#------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #---------------------------------------------------------------------# TABBY CAT MUSIC ARCHIVES ******************************************************************************** Transcribed by: asf0@comcast.net Alice Franceschini Album: Written by: Darrly Scott LONG TIME GONE Dixie Chicks Intro notes (melody of the verse)Listen to record for timing -------2-2-0-------------2-3-2-0---0-2-5-5-5-2----2-2-2-2-2-1-0--- ---0-3-------3------0-3------------------------5----------------3- -2---------------2------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ The bend riff b means to bend. Listen to record. ----------- -6b-3------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- D A Daddy sits on the front porch swingin' Lookin' out on a vacant field A A7 D bend riff Use to be filled with Burlee tobacco Now he knows it never will D A Brother found work in Indiana Sister's a nurse at the old folks home A Mom's still cooking too much for supper A7 D And me, I've been a long time gone G D A Been a long time gone G D A No I ain't hoed a row since I don't know when A D G A D Long time gone And it ain't comin' back again D A Wilma plays that old church piana Sittin' out on her daddy's farm A She always thought that we'd be together A7 D Lord, I never meant to do her harm D A Said she could hear me singin' in the choir Me, I heard an-other song A I caught wind and hit the road runnin A7 D And Lord I've been a long time gone G D A Been a long time gone G D A Lord I ain't had a prayer since I don't know when A D G D key change E Long time gone And it ain't comin' back again -ain Lead E B B7 E C C Now me I went to Nashville Tryin to be the big deal D D Headin' down Broadway Giving my heart away C Livin' from a tip jar Sleepin' in my car D E back to original key A Talking to ya I'm gonna be a star-are -are-are-are D Now me and Delia singin' every Sunday D A Watching the children in the garden grow A Listenin' to the radio they hear what's cookin' A7 D But the music ain't got no soul D Now they sound tire but don't sound haggard D A They've got money but they don't have cash A They've got Junior but they don't got Hank A7 I think I think I think the rest is G D A Long time gone G D A No I ain't hit the roof since I don't know when A D G A Long time gone And it ain't comin' back G D A I said long time gone G D A No I ain't chucked corn since I don't know when A D G A D Long time gone And it ain't comin' back a-gain D A I said long time long time long time gone A D Whoa it's been a long time D A Long time Long time long time gone A D Oh it's been a long - time - gone-one D A Db slide to D Long time long time long time Gone yeah