ran the streets together and we never had a dime
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It's been a long time, it's been a long, long, long, long time
 
 
[Verse 3]
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Still life never moved me or the friends that I chose
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They was always up to something, as the saying goes
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The road to good intentions was starting to fray
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And then I met a lunatic who showed me the way
 
 
[Chorus]
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It's been a long time. It's been a long time
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Well 'no' is not an option when your ass is on the line
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I didn't need no lawyer, I was desperate to sign
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It's been a long time, it's been a long, long, long, long time
 
 
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
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Be careful what you wish for, dreams can come true
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I was used to failure, and this was something new
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We tripped the light fandango till we ran out of steam
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And then one by one we fell off the end of a dream
 
 
[Chorus]
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It's been a long time, it's been a long time
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You take a chance on destiny, you never know what you'll find
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Fortune and misfortune are forever entwined
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It's been a long time, it's been a long, long, long, long time
 
 
[Chorus]
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It's been a long time. It's been a long time
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You've been going your way, and I've been going mine
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I wasn't born in the U.S.A. but I'm that way inclined
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It's been a long time. It's been a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long time
 
 
[Outro]
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So if you're ever in the vicinity,   drop me a line
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It's been a long time. It's been a long,, long, long, long...