Capo: 1 Tuning: E A D G B E

'The Longest Time', Billy Joel. Based on Official Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_XgQhMPeEQ Altered bass line in bridge endings. Capo on 1st fret [Chorus]

^DOh, ^Aoh, ^Doh ^G ^AFor the longest time^D ^AOh, ^Doh,^G oh ^AFor the longest time

[Verse 1]

^DIf ^D/C#you s^D/Baid ^D/Agoodby^Ge to me^D tonight ^DThere ^D/C#would ^D/Bstill^D/A be m^Eusic left to wr^Aite ^F#What else could ^BmI do ^A7I'm so insp^Dired ^D7/Aby you ^GThat hasn't^Em happened for the^A longest^D time

[Verse 2]

^DOnc^D/C#e I t^D/Bhough^D/At my i^Gnnocence was g^Done ^DNow^D/C# I kn^D/Bow t^D/Ahat h^Eappiness goes o^An ^F#That's where you ^Bmfound me ^A7When you put your ^Darms a^D7/Around me ^GI haven't ^Embeen there for the ^Alongest ti^Dme

[Chorus]

^DOh, ^Aoh, ^Doh ^G ^AFor the longest time^D ^AOh, ^Doh, oh^G ^AFor the longest

[Verse 3]

^DI'm ^D/C#that ^D/Bvoic^D/Ae you're ^Ghearing in the ^Dhall ^DAnd^D/C# the ^D/Bgrea^D/Atest ^Emiracle of a^All ^F#Is how I ^Bmneed you ^A7And how you n^Deeded ^D7/Ame too ^GThat has^Emn't happened for the ^Alongest ^Dtime

[Bridge 1]

^AMaybe this won't ^Bmlast very long But ^C#7you feel so right And ^DI could be wrong ^F#mMaybe I've been h^Bmoping too hard ^E7But I've gone this far And it's ^Amor^A/Ge tha^A/F#n I ho^A/Eped for

[Verse 4]

^DWho^D/C# knows^D/B how^D/A much ^Gfurther we'll go^D on ^DMa^D/C#ybe I^D/B'll ^D/Abe so^Erry when you're ^Agone ^F#I'll take my^Bm chances ^A7I forgot how n^Dice r^D7/Aomance is ^GI haven't ^Embeen there for the ^Alongest ^Dtime

[Bridge 2]

^AI had second ^Bmthoughts at the start I s^C#7aid to myself Hold^D on to your heart ^F#mNow I know the w^Bmoman that you are You're ^E7wonderful so far And it's ^Amor^A/Ge tha^A/F#n I ho^A/Eped for

[Verse 5]

^DI d^D/C#on't ^D/Bcare ^D/Awhat ^Gconsequence it b^Drings ^DI ^D/C#have ^D/Bbeen^D/A a f^Eool for lesser ^Athings ^F#I want you ^Bmso bad ^A7I think you ^Dought to ^D7know that ^GI intend to ^Emhold you for the ^Alongest ^Dtime

[Ending]

^DOh, ^Aoh, ^Doh ^G ^AFor the longest time^D

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Billy Joel - The longest time