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Drop D tuning (D-A-d-g-b-e') Either there's a capo on the 1st fret, or the guitar is tuned a little high
My Dparents raised me tenderly I Cwas their only Dson. My Dmind got mixed with ramblin' When CI was all so Dyoung. An' I Dleft my home the first time When CI was twelve an' Done. I'm a Dlong time a-comin', Ma I'll Cbe a long time Dgone.
OnD the western side of Texas OnC the Texas plDains I Dtried to find a job of work But theyC said I's young of Dage. My eDyes they burned when I heard "GoC home where you belDong!" I'm a Dlong time a-comin' I'll Cbe a long time gDone.
I reDmember when I's ramblin' AroCund with the carnival tDrains. DiDfferent towns, different people SomeChow they're all the Dsame I Dremember children's faces best I remCember travelin' Don. I'm a Dlong time a-comin' I'll Cbe a long time gDone.
I Donce loved a fair young maid An' I aCin't too big to Dtell If sheD broke my heart a single time She Cbroke it ten or Dtwelve. I Dwalked an' talked all by myself I did Cnot tell no Done. I'm a Dlong time a-comin', babe I'll Cbe a long time gDone.
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MDany times by the highway side I tCried to flag a Dride With Dbloodshot eyes an' grittin' teeth I'd Cwatch the cars roll Dby. The Dempty air hung in my head I'sC thinkin' all day Dlong. I'm aD long time a-comin' An' I'll Cbe a long time Dgone.
You Dmight see me on your crossroads CWhen I'm passin' Dthru RemDember me how you wished to As I'mC a-driftin' from your Dview. I Dain't got the time to think about it I Cgot too much to get Ddone. Well, I'm aD long time a-comin' An' I'll Cbe a long time Dgone.
IfD I can't help somebody CWith a word or Dsong IfD I can't show somebody TheyC are travelin'D wrong. ButD I know I ain't no prophet An' I Cain't no prophet's Dson. I'm just a Dlong time a-comin' An' I'll Cbe a long time gDone.
SoD you can have your beauty It's sCkin deep an' it onlyD lies An'D you can have your youth It'll Crot before your Deyes. Just Dgive to me my gravestone With itC clearly carved uDpon. "I's aD long time a-comin' An' I'll Cbe a long time goDne."
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