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Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott Live version from "We're Usually A Lot Better Than This" [Intro] | G | G | G | C G D . | D | D | D7 C | G | [Verse 1]

Now, ^Gdaddy sits onna front porch swingin', lookin' out on a ^Cva^Gcant ^Dfield ^DUsed to be filled with burly tobacco, now he ^D7knows it ^Cnever ^Gwill ^GBrother found work in Indiana, sister's a nurse at the ^Cold ^Gfolks ^Dhome ^DMama's still cookin' too much for supper and ^D7me, I've been a ^Clong time ^Ggone

[Chorus 1]

Yeah, ^Clong ^Gtime ^Dgone, no I ^Cain't hoed a ^Grow since I ^Ddon't know when D G C D |G | G | G | C G D . | Long time gone and it ain't comin' back again

[Verse 2]

Now, ^GDelia plays that old church piana, sittin' out on her ^Cdad^Gdy's ^Dfarm ^DShe always thought we'd be together, Lord, I ^D7never meant to ^Cdo her ^Gharm ^GSaid she could hear me singin' in the choir, me I heard a^Cno^Gther ^Dsong ^DI got wind and hit the road runnin' and ^D7Lord, I've been a ^Clong time ^Ggone

[Chorus 2]

Yeah, ^Clong ^Gtime ^Dgone, Lord, I ^Cain't had a ^Gprayer since I ^Ddon't know when D G C D |G | Long time gone and it ain't comin' back again

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Now ^Fme, I went to Nashville, tryin' to be the big deal ^GPlayin' down on Broadway, gettin' there the hard way ^FLivin' from a tip jar, sleepin' in my car G |A | A | D | D7 | Hockin' my guitar, yeah I'm gonna be a star

[Verse 3]

Now, ^Gme and Delia sing every Sunday ^GWatchin' the garden and the ^Cchil^Gdren ^Dgrow We ^Dlisten to the radio to hear what's cookin' but the music ain't ^D7got ^Cno ^Gsoul Ah, ^Gthey sound tired but they don't sound Haggard ^GThey got money but they ^Cdon't ^Ghave ^DCash ^DThey got Junior but they don't have ^D7Hank I ^D7think, I think, I think, the rest is a

[Chorus 3]

^CLong ^Gtime ^Dgone, yeah, I ^Cain't honked a ^Ghorn since I ^Ddon't know when ^DLong ^Gtime ^Cgone and it ^Dain't comin' back, I said a ^CLong ^Gtime ^Dgone, well, I ^Cain't hit the ^Groof since I ^Ddon't know when ^DLong ^Gtime ^Cgone and it ^Dain't comin' back again

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Yeah, ^Glong time^G, long ti^Gme, l^Cong t^Dime gone |D | D | D | G | Gone, gone .. talkin' 'bout ^GLong time^G, long ti^Gme, l^Cong t^Dime gone |D |D | Gone, gone (It's been a very, very long time) Well, ^Glong time^G, long ti^Gme, l^Cong t^Dime gone

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Darrell Scott - Long time gone