Tab: "A Long December," Counting Crows Transcribed by wezhimself www.myspace.com/wezhimself ok the other version sucked this doesnt have all the kinks out but its alote closer, enjoy Intro: F Bb Gm Bb F Bb Gm Verse:

^BbA long D^Fecember and there's reason to beli^Ceve ^Gm Bb F Bb *(Gtr plays fill 1) Maybe this year will be better than the last ^GmI can't^Bb remember the last ^Fthing that you said as you^C were leavin' ^Gm Now the days go^F by so fast ^Bb

Chorus: Guitar plays this over the chorus |--------1-----------1-----|--------3----------3--| |--1--1-----1--1--1-----1--|--3--3-----3----------| |--2-----------1-----------|--3-----------3/5-----| |--3-----------3-----------|--5-------------------| |--3-----------3-----------|--5-------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| ^^^^^^^ These notes played 1st time only

And it's one ^Fmore day up in the canyon^Bbs ^Gm And it's one ^Fmore night in Hollywood ^Bb ^Gm If you thi^Fnk that I could be forgiv^Bben... I wish ^Gmyou would

^FNa na na ^Bbna ^GmNa na na na na n^Bba na na na ^FNa na na ^Bbna yeah^Am

^BbThe smel^Fl of hospitals in winter (w/ fill ^C1, then fill^Gm 2 here) And the feeling th^Bbat it's all a l^Fot of oysters, but no ^Bbpearls * ^GmAll at ^Bbonce you look acros^Fs a crowded room ^C ^Gm

To see the way ^Fthat light atta^Bbches to a girl *(and fill 3 here) And it's one ^Fmore day up in the canyon^Bbs ^Gm And it's one ^Fmore night in Hollywood ^Bb ^Gm If you thi^Fnk you might c^Bbome to California... I think you^Gm should

Solo: (same chords as intro) ---|--------------------------------------| ---|--------------------------------------| 2--|--2--2--2--0--2-----2--2--2--2--0--2--| ---|--------------------------------------| ---|--------------------------------------| ---|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |--0--2--2--0--2--2--0--2--3--3--3--3--3--2--0--| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|-----| |--------------------------------------------------|-----| |--0--2--2--0--2-----0--2--2--2--2--0--2--0-----0--|-----| |--------------------------------------------3-----|--3--| |--------------------------------------------------|-----| |--------------------------------------------------|-----|

^BbDrove up^F to Hillside Manor sometime after ^Ctwo a.m. ^Gm And talked a littl^Bbe while about t^Fhe year ^Bb ^GmI guess^Bb the winter makes y^Fou laugh a little slower, ^C ^Gm Makes you talk a l^Fittle lower about the things you could n^Bbot show her

^BbAnd it's^F been a long December and there's ^Creason to be^Gmlieve Maybe this year wi^Bbll be better th^Fan the last *(fill 2) ^Bb ^GmI can't^Bb remember all the t^Fimes I tried to tell mysel^Cf ^Gm To ho^Fld on to these moments as they pass *(f^Bbill 4)

And it's one ^Fmore day up in the canyon^Bb *(fill 5, played ^Gmw/ a slide) And it's one^F more night in Hollywood ^Bb ^Gm It's been ^Fso long since I've seen t^Bbhe ocean... I guess I s^Gmhould

^FNa na na ^Bbna ^GmNa na na na na n^Bba na na na ^FNa na na ^Bbna yeah^Am...... yea^Amh Fills: 1 2 3 4 5 |----------|-|---------|-|--------10--|-|-----6--|-|--------| |----------|-|--3/4\3--|-|------------|-|-----6--|-|--8/10--| |-------3--|-|--3/5\3--|-|--7/10------|-|-----7--|-|--8/10--| |-------3--|-|---------|-|------------|-|--8--8--|-|--------| |--1/3-----|-|---------|-|------------|-|--------|-|--------| |----------|-|---------|-|------------|-|--------|-|--------|

Repeat guitar solo, except for last measure, then continue with: |---------------------------|--------------------------| |----------6-------6--8--6--|--10--10----10------------| |-----5/7-----5/7-----------|--12b(14)--(14)r12p10h12--| |--3------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|----------------13--| |--10--10---13--13-------10-----------------|---------10/13------| |--12b(14)------12b(14)--12b(14)--12p10h12--|--10~~~-------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------------------|--------------------| |---------17b(19)r17--| |--13/15--------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| End on F

Counting Crows - Long december